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bug#4960: 23.1.50; Please provide access to the tour on the Help menu; p
From: |
Joel J. Adamson |
Subject: |
bug#4960: 23.1.50; Please provide access to the tour on the Help menu; preferably ship it also |
Date: |
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:11 -0500 |
>>>>> "Lennart" == Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> wrote:
>> Previous discussion:
>>
>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-11/msg00120.html
> There seemed to be a consensus to change part of the Help menu the
> way Drew suggested:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-11/msg00158.html
> Though Stefan and someone else thought that a menu item that
> opened something in a web browser felt a bit wrong. I never
> understood why. Is not that very common?
It may be common, but that doesn't mean it's good. I find myself rather
unnerved when I go to a help Menu expecting to find some *help
documentation* and instead get sent to a website that acts mainly as
advertisement.
Of course in the case of Emacs it would be a link to something useful.
However, users should be made fully aware that they will be opening a
web browser. And what would you do to make sure the browser is properly
configured?
Joel
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bug#4960: 23.1.50; Please provide access to the tour on the Help menu; preferably ship it also, Joel J. Adamson, 2009/11/19