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Analysis

Overview

The goal of this task is to provide the ability for Sophie 2 to display help information for the end user. The actual writing of the help content is for another tasks.

Task requirements

  • The help information should be in HTML format and available online. This has the following advantages:
    • quick access from everywhere
    • easily updateable
    • easy to create rich text content with text formatting, links, images, menus with JavaScript, etc.
    • searchable by google and other search engines (if we use a Sophie book for the help, this will be hard to achieve)
  • Select a place for the help files in the official website for Sophie 2.
  • Provide search functionality in the site.
  • Help content should be displayed in user's default web browser.
    • Search for a platform independent way to open the browser.
    • In future revisions we can use embedded browser.
  • About dialog
    • Currently there is existing simple about dialog (OldAboutDialog), which displays textual information about the product.
    • Current about dialog should be refactored in order to match the new design of the application.
    • Add the official Sophie 2 logo to the about dialog.
    • In next revisions may be it is good to display the version of each installed plug-in.
  • The Help menu should contain the following items:
    • &Help Contents - displays the start page of the help information. Pressing the F1 key would open this.
    • &Search... - opens the search page in the website.
      • for next revisions it will be good to have a Help tab similar to the Search tab - search box and list of results.
    • &Web site - opens the official website of Sophie 2.
    • &Ask for Help... - opens a web page (forum, wiki, etc.) where the user can ask anything about the program or propose enhancements.
    • Send an &Error Report... - opens the bug report form (see APP_BUG_REPORT_FORM_R0).
    • (separator)
    • &About - displays the about dialog window.
    • in next revisions: Check for &Updates.

Task result

  • source code
  • partial help information in html pages

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Design

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Implementation

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Testing

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