Bug 2609 - Help system is not useful for modal dialogs (1GGZHS8)
Summary: Help system is not useful for modal dialogs (1GGZHS8)
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: User Assistance (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Kevin Haaland CLA
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Keywords: usability
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Blocks: 2939
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Reported: 2001-10-10 22:39 EDT by Greg Adams CLA
Modified: 2002-01-22 11:27 EST (History)
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Description Greg Adams CLA 2001-10-10 22:39:49 EDT 
10.  Help system is not useful for modal dialogs.
   (CMVC defect 179093, RPRS ???) If you bring up a modal dialog and
   request help, the help prespective is invoked in the workbench, but
   since the dialog is modal the user can not interact with the system.
   Also, the perspective completely changes the entire desktop contents
   making it hard to read the help and try to follow any step by step
   instructions it provides.  
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GDA (7/29/01 8:44:52 PM)
	Advised customer we have defered
Comment 1 DJ Houghton CLA 2001-10-29 19:04:23 EST 
PRODUCT VERSION:
0.9
Comment 2 Kevin Haaland CLA 2001-12-18 09:56:20 EST 
There is a 2.0 plan item for this.
Comment 3 Kevin Haaland CLA 2002-01-22 11:27:43 EST 
Duplicate of existing plan item. 
A standalone help browser for help solves this problem.