[josm-dev] Please invest some time into documentation - especially confilict resolution

[Karl Guggisberg]

Hi Rolf,

point taken, it's indeed necessary to get the documentation updated. 

> But please also keep the actual users in mind when designing the UI, at
least give the buttons some meaningful tooltips.
Suggestions would be welcome. Which buttons should have better tooltip
texts? What texts? 

Regards
Karl

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: josm-dev-bounces at openstreetmap.org
[mailto:josm-dev-bounces at openstreetmap.org] Im Auftrag von Rolf Bode-Meyer
Gesendet: Sonntag, 4. Oktober 2009 10:21
An: josm-dev at openstreetmap.org
Betreff: [josm-dev] Please invest some time into documentation - especially
confilict resolution

Hi

I'm thrilled developement goes on in good speed and central issues like
conflict resolution have been already touched.
Unfortunatelly end user documentation stays far behind. While simpler
functions can be documented by experienced users, I fear the field of
conflict resolution in JOSM is a riddle wrapped up in an enigma for most
even experienced users. There was a post just yesterday where some people
agree that they just push the buttons at random until the conflict is either
resolved or the changes completely messed up.

So please would those people who implemented conflict handling give detailed
explanations in [[Help/Dialog/Conflict]] which currently is simply not
helpful?
Sure a dialog that needs no explanations at all would be best, and I
understand that some things just aren't simple enough for simply pressing a
button. But please also keep the actual users in mind when designing the UI,
at least give the buttons some meaningful tooltips.

Thanks,
Rolf

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