Do you need popup help for PHP

Post by **Karlis** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:01 pm

This is just an idea, we are currently exploring the demand and possibilities. There are 3-options. We do not implement this at all or create an optional popup-help or sidebar-help (like in the big IDEs).

So to sum up, if there is big demand we will implement this in the way that is best for most developers, if the demand is low we will skip this.

Here are a couple of rough sketches.

On top of the code (popup)

Squeezed in the sidebar

zuggsoft · Post by **zuggsoft** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:28 pm

If you do implement any sort of popup/sidebar help, then you need to do it for more than just PHP. What I'd really like to see is a more integrated help system. Right now F1 opens the web browser for PHP, but opens a local help file for CSS. Not sure if it does anything at all for Javascript DOM functions. But I think the time would be better spent in better integrating the help consistency across the different languages, and then making it customizable so that I can add my own manuals (or links to web sites for web help).

For example, my PHP framework has lots of built-in functions. I'd like to be able to set up F1 help for those functions, whether it's viewing a local help file or loading a web page.

So in summary, I care a lot more about the *content* of the context-help than I care about where it is displayed and whether it's a local popup or a web browser help.

jobowo · Post by **jobowo** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:49 pm

I'd like something but I'm not sure what.

I'm using a local .chm file (in Windows Vista). The trouble with the implementation is that it shows up as a window of RPHP rather than as a separate Window. In order to get back to my code I have to hit that tiny minimize button in the top right rather than click on the much larger taskbar icon for RPHP at the bottom. May seem trivial but when you're on a laptop most of the time with a touchpad...

Post by **chrisjlocke** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:53 am

ALT+TAB should still work, returning you to RPHP...

DIZ · Post by **DIZ** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:36 pm

Voting for pop ups with the option to turn it (extras) off..

se7h · Post by **se7h** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:50 pm

DIZ wrote:Voting for pop ups with the option to turn it (extras) off..

i too

xtom · Post by **xtom** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:17 pm

I'm happy enough the way it is but it probably would be a useful addition. I think I'd prefer sidebar over popups if it was added.

jswaringen · Post by **jswaringen** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:50 pm

What about having an option in the settings to turn this on and off so that if we don't need it we can leave it the way it is, if we want it we can turn it on. The more configuration options the better.

yenerich · Post by **yenerich** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:12 pm

I guess that people that dosent need it its because they do HTML and CSS but no programming.
But webuilder is used too by php programmers. As more help tools its better, of course with the option to turn on and off, depending on the needs of each proyect.

tom_r · Post by **tom_r** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:39 pm

Is there any conclusion? The majority wants help in popup or sidebar.

firionicable · Post by **firionicable** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:22 am

chrisjlocke wrote:ALT+TAB should still work, returning you to RPHP...

I would also want this function to be added on the next version...

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