122806 - Update of Help files

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Documentation Graveyard :: Help Viewer, defect, P3)

Description

[Sean Cotter]

The Help files need updating to track changes in the UI, functionality
changes, and other content changes and additions. The files will be checked in
on an as-needed basis through Mozilla 1.0.

The content files are mostly either HTML or GIF. There are also some RDF files
for the TOC that contain content. We'll check in updates for these content files
on the basis of r=oeschger or r=cotter only, without further approvals, as we
have done in the past. 

Other changes to RDF and XML files related to the underlying help system
mechanism (as opposed to content) are also covered by this bug, but require the
usual approval process, including sr.

Comment 1

[Leston Buell]

This bug confuses me as to how to go about filing bugs concerning help content.
For example, i have noticed that the help content concerning Mail/News does not
mention labels. So, should i file a new bug about that or wait until new help
files are checked in? Is there ongoing work being done on the help content, or
is this something that's going all to be written very close to the 1.0 release?

Comment 2

[Ian Oeschger (gone)]

Leston - I don't think this is a good place to gather those sorts of
updates/issues, as important as they are. This one is being used more as a
marker for routine content updates, and may not get the attention of the authors
who can make the changes you describe. There is 46917, though that's also sort
of tangential. I think it's best to write a new bug for content that's needed.
Or wrong. 

Also, Sean, you want to ACCEPT this bug so we can make it official? Or I can.

Comment 3

[rudman]

Added nsbeta1+ (not previously nominated), [adt3].

Sean, I assume your reference to Moz 1.0 in your first comment needs updating.
But what is the correct milestone for this? I'll ask ADT advice.

Comment 4

[rudman]

Setting status to rtm, resetting milestone.

Comment 5

[Morten Nilsen]

*** Bug 117567 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6

[Morten Nilsen]

any thoughts on what to do with bug 117569?
it's hanging in the air at the moment...
I did write the spec to a usable point, and I even implemented my spec locally
for a time.

sorry to see it go to waste...
also making this block the help system tracking bug

Comment 7

[David Gerard]

If you're looking for helpfile material, the Mozilla 1.0 startpage FAQ draft,
latest update, is attached after this comment. It at least mentions stuff
like the tab browser, popup blocking, etc.

Jayeth (who does moztips) and I are probably going to end up doing lots of
other helpfile material. Er, after 1.0 is out ;-)

Comment 8

[David Gerard]

Attachment: 1.0 Startpage FAQ draft - useful for raw material

Comment 9

[Daniel Brooks [:db48x]]

*** Bug 135910 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 10

[Jaime Rodriguez, Jr.]

I believe the updated help files were supose to be complete by 06/20. Pls update
the ETA in the Status Whiteboard. thanks!

Comment 11

[Sean Cotter]

All final help files for Mach V have been checked in and handed off for translation.

The help files in the Mozilla trees have not yet been updated with the latest
Netscape files or sanitzed for Mozilla. Changing milestone and leaving bug open
for now, but perhaps that Mozilla-side effort should have a different bug with a
different owner, so we can close this one out.

Comment 12

[Blake Ross]

We have bug 46917 which tracks the ongoing sanitization work mentioned in
comment 11.  Closing this one out.

Comment 13

[Terri Preston]

Okay, sounds good to me, marking verified

Comment 14

[Ian Oeschger (gone)]

reopening for some 1.1 mozilla help content updates, keeping blanket approval.

Comment 15

[robinf]

Checked in updates to mozilla trunk for search-db.rdf.

Comment 16

[Daniel Wang]

re-resolve as FIXED. Use bug 54561 for further help file changes

Comment 17

[Brant Gurganus]

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