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ThesaHelp:
references p-r
Topic:
help in UserInterface
Topic:
computer as an intelligent agent
Topic:
definition by example
Topic:
error messages

Reference

Relles, N., Price, L.A., "A user interface for online assistance", Proceedings 5th International Conference on Software Engineering, IEEE Computer Society, March 1981, pp. 400-408. Google

Quotations
400 ;;Quote: little agreement on how a system should provide help; lengthy documentation, interactive tutorials, special-purpose programs
401 ;;Quote: should the user or the system decide when assistance is required?
401 ;;Quote: though help systems targeted for naive users, should be targeted for all users, both experts, programmers, and novices
403+;;Quote: a help message includes multi-levels in a script; stored as a file
403 ;;Quote: a help system should always be able to provide more detailed information for any message
403 ;;Quote: help can be further explanation of system prompt, previous error message, or examples of correct response
407 ;;Quote: error messages should reflect system limitations rather than user's inadequacy


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ThesaHelp: references p-r (245 items)
Topic: help in UserInterface (33 items)
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Topic: definition by example (26 items)
Topic: error messages (37 items)

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