[platform-releng-dev] Fw: missing context help bugs

[Dejan Glozic <dejan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Starting from the next integration build, a number of Eclipse dialog types
(most notably wizards, preferences and launch configurations) will receive
a help button in the lower left corner. The effect of this button is
identical to pressing 'F1' (on Windows), Ctrl-F1 on Linux or 'Help' key on
Mac. This addition will bring to an end what is probably the only use case
in Eclipse where there is an accelerator key only and no menu or tool bar
primary command (in most other cases, accelerators are optionally
associated with commands that are normally available via menus as primary
command vectors).

Unfortunately, the side effect is that it will be easier to arrive at
dialogs with no help. We have started clicking around and reporting these
cases (see the Bugzilla query below) but we are sure there is more. Just a
heads up that we will try very hard to let you know about all these cases
:-). The goal should be that whenever you see a help button, clicking on it
gives you useful couple of sentences and a few useful links in the help
view.

Regards,

Dejan Glozic, Ph.D.
Manager, Eclipse Development 1A
D1/R0Q/8200/MKM
IBM Canada Ltd.
Tel. 905 413-2745  T/L 969-2745
Fax. 905 413-4850

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Hi Dejan,

Here's the query that will get you all the missing context help bugs..

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=substring&short_desc=Missing+context+help&classification=Eclipse&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=

Thanks,
Curtis d'Entremont
Eclipse User Assistance
IBM Toronto Lab

Phone: (905) 413-5754
E-Mail: curtispd@xxxxxxxxxx