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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   oxp: a better HELP manual   
   12 May 19 17:56:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet d8585141   
   REPLY: 2:250/1.1 70f8028f   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** 11.05.19 - 11:48, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
      
    AA>>>> ...One shortcoming in OXP is the lack of overall Help Search.  There   
    AA>>>> is really no clue *where* to find certain features when I want. :(   
      
    MF>>> Yes, I have to agree and even a certain seasoned user has difficulty   
    MF>>> finding stuff now and again.   
      
    AA>> Maybe a separate "app" that can emulate the OXP menu but include all the   
    AA>> F1 helps along the way - and have a Search - would be nice.   
      
    MF>Are you volunteering ;-))   
      
      
   I could start with [1] simple screen shots, and then just index the     
   collection, to create a table of contents.   Then, a CTRL-F for search     
   through *that* document would be a beginning.   
      
   OR.. [2] build a Table of Contents using Wordpress like I do here:   
      
   http://tales.wellandhistory.ca   
      
   Wordpress does all the work for the listing.   
      
   For the contents, there would be a "post" for each item in the menus with     
   Tiles like this (eg):   
      
    Message/Search..   
    Message/Search/Text   
    Message/Search/Subject   
    Message/Search/User @U   
    Message/Search/Special   
    Message/Search/Marked(for reply)   
    Message/Search/Marked   
    Message/Search/Unmark   
    Message/Search/MessageID   
      
   etc..   
      
    Message/Export..   
    Message/Unsent..   
    Message/All..   
    Message/Change..   
    Message/Action..   
      
   Then when someone does a S)earch on the website, the full path to the     
   "command" will appear in the Title and then the body of the post would     
   contain the textual help.   
      
      
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