Talk:Online help

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I moved the image in from the main Help page (which didn't actually have any mention of computers, other than in the caption to the image). sheridan 23:25, 2005 Jan 3 (UTC)

this is baout strings

can we write a java program inside a string. if it is possible how can we retrive one method from that and desplay that method

Ex public class onejava {

public static void main(String []arg) { String s="public class two{public void som(){System.out.println(\"some is printed\");}}"; } }

in this program can we able to retrive the som()

can any one help me about this topic

contact:

eswar.bondada@gmail.com

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 125.22.197.48 (talk) 14:53, 4 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Why "Online"?

Would someone describe if WHY those systems are called "ONLINE" help? In fact, _online_ help should be hosted in Internet, but if the documentation is located on user's PC, isn't it more correct to name it _OFFLINE_ help?

Aaleksanyants (talk) 12:37, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've wondered this myself. The usage is in other places as well ("Online Editor" is sometimes seen as a credit at the end of TV programs) and I never could figure out where the "online" part came from.--99.250.177.248 (talk) 02:57, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This distinction/question/pet peeve becomes more and more relevant as there is more and more help for proprietary applications delivered over the internet. I can get many of my answers about Microsoft Word by searching from Google. There are also many industry-specific software apps that also have help and solutions available on the wider internet. In the vast majority of cases, this doesn't mean that the companies making the software have stopped providing help that is delivered as context-sensitive parts of their applications, but it does mean that we need to distinguish between "application help" (which is what I would choose to call it, unless someone has a better idea) and "online help." The way this page uses the term is patently incorrect in my opinion. And to evolve and stay correct, we need to change that label.