apache / apache/hop

[Task]: Update Getting Started Hop GUI documentation for current project/environment controls

Open Beginner friendly
#7,948 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
awaiting triage Documentation P3
Dominant language
Java
Stars
1.5k
Forks
476
Avg merge
18h 32m
Merged PRs (30d)
216

Description

### What needs to happen?

The Getting Started Hop GUI documentation appears to be out of date for the current Hop GUI:
https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/getting-started/hop-gui.html

In Apache Hop 2.18.1, the project/environment controls are located at the bottom of the Hop GUI, but the Getting Started documentation describes project/environment management as part of the main toolbar and includes two screenshots showing the older layout.

This caused confusion while following the Getting Started instructions as a new user.

The same page was previously updated under #4552, but the GUI appears to have changed since then.

Suggested update:
- Update the text describing where the project/environment controls are located.
- Update the screenshots that still show the older GUI layout.
- Update the page to reflect the current bottom/footer area of the Hop GUI, including the controls now located there.

Affected page:
Getting Started > Hop GUI

### Issue Priority

Priority: 3

### Issue Component

Component: Documentation

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked Getting Started > Hop GUI page and compare its project/environment instructions and screenshots with the current Hop GUI in Apache Hop 2.18.1. Update the text and screenshots to show the controls in the bottom/footer area, including the current project/environment controls.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.