89883 - Problems with Sidebar content in Help

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Documentation Graveyard :: Help Viewer, defect)

Description

[Blake Ross]

> My Sidebar is a customizable frame in your browser where you can keep items
> that you need to use all the time---the latest news and weather, your address
> book or buddy list, stock quotes, a calendar---and many other options you can
> choose.

"Frame" doesn't mean to the average user what it does to us. Isn't there a less
technical term we can use?  "Panel" or "Window", maybe?

Also, that second set of dashes should be replaced by a comma.  And shouldn't it
be two dashes instead of three?  "Options you can choose" is redundant, and I'm
not sure "options" is the term we want here.  I think we can just say "and many
others", since we already referred to "items".

> Customizing Individual My Sidebar Tabs
> 1. Click "Tabs" at the top of My Sidebar, and select Customize Sidebar from 
> the menu.

There needs to be more space between this header and the beginning of the
content -- the same problem exists with the next two sidebar headings.

> * Select a tab from the list on the.

Missing a word.  Should be "right".  Does the customize tab functionality
actually work?  I know you said it can't be done for all tabs, but are you sure
it can be done for *any* tab? I thought it just wasn't implemented.

> * Repeat steps 1 and 2 to continue reording as many tabs as you like.

Typo, should say "reordering".  Also, as I said elsewhere, I think technically
it should be "as you'd like", but I'm not sure about that.  And shouldn't that
be steps 1-3, since the actual reordering takes place in step 3?

> * Continue removing as many tabs as you like.

This is inconsistent with the aforementioned line, in which we say "Repeat steps
x to continue...".  Also, would you mind mentioning (as a Tip, probably) that
multiple items can be removed at once by using shift+click to select multiple items?

I covered the issue about the terminology used to describe
opening/closing/collapsing the sidebar in other bug (before I realized I'd
better start consolidating these ;), so I won't mention it here.

> The pointer changes to a hand when it touches the "handle" for My Sidebar, as
> shown in the picture.

This could change from skin to skin, but I think we've probably decided to only
be accurate for Classic and Modern.  However, are you sure that it looks like a
hand on all platforms?  Also, despite what the wording says, the picture does
not show the cursor changing to a hand when over the handle -- there is no
cursor in the picture (not sure what program is used to take these screenshots;
most, like Paint Shop Pro, include an option to show the cursor).

> To remove My Sidebar, including the handles:

Why is that plural? Should be "handle".

Comment 1

[Ian Oeschger (gone)]

Dumping all these on jatin, their rightful owner. Weeeeee!!

Comment 2

[Jatin Billimoria]

Fixed already.

Comment 3

[Terri Preston]

Verified Win XP build 2002010303