Help document animated visualization

摘要

Data for performing help document animated visualization is obtained by generating operation records from a text-based help document of an application. Each of the operation records may include data for animating an operation action that is performed on a user interface (UI) element of the application. The help document is further enhanced to include controls that load the operation records. The enhanced help documents and the operation records are distributed for use.

主权项

1. One or more data storage devices storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a property associated with a user interface (UI) element of an application; parsing a text instruction in a text-based help document of an application to identify a noun and a related verb; determining, based at least in part on the property, that the noun corresponds to the user interface (UI) element of the application and that the verb corresponds to an operation action performed on the user interface (UI) element; generating, based at least on the determining, an operation record from the text-based help document of the application, the operation record including data for generating an animation of the operation action that is performed on the user interface (UI) element of the application, the animation including a visualization of steps for completing the operation action, and the generating including inserting one or more cursor move action instructions into data representing the operation action in the operation record; inserting controls into the text-based help document to generate an enhanced help document, the controls loading the operation record in the enhanced help document; and distributing the enhanced help document and the operation record to one or more client devices.