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Message   Martin Foster    August Abolins   oxp: webbased online help   April 5, 2019
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Hello August!

On 04.04.19 at 21:44, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

 AA>>> I wonder if an online guide might be a good solution.  That way,
 AA>>> if a change is needed, update a section on the website, and you
 AA>>> don't need to re-distribute a new document (and older copies out
 AA>>> there), just refer people to a website.

 MF>> In a way, that's what I'm doing because if a visitor clicks on the
 MF>> document link on my website, the document is loaded into their default
 MF>> PDF viewer. If they right-click on the link, the document can be
 MF>> downloaded. However, I *do* see where you're coming from :-)

 AA> The site could pratically emulate the dropdowns, but at each step it
 AA> would display the help for each choice.

Yeah but I have more than enough on my plate as it is.

 AA> I have found it tricky to undersand some of the terse built-in helps with
 AA> just F1.  But with your added text, or examples, someone could use it
 AA> alongside an actual set up.

They could also print out the guide and have it by their side :-)

Regards,
Martin

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