Without cluttering up titles and chapter names, utilizing the footer of each page to include the version number would work as well.
Regards, Adrien > On Aug 24, 2018, at 9:57 AM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > > > >> On Aug 24, 2018, at 5:51 AM, David T. via gnucash-devel >> <gnucash-devel@gnucash.org> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Today, I had the opportunity to examine the online Help text, where I saw >> detailed information about the Transaction Report, which has recently >> changed radically. The information provided on the online Help clearly >> references the new version of this report, which I surmise because I am >> still running 2.6.21, and I do not have this version of the report. >> >> Here is the problem: there is no indication in the online resources (either >> in the document itself, or on Gnucash.org <http://gnucash.org/>) the version >> of GnuCash to which the documentation refers. This could lead to user >> confusion, as they see help that refers to functionality that they do not >> have. >> >> I am sure that the stock answer here will be: “GnuCash is currently on >> release 3.2, and therefore the documentation available at Gnucash.org >> <http://gnucash.org/> reflects the current release.” I respect that. >> >> However, at any given time, there will be people who choose for one reason >> or another not to upgrade to the latest and greatest version—or more >> problematically, are unaware that they are not running the latest version. >> These users would benefit from being informed *somewhere* that the >> documentation that they are consulting is for a particular version. Is there >> some way to add the version number to the header of the documentation pages? >> (The footer is also an option, but is less preferable online since the >> footer is often well off screen, and may not be noticed by a distressed user >> trying to figure out a problem). If the version covered were presented on >> screen on every page, then the user would have a clear reminder of this. > > David, > > Sure there is. > > On https://www.gnucash.org/docs.phtml there’s a huge header above each set of > document links: "GnuCash v3 (current stable release)”, “GnuCash v2.6 (old > stable release)”, > “Nightly Documentation Builds”, and “Older GnuCash Documentation”. > > Once you’re browsing the document, go to “About this Document” from the table > of contents. After “Legal Notice” and “Feedback” you’ll find “History”, the > top entry of which indicates the exact release for which the documentation > applies. > > Of course it’s possible to add the version into the header. I suppose the > simplest would be to change the chapter titles e.g. “Chapter 4. GnuCash > Windows & Menus Overview” to “Chapter 4. GnuCash v3.2 Windows & Menus > Overview”, just change the chapter title from > <application>&app;</application> Windows & Menus Overview > to > <application>&app; &vers-stable;</application> Windows & Menus Overview > Chapter titles (“Getting Started”) that don’t include the application tag > would need to be reworded, e.g. “Getting Started with GnuCash 3.2”. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
