DYNAMIC HELP REFERENCES FOR SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
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1. A method of providing help information to a user of a software application, comprising:
- receiving a request for help content, wherein the requested help content includes a reference to an element of a graphical user interface (GUI);
determining a current location of an interface element in the GUI corresponding to the reference in the help content; and
modifying the help content to specify the current location of the GUI element.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for providing help content to users of software application, where the help content includes references to interface elements of a graphical user interface. A method for providing help information includes receiving a request for help content, where the requested help content includes a reference to an element of the GUI, determining a current location of an interface element in the GUI corresponding to the reference in the help content, and modifying the help content to specify the current location of the GUI element.
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1. A method of providing help information to a user of a software application, comprising:
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receiving a request for help content, wherein the requested help content includes a reference to an element of a graphical user interface (GUI); determining a current location of an interface element in the GUI corresponding to the reference in the help content; and modifying the help content to specify the current location of the GUI element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium storing instructions for providing help information to a user of a software application, including instructions for performing the steps of:
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receiving a request for help content, wherein the requested help content includes a reference to an element of a graphical user interface (GUI); determining a current location of an interface element in the GUI corresponding to the reference in the help content; and modifying the help content to specify the current location of the GUI element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for obtaining help information from a software application, comprising:
invoking a help content viewer to generate a request to view help content regarding a graphical user interface (GUI) provided by the software application, wherein the help viewer is configured to; receive the request for help content, wherein the requested help content includes a reference to an element of a graphical user interface (GUI), determine a current location of an interface element in the GUI corresponding to the reference in the help content, and modify the help content to specify the current location of the GUI element. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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