[fpc-devel] fpdoc and fv

[Michael Schnell]

> Lazarus context sensitive help shows documentation of the fpdoc files and
> comments from pasdoc (similar to javadoc, DelphiCodeToDoc) and it browses
> through the class hierarchy to show ancestor help. The help content can be
> edited in the IDE context sensitive or via lazde and Kirk is doing a great job
> here.
>   
Sounds good. But nonetheless whenever I talk to a Lazarus newbie he says 
is learning curve is bad because of the much little information is and 
the bad usability of the help system. I recommend installing the free 
Turbo Delphi start it, type a code word in it's Editor Window and press 
F1. With this they in fact do learn to use Lazarus, while they would 
give up otherwise.

In the German Lazarus forum there recently has been a discussion on 
improving the (German) help. There had been a suggestion to use a Wiki 
to update / enhance the help texts. But an automated system to update 
the online help files would be needed to make this useful. (Moreover the 
usability (e.g the "context-sensitivity") of the Lazarus help system 
needs a great improvement, but this of course has to be discussed 
elsewhere).

-Michael