EmbeddedHelp
Launchpad Entry: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/embedded-help
Created: Date(2005-10-31T18:13:04Z) by MatthewPaulThomas
Contributors: MatthewPaulThomas
Packages affected: lots and lots
Summary
The most effective help is individual instructions and examples, one or two sentences each, integrated directly into the interface it is providing help on. Upstreams whose software is included in Ubuntu, especially the less common ones, should
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Design
== Imhttps://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/embedded-help
Summary
The most effective help is individual instructions and examples, one or two sentences each, integrated directly into the interface it is providing help on. Upstreams whose software is included in Ubuntu should be encouraged to include such help in their interfaces.
Rationale
Implementation
This approach is distributed across dozens of upstream projects, it should be implemented as a section in the Gnome HIG, then evangelized to individual projects.plementation ==
Code
Data preservation and migration
Outstanding issues