diff -u b/views.module b/views.module
--- b/views.module
+++ b/views.module
@@ -10,26 +10,32 @@
*/
/**
- * Implement hook_help().
+ * Implements hook_help().
*/
function views_help($path, $arg) {
switch ($path) {
- // Main module help for the views
case 'admin/help#views':
- $output = ''. t('The views module allows administrators and site designers to create, manage, and display lists of content. Each list managed by the views module is known as a "view", and the output of a view is known as a "display". Displays are provided in either block or page form, and a single view may have multiple displays. Optional navigation aids, including a system path and menu item, can be set for each page-based display of a view. By default, views may be created that list content (a Node view type), content revisions (a Node revisions view type) or users (a User view type). A view may be restricted to members of specific user roles, and may be added, edited or deleted at the views administration page.', array('@views-api' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/views/api', '@views-administration' => url('admin/build/views'))) .'
';
- $output .= ''. t('The "building block" design of the views system provides power and flexibility, allowing parameters to be specified only when needed. While an advanced view may use all of available parameters to create complex and highly interactive applications, a simple content listing may specify only a few options. All views rely on a conceptual framework that includes:') .'
';
- $output .= '';
- $output .= '- '. t('fields, or the individual pieces of data being displayed. Adding the fields Node: Title, Node: Type, and Node: Post date to a node view, for example, includes the title, content type and creation date in the displayed results.') .'
';
- $output .= '- '. t('relationships,') .'
';
- $output .= '- '. t('arguments, or additional parameters that dynamically refine the view results, passed as part of the path. Adding an argument of Node: Type to a node view with a path of "content", for example, dynamically filters the displayed items by content type. In this example (shown with Clean URLs enabled), accessing the view through the path "http://www.example.com/content/page" displays all posts of the type "page", the path "http://www.example.com/content/story" displays all posts of the type "story", and "http://www.example.com/content" displays all posts regardless of type.') .'
';
- $output .= '- '. t('sort criteria, which determines the order of items displayed in the view results. Adding the sort criteria Node: Post date (in descending order) to a node view, for example, sorts the displayed posts in descending order by creation date.') .'
';
- $output .= '- '. t('filters, which limit items displayed in the results. Adding the filter Node: Published (and setting it equal to "Published") to a node view, for example, prevents unpublished items from being displayed.') .'
';
- $output .= '
';
- $output .= ''. t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for Views or the Views project page.', array('@handbook-views' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/views', '@project-views' => 'http://drupal.org/project/views')) .'
';
+ $output = '';
+ $output .= '' . t('About') . '
';
+ $output .= '' . t('The Views module provides a back end to fetch information from content, user accounts, taxonomy terms, and other entities from the database and present it to the user as a grid, HTML list, table, unformatted list, etc. The resulting displays are known generally as views.') . '
';
+ $output .= '' . t('For more information, see the online documentation for the Views module.', array('@views' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/views')) . '
';
+ $output .= '' . t('In order to create and modify your own views using the administration and configuration user interface, you will need to enable either the Views UI module in core or a contributed module that provides a user interface for Views. See the Views UI module help page for more information.') . '
';
+
+ $output .= '' . t('Uses') . '
';
+ $output .= '';
+ $output .= '- ' . t('Adding functionality to administrative pages') . '
';
+ $output .= '- ' . t('The Views module adds functionality to some core administration pages. For example, admin/content uses Views to filter and sort content. With Views uninstalled, admin/content is more limited.') . '
';
+
+ $output .= '- ' . t('Expanding Views functionality') . '
';
+ $output .= '- ' . t('Contributed projects that support the Views module can be found in the online documentation for Views-related contributed modules..', array('@views-related' => 'https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/views/add-ons')) . '
';
+
+ $output .= '- ' . t('Improving table accessibility') . '
';
+ $output .= '- ' . t('Views tables include semantic markup to improve accessibility. Data cells are automatically associated with header cells through id and header attributes. To improve the accessibility of your tables you can add descriptive elements within the Views table settings. The caption element can introduce context for a table, making it easier to understand. The summary element can provide an overview of how the data has been organized and how to navigate the table. Both the caption and summary are visible by default and also implemented according to HTML5 guidelines.') . '
';
return $output;
}
}
+
/**
* Advertise the current views api version
*/