[linux-audio-user] Opening up the discussion

[Christoph Eckert]

> I like the wings3d approach (which is not an audio app,
> mind you), where the status bar is used to communicate to
> the user what options the user interface offers for the
> object that the mouse pointer is hovering over.

There are several ways to do so, maybe a status bar, tooltips 
or what's this help.

I'd call this "Documentation on demand". It gives you the 
right information just in time. A very good thing, IMHO, but 
often such things are - even if there are some - more or less 
useless, maybe a tooltip which shows "If checked, this option 
takes effect" for a checkbox.

The problem is that it is a special challenge to create 
reasonable entries for such help systems. Great the wings3d 
people have spent the time for it.


Best regards


    ce