7 files changed, 58 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 255bb48f65..0ae4545911 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -13419,6 +13419,29 @@
         <integer>650</integer>
         <integer>490</integer>
         <integer>0</integer>
-      </array>    </map>
+      </array>    
+    </map>
+   <key>HelpFloaterOpen</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Show Help Floater on login?</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+    </map>
+     <key>ShowHelpOnFirstLogin</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Show Help Floater on first login</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>0</integer>
+    </map>
 </map>
 </llsd>
diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_minimal.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_minimal.xml
index 70a75cb4ca..29e52ab054 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_minimal.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings_minimal.xml
@@ -459,5 +459,16 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>0</integer>
     </map>
-  </map>
+    <key>ShowHelpOnFirstLogin</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Show Help Floater on first login</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+    </map>
+    </map>
 </llsd>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterhelpbrowser.h b/indra/newview/llfloaterhelpbrowser.h
index 2731c81b9c..afe0f4df69 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterhelpbrowser.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterhelpbrowser.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class LLFloaterHelpBrowser :
 
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL postBuild();
 	/*virtual*/ void onClose(bool app_quitting);
+	/*virtual*/ void onOpen(const LLSD& key);
 
 	// inherited from LLViewerMediaObserver
 	/*virtual*/ void handleMediaEvent(LLPluginClassMedia* self, EMediaEvent event);
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
index 167dd68f08..ba1f7cd2e3 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llstartup.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #include "lluserrelations.h"
 #include "llversioninfo.h"
 #include "llviewercontrol.h"
+#include "llviewerhelp.h"
 #include "llvfs.h"
 #include "llxorcipher.h"	// saved password, MAC address
 #include "llwindow.h"
@@ -1692,11 +1693,22 @@ bool idle_startup()
 				gViewerThrottle.setMaxBandwidth(FAST_RATE_BPS / 1024.f);
 			}
 
+			if (gSavedSettings.getBOOL("ShowHelpOnFirstLogin"))
+			{
+				gSavedSettings.setBOOL("HelpFloaterOpen", TRUE);
+			}
+
 			// Set the show start location to true, now that the user has logged
 			// on with this install.
 			gSavedSettings.setBOOL("ShowStartLocation", TRUE);
 		}
 
+		if (gSavedSettings.getBOOL("HelpFloaterOpen"))
+		{
+			// show default topic
+			LLViewerHelp::instance().showTopic("");
+		}
+
 		// We're successfully logged in.
 		gSavedSettings.setBOOL("FirstLoginThisInstall", FALSE);
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerhelp.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerhelp.cpp
index 9fe8c142b9..69522b7ab3 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerhelp.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerhelp.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ void LLViewerHelp::showTopic(const std::string &topic)
 
 	// work out the URL for this topic and display it 
 	showHelp();
+	
 	std::string helpURL = LLViewerHelpUtil::buildHelpURL( help_topic );
-	setRawURL( helpURL );
+	setRawURL(helpURL);
 }
 
 std::string LLViewerHelp::defaultTopic()
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml
index 02e50ee584..de6d586f72 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_resize="true"
+ left="10000"
+ bottom="10000"
  height="600"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="150"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml b/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml
index cc551f7d58..6eb40bc943 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_help_browser.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_resize="true"
  can_minimize="false" 
- height="360"
+ height="460"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="360"
- left="645"
+ left="10000"
  top="10" 
- min_width="345"
+ min_width="335"
  name="floater_help_browser"
  save_rect="true"
  single_instance="true"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
      name="done_text">
     </floater.string>
     <layout_stack
-     bottom="360"
+     bottom="460"
      follows="left|right|top|bottom"
      layout="topleft"
      left="5"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
          user_resize="false"
          width="325">
             <web_browser
-              trusted_content="true" 
+              trusted_content="true"  
              bottom="-5"
              follows="left|right|top|bottom"
              layout="topleft"