---Jack Andrews wrote:
> is there a plan for tidying up system/extras/help/index?
> it seems that there was a good index at one stage.

I can imagine updating the help index manually is pretty laborious and
even an up-to-date index won't help when you're searching for the
concept using a different string. The updateable index proposed earlier
in this thread could point to help pages too - but would need updating
if the documents changed substantially.

> now, it's hard to know where to go for different topics.
> is google desktop the answer? (or grep -r ?)
> or a fancy built in help search in the interpreter?

Just in case you're not aware of it, you can use the built in "Find in
Files" tool to search the online help.
Right click in ijs or ijx window.
Choose Find in Files...
Click the "Help" tab
Type in your search string in the "Find what:"
Choose "All" from the "Look in:" drop down box
Click "Find" button. 

If you don't find the answer you're looking for there, then you might
try searching the comments in the scripts in the System library.
Choose the "Folders" tab
Type in your search string in the "Find what:"
Choose System in the "In folders:" drop down box (or type in ~system)
Click "Find" button. 
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