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| | {{ Moved To Community | KDE_Visual_Design_Group/HIG/HelpSystem }} |
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| == Purpose ==
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| The ''help system'' should be used as a secondary mechanism to support users’ complete and better understanding of tasks — the primary mechanism should be the user interface itself. Users consult the help system only if they can't accomplish a task with the UI.
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| == Examples ==
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| == Guidelines ==
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| Try to make Help unnecessary in the first place:
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| * Make common tasks easy to discover and perform.
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| * Provide clear main instructions as well as concise control labels that are goal- and task-oriented.
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| * Provide supplemental instructions and explanations where needed.
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| * Avoid problems by using controls constrained to valid choices, providing suitable default values, handling all input formats, and preventing errors.
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| * Write error messages that provide a clear solution or action for the user to take.
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| * Usually, the help system is activated by F1 respectively Ctrl+F1 for context sensitive information and via menu.
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| == Implementation ==
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| * http://www.kde.org/support/
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