On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> Another approach would be via a feed that is loaded by AOO itself at > first load. Many products have something like that, a tips dialog > that gives a new tip every time the product starts, or once a week or > something. > I would recommend against having the product dependent on making an internet connection on startup. That might interfere with people who work offline or have iffy connections. But a lot of products have a pop-up on startup with tips, which I assume are packaged with the product. That can be made optional, it can cycle through tips or select from them randomly, it can allow the users to page through the tips if they want, and you can make the tip file a periodic mini-update without requiring an entire release. This wouldn't necessarily preclude an email tip, but the email tips can be ones that are new to everyone, and might eventually be added to the tip file. (ooo-tips@ ?) Don