Re: [Usability]<What's this?> button

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Curtis C. Hovey">

> > > So my pessimistic guess is that an idea like this would take too much
> > > effort to ever work really well in GNOME, given that not all GNOME
> > > hackers are known for their dedication to writing documentation, and a
> > > fair number of the rest of us are just crap at it ;)
> > 
> > I strongly, vehemently, and violently disagree.
> 
> I've never seen a user use the what's this button.  Is there any usability
> data on its success?  I often have to help the user select help from the
> menu--I doubt add the button will really help the user.  Better tooltips
> that explain the function, or lead the user to documentation is the
> correct fix.  

Note that the 'balloon help' idea could avoid many of the annoying problems
with "What's This?" - I've never used that button either. ;-)

- Jeff

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