Implement dynamic help system

[mbarto]

Help should be enabled by a toggle button.
When enabled, all the "help-augmented" components should be highlighted on the UI, so that the user can ask help on a specific UI part. When an highlighted part is selected, the related help should be shown to the user.
We need to define how to help-augment any component and how to recognize them.

[chrismayer]

Hi, I have a few questions about this issue:

The preferred layout:

Where do you want to have the toggle button to be placed? As part of the toolbar or as single element somewhere in the app? If second: Where should it be placed?

About the highlighting of the "help-augmented" elements: Either a CSS solution like a border around the elements? Or a separate element like a badge or something showing a help icon which can be clicked?

About the display of the help information: Is another panel rendering the help text OK?

[mbarto]

The position of the button as the last button of the toolbar is ok.
I would use a badge if possible to highlight elements with help.
Yes, there will be a new panel to display help text (I would accept HTML as we could include formatted text, images and so on).