Feature: Add about, help buttons

Bug #1229813 reported by Tobin Davis
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Image Writer
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Bug Description

Look into adding an about and a help button. Need to incorporate into the gui, while keeping the interface simple. Maybe making the version number area clickable for the about, and a question mark button for help?

About should have:

Program name
Version number
Build Date (if possible)
copyright info (including link to GPL text).
Link to Sourceforge project site.
Link to bug reports

Help can be a simple screen shot overlayed with arrows to each area and a brief description of its function.

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Jeff B (skydiver38) wrote :

I *really* think these should be menu items, and incorporate version info into the menu item (removing it from the main layout).

But, whatever you want to do...

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Tobin Davis (gruemaster) wrote :

The only problem with a menu is layout considerations. Do we go with a "traditional" layout with a menu bar across the top? If so, what all do we put there?

Another option to consider, a dropdown menu (similar to the drive selection dropdown) in place of the version text titled "Help". In the drop down list, have "About (version info & links), Documentation (or similar wording), License (maybe), and also we could add a diagnostics option that would create a summary of the drive selection information (what I was looking to do with win32sysinfo).

I am open to other ideas too.

I am going to ramp back up on this very soon (winter is coming). Target 1.0 for before the end of the year.

Tobin Davis (gruemaster)
Changed in win32-image-writer:
status: New → Confirmed
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