Help System =========== The help system should be used as a secondary mechanism to support users’ complete and better understanding of tasks — the primary mechanism should be the user interface itself. Users consult the help system only if they cannot accomplish a task with the UI. When to Use ----------- Try to make Help unnecessary in the first place: - Make common tasks easy to discover and perform. - Provide clear main instructions as well as concise control labels that are goal- and task-oriented. - Provide supplemental instructions and explanations where needed. - Avoid problems by using controls constrained to valid choices, providing suitable default values, handling all input formats, and preventing errors. - Write error messages that provide a clear solution or action for the user to take. How to Use ---------- - Usually, the help system is activated by F1 respectively Ctrl+F1 for context sensitive information and via menu. Implementation -------------- - http://www.kde.org/support/