Actually I like the idea that the wiki IS the help. We can put in a menu item that simply opens the wiki help page. This is the simplest solution and consolidates all of the help work with no duplication of effort. Keeping PDFs up to date could be a big effort. I have tried to do this on other projects. One of the problems is that once you have published a PDF, it is around forever regardless of how out of date it becomes. The web is always up to date, which is why most new software uses web links for help.
regards, Larry On 9/4/07, Sunburned Surveyor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peppe, > > Maybe #2 is the way to go then Peppe. We'll need to give some thought > to how we organize the PDFs in a directory, and we should still think > about separating the text from the images in the PDF files to reduce > layout changes during translation. > > SS > > On 9/2/07, Giuseppe Aruta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- Sunburned Surveyor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ha scritto: > > > > > I have thought about this question of integrating > > > help into OpenJUMP > > > quite a bit. > > > > > > Here are some of my thoughts, if anyone is > > > interested: > > > > > > [1] We could use the JavaHelp system. It seems > > > fairly comprehensive, > > > is being developed and maintained by Sun > > > Microsystems, and offers a > > > help system most users are familiar with. > > > > > > [2] We could simply open a PDF file as Peppe > > > suggested. The only > > > problem with this route is that the user will have > > > to have a PDF > > > reader installed and OpenJUMP will need to be able > > > to find it. > > > > > > [3] I have considered putting together a simple help > > > viewer for > > > OpenJUMP. This help viewer displays plain text on > > > its left pane, and > > > images and image captions on its right. I thought of > > > this help viewer > > > because it separates text from images, which is > > > important for ease of > > > translation. > > > > > > Of all these, number [2] is likely the easiest. > > > Number [1] is the > > > option that offers the most functionality, but i > > > think it is the most > > > complex, and creates problems for translation > > > because it combines text > > > and images. > > > > > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > > > > > Hi SS > > there is a sample of [2]: MapMaker > > http://www.mapmaker.com/. People can download the > > software or the help pdf apart. > > If user put the pdf in a mapmaker folder, they can > > open it with an option on the help menu. > > I think that this way is the easiest sinche OJ users > > can download apart the help. > > More than this, if there is an embedded help, this > > will encourage users to discover new functionalities > > and to test the software > > > > peppe > > > > > > ___________________________________ > > L'email della prossima generazione? Puoi averla con la nuova Yahoo! Mail: > > http://it.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > -- http://amusingprogrammer.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
