No help available in the Overwrite dialog
Posted: 2007-05-16, 09:14 UTC
You can not get any help from the Overwrite dialog. I think this is wrong.
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Why "dumb"? How can any (even non-dumb) user know about such hotkeys as [Ctrl+][Alt+][Shift+]F3? About right-click context menu by right-click on the thumbnail? Only from the help file.Sir_SiLvA wrote:how dumb must one make himself to need one for that???
Which has to do with the overwriting Dialog what ???Flint wrote:Why "dumb"? How can any (even non-dumb) user know about such hotkeys as [Ctrl+][Alt+][Shift+]F3? About right-click context menu by right-click on the thumbnail? Only from the help file.
Whom do you mean by the word "which"? Help file, of course, doesn't have to do anything with the Overwrite dialog. The user, to the contrary, would like to know more about this dialog, its possibilities. Why then all the new additions in this dialog in TC7, if the users do not know about them?Sir_SiLvA wrote:Which has to do with the overwriting Dialog what ???
Illustrate please, how a good lng-file helps me to suddenly know that I can right-click on the thumbnail in the Overwrite dialog to get the context menu. Or that I can press F3 to view one of the files. I can't imagine such self-explaining Overwrite dialog...Sir_SiLvA wrote:Sorry but the mentioned Dialog really dont need a help site as all is selfexplaining as long as you use a good lng-file....
That is an entirely different issue. I have added some text now, to clarify it for you.Sir_SiLvA wrote: a) One Thread would be enough!
http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=122422#122422
I needed it. Thank you for calling me names.Sir_SiLvA wrote: b) why you need an Help-Page for an Overwrite Dialog???
how dumb must one make himself to need one for that???
A Pleasure if u put urself that shoe onwhite wrote:I needed it. Thank you for calling me names.
Is it? Not over here, it is not.Sir_SiLvA wrote: Perpaps you should starting to write more clearly what you mean
ie the helpfile is called with shift+f1 in that dialog...
... or from your post. Thanks for the interesting hints!Flint wrote:How can any (even non-dumb) user know about such hotkeys as [Ctrl+][Alt+][Shift+]F3? About right-click context menu by right-click on the thumbnail? Only from the help file.
Thanks for this hint, I didn't know this hotkey yet.jb wrote:By experimenting I found out that Ctrl+Shift+F3 calls cm_IntCompareFilesByContent as in the "Synchronize directories" dialog.
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jb wrote:In case of the overwrite dialog I suggest to extend the "More Options >>" menu. It should include all commands that are invokable by predefined keyboard shortcuts. The caption of each command should be followed by its shortcut as in usual menus.
Where is the difference between the two suggestions?StatusQuo wrote:It would be nice to be noticed about such hotkeys through the names
in the menu ("More Options..."), as this is done in the normal menus, like:Code: Select all
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"Short" is good, but in the first place the F1 help should be as context-sensitive as possible.StatusQuo wrote:For other hints about shortcuts as F3 / Shift-F3 a short help page would be useful, IMO.
As long as users have the idea of pressing F1 there.