Help file improvement

Started by HIGH-Zen, January 20, 2025, 01:50:19 AM

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HIGH-Zen

Maybe someone can add one page to Help file - Index/OverView like in old Help file (e.g. v 6.0) - all Basic commands at a glance.
Existing pages (v 8.2.0) is too big (and not all commands in one place). In old help file I see 35 commands at once vs new help file only 14 and distracting hyperlink icon (too much vertical whitespace).

Robert

HIGH-Zen:

Between 6.0 and 8.2.0, the fonts and layout structure of the Runtime Table of Contents are very different.

Removing the hyperlink icon slightly decreased the vertical white-space. See attached screen shot.

Maybe restructuring it into a true multicolumn table with only procedure names would accomplish what you want. What do you think about that ? See attached screen shot.

Any lurkers out there who would like to comment ? Please ? Suggestions are always welcome.

Criticisms without suggestions are less welcome but accepted.

HIGH-Zen

#2
Yeah! Your first picture is enough. Much better  :), keywords stands-out better without hyperlink icon.
And to see even more keywords we can use zoom - Ctrl+MouseWheel (Ctrl+0 to reset zoom).

Interesting what other users think(?).

Robert

Quote from: HIGH-Zen on January 20, 2025, 02:52:45 PM
Yeah! Your first picture is enough. Much better  :), keywords stands-out better without hyperlink icon.
And to see even more keywords we can use zoom - Ctrl+MouseWheel (Ctrl+0 to reset zoom).

Interesting what other users think(?).

Ctrl+MouseWheel (Ctrl+0 to reset zoom)

Nice trick ! Thanks for that.

HIGH-Zen

NP :) That trick can be used in browsers too.

If possible - maybe you can make vertical whitespace even smaller?

MrBcx

Quote from: HIGH-Zen on January 20, 2025, 02:52:45 PM

Yeah! Your first picture is enough. Much better  :), keywords stands-out better without hyperlink icon.


I agree -- better without the icon.

Robert

Quote from: HIGH-Zen on January 20, 2025, 03:08:16 PM
NP :) That trick can be used in browsers too.

If possible - maybe you can make vertical whitespace even smaller?

Minimum whitespace in below screenshot

Comments please ?

Jeff

Quote from: Robert on January 20, 2025, 05:07:11 PM
Minimum whitespace in below screenshot

Comments please ?

I like this one.

Robert

#8
Quote from: Jeff on January 20, 2025, 05:43:35 PM
Quote from: Robert on January 20, 2025, 05:07:11 PM
Minimum whitespace in below screenshot

Comments please ?

I like this one.

Thanks Jeff.


dragon57


Robert

#10
Quote from: dragon57 on January 20, 2025, 06:22:21 PM
What Jeff said!

Thank you.

A consensus, led by HIGH-Zen, stipulating no Hyperlink icons and minimalized vertical whitespace, has been reached.

According to the rules, Matthew 18:19

Quote"if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done"

Be it so.





MrBcx

I think it also needs more pictures of bacon. 


Robert


HIGH-Zen

Quote from: Robert on January 20, 2025, 05:07:11 PM
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Minimum whitespace in below screenshot

Comments please ?
couldn't ask for more :) I like it.