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  1. Jun 4th, 2004, 09:08 AM #1
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    Offering Help for an ASP.net application

    I have just completed a web application in asp.net and have been informed that I must offer some kind of online help.

    Whats the best way to do this ?
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  2. Jun 5th, 2004, 07:25 PM #2
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    Try googling 'Robohelp'
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  3. Jun 7th, 2004, 04:11 AM #3
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    There is no way I'm paying £270.00 for that.

    Looks like I'll have to do it the old fashioned way.
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  4. Jun 7th, 2004, 07:15 AM #4
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    The answer is obvious... web pages. Possibly, make them in context, so that they can be loaded from a single aspx page, and in a tiny javascript window.
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    What do you mean by making them in context ?

    What's a webpage ?

    What's javascript ?
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  7. Jun 7th, 2004, 08:01 AM #6
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    Originally posted by venerable bede
    What do you mean by making them in context ?
    An example would be:

    A tiny question mark icon next to the areas where a dumb user (which would consist of all of your clients) would require help. They click on that, and it pops up a page such as help.aspx?topic=392 which shows them what to do.


    What's a webpage ?
    The home of a very sophisticated spider.

    What's javascript ?
    A recipe for making coffee.


    HTH
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  8. Jun 7th, 2004, 10:03 AM #7
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    Originally posted by venerable bede
    What do you mean by making them in context ?

    What's a webpage ?

    What's javascript ?
    You are kidding right?
    Being educated does not make you intelligent.

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  9. Jun 8th, 2004, 12:37 AM #8
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    Originally posted by Memnoch1207
    You are kidding right? :confused:
    He's the Bede. :puff:
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  11. Jun 8th, 2004, 02:33 AM #9
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    yeah, what is a web page?
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    If I helped give me some points.
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  12. Jun 8th, 2004, 09:17 AM #10
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    Originally posted by Magiaus
    yeah, what is a web page?
    I think it has something to do with spiders!!??
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  13. Jun 9th, 2004, 04:06 AM #11
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    Whats a browser ?

    What is .net ?

    What the hell am I doing ?

    Where am I ?



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  14. Jun 9th, 2004, 10:51 AM #12
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    Whats a browser ?
    Another name for a peeping tom.


    What is .net ?
    It's used to catch .fish


    What the hell am I doing ?
    We have all wondered the same thing my child. Let's take a moment to contemplate the meaning of life...okay...moving on now.


    Where am I ?
    shhhhhh...You're still in the matrix, but morpheus and neo are coming for you!
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  15. Jun 9th, 2004, 11:05 AM #13
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    ><>

    is that like on AOL those nasty hackers ><> accounts? could I use one of these web pages to do that? or could this .net thing do that for me?

    I don't know this for sure, but I think a browser is this thing I'm typing in. And I have aslo read about this stuff called XML Documentation that provides a standard to use for dynamicly displaying help. it even links back and stuff. In C# you can put it right in your code.....

    oh! C# is the grade i made in english last term btw......

    ><> from 1997 user: amandak, pass: amandak
    that was an easy one..... it was good for 8 months......
    of course i never really used it. i just heard from a guy spider1331 that did that he used it for a months to mass mail or some bs....
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  16. Jun 29th, 2004, 08:05 PM #14
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    What do you mean by making them in context ?
    That means that you stick them in your address book inside of Outloox
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