Description of problem: virt-manager desktop help, launched using f1 key or by clicking menu button Help->Contents, references a 'New Machine' button under the 'File' menu that does not exist in GUI itself. In addition, the screenshots are from the previous version of virt-manager. The documentation needs correction. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): # rpm -q virt-manager virt-manager-0.5.3-8.el5 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open virt-manager GUI 2. Click 'Help->Contents' 3. Select "3. The Manager Window" 4. Scroll to "3.2. File Menu Choices" Actual results: 3.2 section shows : "The File menu in the Manager window gives you the following options: New machine... Starts the virtual machine creation wizard. Clicking the New button at the bottom of the window has the same effect." The 'New Machine item does not exist. Expected results: Documentation requires alteration to describe the items correctly. Additional info: The online Virtualisation Guide also has the same error, for which I am making another BZ: https://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.2/html/Virtualization/sect-Virtualization-Managing_guests_with_Virtual_Machine_Managervirt_manager-Creating_a_new_guest.html
The virt-manager help documentation shipped with the app is massively out of date, almost to the point of uselessness. While the proper fix would be to update the docs to reflect reality, it would be a non-trivial effort that I don't see happening in the short term. To address the bugs that have accumulated wrt the docs, I've just disabled access to the docs: all 'help' buttons/menu items have been removed. Fix built into virt-manager 0.6.1-3.el5. Setting to MODIFIED.
Updated fix being built into virt-manager-0.6.1-5.el5. Setting to MODIFIED.
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