Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!gwyn@Brl-Vld.ARPA From: Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: HELP system for UNIX SysV R2 Message-ID: <8187@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 16:06:50 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.8187 Posted: Sun Feb 10 16:06:50 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 02:19:44 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 5 How about the DEC HELP facility as implemented e.g. on VMS? I have seen such a facility implemented as a TECO macro! The important thing seems to be to get the user interface (including "functionality", how I hate that word) right. Variable-resolution help seems to be a good idea if done well.