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Subject:Re: What's This?" help From:Iain Harrison <iharrison -at- SCT -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:18:15 GMT
Mike Huber - mike -dot- huber -at- software -dot- rockwell -dot- com asked:
>Is there any research available on whether field-level "What's This?"
>help is, well, helpful?
Personally (OK, a sample of one is not statistically valid research) I
don't like it at all. If you just want help on one field, it isn't too
bad, but generally, when I look for help, I prefer to wander around
the subject, and 'what's this' help makes this very awkward.
I love the technical improvements in Winhelp 4, but I am very much
less keen about hw the 'standards' have been set.
Iain Harrison
iharrison -at- sct -dot- co -dot- uk
iain -at- hairydog -dot- clara -dot- net
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