Re: Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-29 Thread Carey Matthew Black
Michael, I know this thread is a bit old, but I thought I would chip in all the same... I am not sure what you mean by a normal programming language, however, here is one way to approach this idea in ARS... The trick will be to trigger the workflow. Since you want the trigger to be user focuses

Re: Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-29 Thread Axton
If you do want to store the help text in the remedy data dictionary (not in a Remedy form), but do not want to use the admin tool to manage it (i.e., you want non-remedy admin/developer types to manage it), Stephen Heider has authored an app on ARSwiki that allows you to manage the help text using

Re: Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-29 Thread Jarl Grøneng
You have a similay application here: http://www.rrr.se/en/products/2.html#rrrhelptext -- Jarl On 7/29/07, Axton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you do want to store the help text in the remedy data dictionary (not in a Remedy form), but do not want to use the admin tool to manage it (i.e., you

Re: Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-25 Thread Ostwinkle, Mary - ITSD
@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Field/context-sensitive help ** Here's my idea - tell me if I'm crazy: I want to create a form with the following: Form Name Field ID/Field Name Help Text When a user focuses on Field ID/Field Name on Form Name, a text field would be set with the contents of Help Text

Re: Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-25 Thread Payne, George
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Rockwood Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:33 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Field/context-sensitive help Hi Mary, For the benefit of the rest of us. How would you do you display

Re: Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-25 Thread Julie Rockwood
:07 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Field/context-sensitive help ** Here's my idea - tell me if I'm crazy: I want to create a form with the following: Form Name Field ID/Field Name Help Text When a user focuses on Field ID/Field Name on Form Name, a text field would be set with the contents

Re: Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-25 Thread Ostwinkle, Mary - ITSD
] On Behalf Of Julie Rockwood Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:33 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Field/context-sensitive help ** Hi Mary, For the benefit of the rest of us. How would you do you display the helptext from the form that Michael is describing without creating an active link

Field/context-sensitive help

2007-07-25 Thread Durrant, Michael M. - ITSD
Here's my idea - tell me if I'm crazy: I want to create a form with the following: Form Name Field ID/Field Name Help Text When a user focuses on Field ID/Field Name on Form Name, a text field would be set with the contents of Help Text. I know I could do this with a truckload of Active Links