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org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/internal/PrototypeService.java

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating RED Hash: AF38F053D87CA8F5668824884DBEF236
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 518FF7A7F96CCCF60D096BAEA427ABDE
  */
 public class PrototypeService implements IPrototypeService, IIntrospectiveKernelService {
 	/** The singleton instance. */
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ public class PrototypeService implements IPrototypeService, IIntrospectiveKernel
 	public String getIntrospectionDescription() {
 		return getIntrospectionLabel() +
 				"\n\nThis service manages the model element prototypes." +
-				// TODO(VA) Would be nice to define "prototype": I know it's a problem of most
-				// newcomers that they have no idea what is meant by that, when it intervenes, etc.
+				"\nTo understand what a prototype is consider what happens when you drag and drop an element from the palette:" +
+				"\nwhat happens internally is that we copy a reference element from the palette into the project." +
+				"\nThis reference element is what we call a \"prototype\"" +
 				"\nUsually model elements are composed of a couple of EObjects and have their attributes set to some predefined values." +
 				"\nEach part of the modeling language(s) can register prototype provider classes, which then provide the model elements." +
 				"\n\nThe service extension point is '" + EXTENSION_POINT_NAME + "'.";