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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Is "What's this ?" help efficient ?
From:       Gérard_Delafond <gerard () delafond ! org>
Date:       2004-08-16 6:15:51
Message-ID: 200408160815.51274.gerard () delafond ! org
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Le lundi 16 Août 2004 04:30, Jamethiel Knorth a écrit :

> >
> >Imagine there would be a litte icon next to the label. This icon could be
> > a buoy or a question mark.
> >A simple click on it would launch the "What's this" help.
> >If the "What's this" does not exist, there would be no icon.
>
> That adds far too much clutter to the interface.

Agree
> However, it would be very 
> useful if such things appeared, or buttons with help were highlighted or
> something, once the What's This? button was clicked, because one of the
> main flaws at the moment is that you don't even know where you can click.
Agree.
Better : something should show what are the different "What's this" available.
Sometimes, there is only one in the whole window, sometimes, each label has 
its own.
>
> >Other idea : in the tooltip, there would be a "More help" label.
>
> Except that tooltips can't be clicked in. They disappear when you move the
> cursor, as well. It would put too much into the tooltip, which is already
> good as the most minimal form of help.
A simple mini-icon would not be so cumbersome.
I don't say it is possible to do it at once. Perhaps QT should be modified 
some way.
The good question is not "what can we do now, with little effort ?", but 
"which efforts should we do to get the best ?"
>
> >I think with a similar mechanism, people would use it much more.
> >
> >What do you think ?
>
> Well, I made comments on those above. But, since you brought it up, I'm
> going to re-suggest that I think there should be a mouse-click associated
> with help. So, you could just MBB-click on any widget and have help appear,
> without having to drag your mouse up to the corner and click the button
> there and then drag it all the way back down
Good idea.
Down side : people should know this mechanism to use it.
> . 
>
Thanks for your answer.

Gerard
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