Window browser (popups) for Help system [#401460]

Updated: Comment #4

Problem/Motivation

Clicking the help links opens the help file in the same tab which may lead to loss of data because some forms (nodes and filter tips) do not retain the user input when you return to them using the back button.

Proposed resolution

The links should open in a new tab/window.

Remaining tasks

Rewriting the help links.

User interface changes

Rewrite the help links in such a way that they open in a separate tab using the help_l() function.

API changes

No.

Original report by catch

Splitting this off from #299050: Help System - Master Patch.

Short version - when we offer help to people, we shouldn't force them to use the back button to get back to what they were doing - especially since some forms have a tendency to lose all their data (nodes and filter tips). Earlier versions of the help patch have links opening in a new window via the help_l() function. Postponed until the main patch gets in.

Comments

Comment #1

Gurpartap Singh CreditAttribution: Gurpartap Singh commented 14 March 2009 at 05:44

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» Gurpartap Singh

#87994: Quit clobbering people's work when they click the filter tips link will probably make use of what will be produced in this issue. I'll also highlight #374646: Popbox (Popups Lite): Adding Modal Dialogs to Confirmations as it has some good inputs regarding such stuff, though it's scope is totally different from help sys's requirements (which is why this separate issue exists).