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Help strings

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2.0 help strings
Project state Specification
Tracker issue MDL-21695
Discussion
Assignee Helen Foster

Moodle 2.0

In Moodle 2.0, help files will be converted to strings.

String names

Help strings names will start with the string name of the setting to which they apply, so that they are kept together in the language file.

  • stringname
  • stringname_help
  • stringname_link (optional string naming a path in Moodle docs, calculated just like the link in the footer to go to the right language etc, and shown after the help text in the popup as a link to "More info...")

Help string formatting

Help string text will be short and simple - two small paragraphs maximum (150 words?) with no headings, no links, no bold, no tables etc.

Simple wiki syntax will be used:

  • paragraphs - new lines
  • bullet points - *
  • numbered lists - #