Suggested updates for Help - comments ?

[Chris Lyttle]

Dave,

I dont know if I've said this before to you, but THANKS. Updating the 
help is a long job and its a lot of work as you have found out. I'll try 
to get to looking this over this weekend.
As to putting the files in svn, normally if they are being renamed as 
you are doing you rm the files locally and on the svn then add your 
files to the svn.

Chris

Dave Herman wrote:
> Chris et al,
>
> I have been "working" on updating the Help documentation for some time,
> the task just seems to keep getting longer and longer.
>
> I have reached the stage that I would like some feedback on the
> structure and contents of the document.  And encourage any one so
> inclined for assistance.
>
> I have broken the document into a number of files, in general there is
> one for each chapter.  The files are now named "Help_ch_XXXX.xml" where
> is XXXX is the chapter identification.  The FIGURES files also were
> renamed.  The motivation for the name changes is that apparently both
> the Help and T & C Guide files are placed in the same directory.
>
> The document is now structured in two dimensions; 1) to assist
> navigation though the GUI options, and 2) by description of various
> actions (i.e. a chapter on operations related to accounts, a separate
> chapter on transactions orientated operations).  Additional links
> between sections were also added.  Created an appendix "tips & tidbits"
> (sorry Beth Leonard I haven't added your PayPal discussion ... yet.)
>
> There are still many areas that need updating - On-line banking,
> Importing QIF/OFX files, Report printing and Custom reports to name a
> few.  The Business facilities documentation also needs to be enhanced or
> did I miss some things?
>
> I'm attaching a tar of the Help files - unpack into a folder and open
> "gnucash-help.xml" with yelp.
>
> There are two tags in gnc-ui.h that will need to be updated, HL_USAGE
> ("usage") should point to the Business facilities chapter and
> HL_SXEDITOR (tool-sched) should change to "trans-sched".
>
> How should this be handled in svn? 
>
> Comments & Feedback ?
>
> Dave
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