- Patch by Al: improved the admin/help pages (first step).

includes/menu.inc

@@ -420,10 +420,16 @@ function menu_get_active_help() {
     return;
   }
 
-  $return = module_invoke_all('help', $path);
-  foreach ($return as $item) {
-    if (!empty($item)) {
-      $output .= $item ."\n";
+  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
+    if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
+      if ($temp = module_invoke($name, 'help', $path)) {
+        $output .= $temp . "\n";
+      }
+      if (substr($path, 0, 6) == "admin/") { 
+        if (module_invoke($name, 'help', 'admin/help#' . substr($path, 6))) {
+          $output .= theme("more_help_link", url('admin/help/' . substr($path, 6)));
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
   return $output;

includes/theme.inc

@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@ function theme_error($message) {
   return '<div class="error">'. $message .'</div>';
 }
 
+function theme_more_help_link($url) {
+  return '<div class="more-help-link">' . t('[<a href="%link">more help...</a>]', array('%link' => $url)) . '</div><hr />';
+}
+
 /**
  * Return code that emits an XML icon.
  */

misc/drupal.css

@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ tr.light .form-item, tr.dark .form-item {
 .user-login-block {
   text-align: center;
 }
+.more-help-link {
+  font-size: 0.85em;
+  text-align: right;
+}
 tr td.watchdog-user {
   background: #ffd;
 }

modules/help.module

@@ -6,22 +6,35 @@
  */
 function help_menu() {
   $items = array();
-  $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/help/glossary', 'title' => t('glossary'),
-    'callback' => 'help_glossary',
-    'access' => user_access('access administration pages'));
   $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/help', 'title' => t('help'),
-    'callback' => 'help_page',
+    'callback' => 'help_main',
     'access' => user_access('access administration pages'),
     'weight' => 9);
+  
+  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
+    if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
+      if (module_invoke($name, 'help', "admin/help#$name")) {
+        $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/help/' . $name,
+          'title' => t($name),
+          'callback' => 'help_page',
+          'access' => user_access('access administration pages'));
+      }
+    }
+  }
   return $items;
 }
 
 /**
  * Menu callback; prints a page listing a glossary of Drupal terminology.
  */
-function help_glossary() {
+function help_main() {
   $output = t("
-  <h3>Glossary</h3><dl>
+  <p>This guide explains what the various modules in <a href=\"%Drupal\">Drupal</a> do and how to configure them.</p>
+  <p>It is not a substitute for the <a href=\"%handbook\">Drupal handbook</a> available online and should be used in conjunction with it. The online reference handbook might be more up-to-date and has helpful user-contributed comments. It is your definitive reference point for all Drupal documentation.</p>
+  <h2>Help topics</h2>
+  <p>Help is available on the following items:</p>
+  %help_pages
+  <h2>Glossary of Drupal Terminology</h2><dl>
   <dt>Block</dt><dd>A small box containing information or content placed in the left-hand or right-hand sidebar of a web page.</dd>
   <dt>Comment</dt><dd>A note attached to a node. Usually intended to clarify, explain, criticize, or express an opinion on the original material.</dd>
   <dt>Moderation</dt><dd>The activity of making sure a post to a Drupal site fits in with what is expected for that Drupal site.<dl>
@@ -36,11 +49,24 @@ function help_glossary() {
   <dt>Unpublished</dt><dd>A node that is only viewable by administrators and moderators.</dd>
   <dt>User</dt><dd>A person who has an account at your Drupal site, and is logged in with that account.</dd>
   <dt>Visitor</dt><dd>A person who does not have an account at your Drupal site or a person who has an account at your Drupal site but is <u>not</u> logged in with that account. Also termed \"anonymous user\".</dd>
-  </dl>", array('%taxonomy' => url('admin/taxonomy/help')));
+  </dl>", array('%Drupal' => 'http://drupal.org', '%handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook', '%help_pages' => help_links_as_list(), '%taxonomy' => url('admin/taxonomy/help')));
 
   print theme('page', $output);
 }
 
+function help_links_as_list() {
+  $output = '<ul>';
+  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
+    if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
+      if (module_invoke($name, 'help', "admin/help#$name")) {
+        $output .= '<li>' . t("<a href=\"%url\">$name</a>", array('%url' => url("admin/help/$name"))) . '</li>';
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  $output .= '</ul>';
+  return $output;
+}
+
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_help().
  */
@@ -55,17 +81,13 @@ function help_help($section) {
  * Menu callback; prints a page listing general help for all modules.
  */
 function help_page() {
-  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
+  $name = arg(2);
   if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
     $temp = module_invoke($name, 'help', "admin/help#$name");
     if (!empty($temp)) {
-        $links[] = l($name, "admin/help#$name");
-        $output .= "<h2><a id=\"$name\">". ucfirst($name) .' module</a></h2>';
       $output .= $temp;
     }
   }
-  }
-  $output = '<small>'. implode(' &middot; ', $links) .'</small><hr />'. $output;
   print theme('page', $output);
 }
 

modules/help/help.module

@@ -6,22 +6,35 @@
  */
 function help_menu() {
   $items = array();
-  $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/help/glossary', 'title' => t('glossary'),
-    'callback' => 'help_glossary',
-    'access' => user_access('access administration pages'));
   $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/help', 'title' => t('help'),
-    'callback' => 'help_page',
+    'callback' => 'help_main',
     'access' => user_access('access administration pages'),
     'weight' => 9);
+  
+  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
+    if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
+      if (module_invoke($name, 'help', "admin/help#$name")) {
+        $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/help/' . $name,
+          'title' => t($name),
+          'callback' => 'help_page',
+          'access' => user_access('access administration pages'));
+      }
+    }
+  }
   return $items;
 }
 
 /**
  * Menu callback; prints a page listing a glossary of Drupal terminology.
  */
-function help_glossary() {
+function help_main() {
   $output = t("
-  <h3>Glossary</h3><dl>
+  <p>This guide explains what the various modules in <a href=\"%Drupal\">Drupal</a> do and how to configure them.</p>
+  <p>It is not a substitute for the <a href=\"%handbook\">Drupal handbook</a> available online and should be used in conjunction with it. The online reference handbook might be more up-to-date and has helpful user-contributed comments. It is your definitive reference point for all Drupal documentation.</p>
+  <h2>Help topics</h2>
+  <p>Help is available on the following items:</p>
+  %help_pages
+  <h2>Glossary of Drupal Terminology</h2><dl>
   <dt>Block</dt><dd>A small box containing information or content placed in the left-hand or right-hand sidebar of a web page.</dd>
   <dt>Comment</dt><dd>A note attached to a node. Usually intended to clarify, explain, criticize, or express an opinion on the original material.</dd>
   <dt>Moderation</dt><dd>The activity of making sure a post to a Drupal site fits in with what is expected for that Drupal site.<dl>
@@ -36,11 +49,24 @@ function help_glossary() {
   <dt>Unpublished</dt><dd>A node that is only viewable by administrators and moderators.</dd>
   <dt>User</dt><dd>A person who has an account at your Drupal site, and is logged in with that account.</dd>
   <dt>Visitor</dt><dd>A person who does not have an account at your Drupal site or a person who has an account at your Drupal site but is <u>not</u> logged in with that account. Also termed \"anonymous user\".</dd>
-  </dl>", array('%taxonomy' => url('admin/taxonomy/help')));
+  </dl>", array('%Drupal' => 'http://drupal.org', '%handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook', '%help_pages' => help_links_as_list(), '%taxonomy' => url('admin/taxonomy/help')));
 
   print theme('page', $output);
 }
 
+function help_links_as_list() {
+  $output = '<ul>';
+  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
+    if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
+      if (module_invoke($name, 'help', "admin/help#$name")) {
+        $output .= '<li>' . t("<a href=\"%url\">$name</a>", array('%url' => url("admin/help/$name"))) . '</li>';
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  $output .= '</ul>';
+  return $output;
+}
+
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_help().
  */
@@ -55,17 +81,13 @@ function help_help($section) {
  * Menu callback; prints a page listing general help for all modules.
  */
 function help_page() {
-  foreach (module_list() as $name) {
+  $name = arg(2);
   if (module_hook($name, 'help')) {
     $temp = module_invoke($name, 'help', "admin/help#$name");
     if (!empty($temp)) {
-        $links[] = l($name, "admin/help#$name");
-        $output .= "<h2><a id=\"$name\">". ucfirst($name) .' module</a></h2>';
       $output .= $temp;
     }
   }
-  }
-  $output = '<small>'. implode(' &middot; ', $links) .'</small><hr />'. $output;
   print theme('page', $output);
 }