❇️ RZA-250103: Help Menu popup with ? 

# Help Menu Implementation Plan (GitHub/Twitter/Confluence Style)

## Overview
This plan outlines how to create a help menu that opens when the "?" key is pressed, similar to GitHub, Twitter, or Confluence. The solution will use minimal dependencies - just HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript.

## Features
- Opens when user presses "?" key
- Displays a searchable list of help topics
- Organized into categories ("Places to go", "Keyboard shortcuts", etc.)
- Clean, modern UI with animations
- Accessible via keyboard navigation
- Mobile-responsive design

<img width="1127" height="1128" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/75f16290-da8c-484b-afe7-97da1a2da08c" />

## Implementation Steps

### 1. HTML Structure
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Your Application</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="help-menu.css">
</head>
<body>
    
    
    
    <div id="help-menu" class="help-menu hidden">
        <div class="help-menu-container">
            <div class="help-menu-header">
                <h2>Help</h2>
                <button id="close-help" class="close-button" aria-label="Close help menu">×</button>
            </div>
            <div class="help-menu-search">
                <input type="text" placeholder="Search help..." id="help-search">
            </div>
            <div class="help-menu-content">
                <div class="help-menu-section">
                    <h3>Places to Go</h3>
                    <ul class="help-menu-links">
                        <li><a href="/documentation">Documentation</a></li>
                        <li><a href="/api">API Reference</a></li>
                        <li><a href="/community">Community Forum</a></li>
                        <li><a href="/support">Support Center</a></li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
                <div class="help-menu-section">
                    <h3>Keyboard Shortcuts</h3>
                    <ul class="help-menu-links">
                        <li><kbd>?</kbd> - Show this help menu</li>
                        <li><kbd>ESC</kbd> - Close help menu</li>
                        <li><kbd>/</kbd> - Focus search</li>
                        <li><kbd>G</kbd> + <kbd>H</kbd> - Go to Home</li>
                    </ul>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    
    <script src="help-menu.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
```

### 2. CSS Styling (help-menu.css)
```css
/* Help Menu Styles */
.hidden {
    display: none !important;
}

.help-menu {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    z-index: 1000;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    animation: fadeIn 0.2s ease-out;
}

.help-menu-container {
    background-color: white;
    border-radius: 8px;
    width: 80%;
    max-width: 600px;
    max-height: 80vh;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    overflow: hidden;
    animation: slideUp 0.2s ease-out;
}

.help-menu-header {
    padding: 16px 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e4e8;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

.help-menu-header h2 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.close-button {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    font-size: 24px;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 4px 8px;
    color: #586069;
}

.close-button:hover {
    color: #24292e;
}

.help-menu-search {
    padding: 16px 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e4e8;
}

.help-menu-search input {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 8px 12px;
    border: 1px solid #e1e4e8;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.help-menu-content {
    padding: 16px 24px;
    overflow-y: auto;
    max-height: calc(80vh - 150px);
}

.help-menu-section {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.help-menu-section h3 {
    margin: 0 0 12px 0;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #24292e;
}

.help-menu-links {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.help-menu-links li {
    padding: 6px 0;
}

.help-menu-links a {
    color: #0366d6;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.help-menu-links a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.help-menu-links kbd {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 3px 5px;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 10px;
    color: #444d56;
    vertical-align: middle;
    background-color: #fafbfc;
    border: 1px solid #d1d5da;
    border-radius: 3px;
    box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 #d1d5da;
}

/* Animations */
@keyframes fadeIn {
    from { opacity: 0; }
    to { opacity: 1; }
}

@keyframes slideUp {
    from { transform: translateY(20px); opacity: 0; }
    to { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 1; }
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .help-menu-container {
        width: 90%;
    }
}
```

### 3. JavaScript (help-menu.js)
```javascript
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
    const helpMenu = document.getElementById('help-menu');
    const closeButton = document.getElementById('close-help');
    const helpSearch = document.getElementById('help-search');
    
    // Open help menu when "?" is pressed
    document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
        // Check if "?" was pressed and no input/textarea is focused
        if (e.key === '?' && !['INPUT', 'TEXTAREA'].includes(document.activeElement.tagName)) {
            e.preventDefault();
            openHelpMenu();
        }
        
        // Close help menu when ESC is pressed
        if (e.key === 'Escape' && !helpMenu.classList.contains('hidden')) {
            e.preventDefault();
            closeHelpMenu();
        }
    });
    
    // Close button click handler
    closeButton.addEventListener('click', closeHelpMenu);
    
    // Close when clicking outside the menu
    helpMenu.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
        if (e.target === helpMenu) {
            closeHelpMenu();
        }
    });
    
    function openHelpMenu() {
        helpMenu.classList.remove('hidden');
        helpSearch.focus();
        document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden'; // Prevent scrolling
    }
    
    function closeHelpMenu() {
        helpMenu.classList.add('hidden');
        document.body.style.overflow = ''; // Re-enable scrolling
    }
    
    // Optional: Implement search functionality
    helpSearch.addEventListener('input', function() {
        const searchTerm = this.value.toLowerCase();
        const sections = document.querySelectorAll('.help-menu-section');
        
        sections.forEach(section => {
            const sectionTitle = section.querySelector('h3').textContent.toLowerCase();
            const links = section.querySelectorAll('li');
            let hasVisibleItems = false;
            
            links.forEach(link => {
                const text = link.textContent.toLowerCase();
                if (text.includes(searchTerm) || sectionTitle.includes(searchTerm)) {
                    link.style.display = '';
                    hasVisibleItems = true;
                } else {
                    link.style.display = 'none';
                }
            });
            
            section.style.display = hasVisibleItems ? '' : 'none';
        });
    });
});
```

## Enhancement Ideas

1. **Keyboard Navigation**:
   - Add arrow key navigation through help items
   - Enter to follow links

2. **Recent/Popular Topics**:
   - Track and display frequently accessed help items

3. **Dynamic Content Loading**:
   - Load help content from a JSON file or API

4. **Theming**:
   - Add dark mode support

5. **Localization**:
   - Support for multiple languages

6. **Analytics**:
   - Track which help items are accessed most

## Testing Plan

1. **Unit Tests**:
   - Test help menu opens on "?" key press
   - Test menu closes on ESC and click outside
   - Test search functionality filters correctly

2. **Browser Testing**:
   - Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
   - Mobile browsers (iOS, Android)

3. **Accessibility Testing**:
   - Keyboard navigation
   - Screen reader compatibility
   - Color contrast

4. **Performance Testing**:
   - Load time impact
   - Memory usage with menu open

This implementation provides a lightweight, framework-free solution that mimics the functionality of help menus in popular platforms while maintaining simplicity and performance.

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Help Menu Implementation Plan (GitHub/Twitter/Confluence Style)

Overview

Features

Implementation Steps

1. HTML Structure

2. CSS Styling (help-menu.css)

3. JavaScript (help-menu.js)

Enhancement Ideas

Testing Plan

Metadata

Assignees

Labels

Projects

Milestone

Relationships

Development

❇️ RZA-250103: Help Menu popup with ? #103

Description

Help Menu Implementation Plan (GitHub/Twitter/Confluence Style)

Overview

Features

Implementation Steps

1. HTML Structure

2. CSS Styling (help-menu.css)

3. JavaScript (help-menu.js)

Enhancement Ideas

Testing Plan

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

Labels

Projects

Milestone

Relationships

Development

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