[jira] [Commented] (OFBIZ-4941) Proposal for a new help system

["Tom Burns (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Tom Burns commented on OFBIZ-4941:
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I'm going to give this another shot. 

The attached specification, OFBiz Help Spec.pdg included in the zip file, is an argument for an improved help system built around docbook-xsl-1.77.1 webhelp feature. 

Also attached is a PDF of the long ago promised help for the Humanres. If there is any appetite for this I have a Docbook book version of the Accounting help that runs in webhelp. 

Upgrading the rest of the help files would not be too much trouble however the code supports both webhelp and the current help files.

Tom
                
> Proposal for a new help system
> ------------------------------
>
>                 Key: OFBIZ-4941
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-4941
>             Project: OFBiz
>          Issue Type: Wish
>          Components: ALL COMPONENTS
>    Affects Versions: SVN trunk
>            Reporter: Jacques Le Roux
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: SVN trunk
>
>         Attachments: docbook-xsl-1.77.1.zip, HelpAccounting.jpg, helppdf.zip, HelpPerformanceReview1.jpg, HelpPerformanceReview2.jpg, HelpRoadmap.jpg, jh.jar, LICENSE.html, OFBIZ-4941 POC HR Help.patch, webhelp.jpg
>
>
> Quoting Tom Burns at OFBIZ-4869
> {quote}
> This is a status update just to let anyone who is interested know that this item is being worked on.
> I started out using the OFBiz structure for help docs but after a while I needed/wanted something more expressive.
> Here is what I wound up using for development:
>     Java Help System http://java.net/projects/javahelp/content
>     DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide
>     http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/docbook.html
>     http://www.docbook.org/xml/5.0/
>     DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide
>     http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/index.html
>     http://sourceforge.net/projects/docbook/files/docbook-xsl/1.77.1/docbook-xsl-1.77.1.zip
>     Help Master - FE for managing java help files. Best feature drag and drop TOC creates TOC matching file folder structure. Convenient launcher for viewing & testing. http://www.halogenware.com/software/helpmaster.html
>     XML Mind XML Editor - Free Personal Edition is far better then editing in Eclipse. download from http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/download.shtml
>     Tutorial - DocBook editing with XML Mind XML Editor. Worth going through http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/tutorial.html
>     Read Me First style guide from Sun (cost from Amazon 1 cent + shipping)
> Attached are some screen shots of the results.
> Every screen is/will be documented in a similar structure. This is as much for defining requirements and testing as for help. More work but worth it.
> The screenshots show a Java Help format generated using DocBook XSL. This will likely not be the final presentation format.
> Note the Performance Review screen shots do not match the trunk. There is a bug in update screen and I did some clean up of labels and drop-down list. There are issues like this all through the application so I did not want to get bogged down with patches at this time.
> {quote}

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