Id like to provide some feedback on help and pointers for new users... please don't take this in a negative way, I'm simply trying to see if we can improve the ramp-up time for new users.
I eventually found the HelpViewer. I now realise it is listed on the main download page - but I didn't see this link as relevant at the time I was downloading the product. Then, once I was using the product and needed help, I used the Doc and the Forum.
- perhaps it might be an idea to add a comment about the HelpViewer towards the top of the list on the Documentation page (there is not a single mention of the word "Help" on the doc page).
The Doc is good as a Reference Guide but lacks a bit as a User Guide - ie it has few examples. It would be good to have a simple usage example at the end of each Reference item.... plus maybe a link to the more usage detail in the Forum or elsewhere.
The Forum is good as a User Guide - due to the many tutorials... but it is sometimes hard to find them using the "Search" box.. I have looked for a "messagebox confirmation" dialog to find a "yes, no, cancel" type option to no avail. Knowing the the correct search keyword seems to be a bit of a black art at times.
The "messagebox" statement doesn't seem to have formal listing in the Reference or Tutorials anywhere... yes? no?
Sometimes the search results show a "Wiki" entry - but I don't see from the Doc page how to get to the Wiki home page. Of course, I can work backwards to it - but is there a link to the Wiki somewhere else that I am missing?
Thanks for any pointers, I hope this has been constructive,
-Kim
I eventually found the HelpViewer. I now realise it is listed on the main download page - but I didn't see this link as relevant at the time I was downloading the product. Then, once I was using the product and needed help, I used the Doc and the Forum.
- perhaps it might be an idea to add a comment about the HelpViewer towards the top of the list on the Documentation page (there is not a single mention of the word "Help" on the doc page).
The Doc is good as a Reference Guide but lacks a bit as a User Guide - ie it has few examples. It would be good to have a simple usage example at the end of each Reference item.... plus maybe a link to the more usage detail in the Forum or elsewhere.
The Forum is good as a User Guide - due to the many tutorials... but it is sometimes hard to find them using the "Search" box.. I have looked for a "messagebox confirmation" dialog to find a "yes, no, cancel" type option to no avail. Knowing the the correct search keyword seems to be a bit of a black art at times.
The "messagebox" statement doesn't seem to have formal listing in the Reference or Tutorials anywhere... yes? no?
Sometimes the search results show a "Wiki" entry - but I don't see from the Doc page how to get to the Wiki home page. Of course, I can work backwards to it - but is there a link to the Wiki somewhere else that I am missing?
Thanks for any pointers, I hope this has been constructive,
-Kim