Peppe, Maybe #2 is the way to go then Peppe. We'll need to give some thought to how we organize the PDFs in a directory, and we should still think about separating the text from the images in the PDF files to reduce layout changes during translation.
SS On 9/2/07, Giuseppe Aruta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Sunburned Surveyor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ha scritto: > > > I have thought about this question of integrating > > help into OpenJUMP > > quite a bit. > > > > Here are some of my thoughts, if anyone is > > interested: > > > > [1] We could use the JavaHelp system. It seems > > fairly comprehensive, > > is being developed and maintained by Sun > > Microsystems, and offers a > > help system most users are familiar with. > > > > [2] We could simply open a PDF file as Peppe > > suggested. The only > > problem with this route is that the user will have > > to have a PDF > > reader installed and OpenJUMP will need to be able > > to find it. > > > > [3] I have considered putting together a simple help > > viewer for > > OpenJUMP. This help viewer displays plain text on > > its left pane, and > > images and image captions on its right. I thought of > > this help viewer > > because it separates text from images, which is > > important for ease of > > translation. > > > > Of all these, number [2] is likely the easiest. > > Number [1] is the > > option that offers the most functionality, but i > > think it is the most > > complex, and creates problems for translation > > because it combines text > > and images. > > > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > > Hi SS > there is a sample of [2]: MapMaker > http://www.mapmaker.com/. People can download the > software or the help pdf apart. > If user put the pdf in a mapmaker folder, they can > open it with an option on the help menu. > I think that this way is the easiest sinche OJ users > can download apart the help. > More than this, if there is an embedded help, this > will encourage users to discover new functionalities > and to test the software > > peppe > > > ___________________________________ > L'email della prossima generazione? Puoi averla con la nuova Yahoo! Mail: > http://it.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
