TIP OF THE DAY -- Help Screens

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I agree with the assertion below.  However, I can only imagine it refers only to the built-in F10 help for filePro, not to Laura's Help Files nor the HTML Help compiled on the distribution CD's or online Java version.
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<br>Not so bad help is available in many formats.  I agree it would behoove fPTech to upgrade the existing F10 help to either Laura's version or to context sensitive help that's already available in CHM or HTML formats.
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<br>-Mike R.
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<br>You Wrote:
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<br>DATE - Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:14:25
<br>FROM - Tom Pancero postmaster at cobbinc.com
<br>TO - Filepro List filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
<br>SUBJECT - TIP OF THE DAY -- Help Screens
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<br>I have long been dismayed with the 'Help' screens available with Filepro.
<br>It appears to me that the contents of the Help screens were written by 
<br>someone who
<br>is very well versed in Filepro and seems to make certain assumptions 
<br>about the
<br>level of understanding the reader has.
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<br>I rarely use the Help screens for anything other than checking on the 
<br>syntax of a
<br>command.  This seems to me to be a waste of a valuable reference tool.
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<br>I have long believed that any instruction sheets, or help files, should 
<br>be EDITED by
<br>someone who has very little connection to the 'Black Room Code Cutters'.
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<br>An item for the 'Wish List' .......
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<br>How about a committee (arg!) to review/modify the Help files where they 
<br>could
<br>tweak the format and content of the files.  With a resource like the 
<br>Filepro List
<br>I am sure the product of their (the committee) efforts would be significant.
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<br>End_of_rant
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