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Re: online help (using duplicate contextual helps)
Subject:Re: online help (using duplicate contextual helps) From:Bonni Graham <Bonni_Graham_at_Enfin-SD -at- RELAY -dot- PROTEON -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 11 Jan 1994 15:00:00 EST
Michael notes:
"Example: user highlights OK button, selects Help for it. Generic
help for "OK" appears. User is still confused, presses the F2 key;
help for the whole dialog (non-generic help) appears."
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Good point -- I was, however, speaking of a hypertext backward link,
which is different from a key-press backward link like you describe.
Thanks for the note though -- is this a specific thing you have to
code or does it come naturally with IPF?
Bonni Graham |
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