I also can't divide the pager into multiple desktops with multiple pages in each. In Window Maker, I just get, essentially, one page per desktop. Whether you consider this good or bad is up to you. What is important is that you consider the pager in the window manager you choose. You'll be using it a lot.
Online help is useful, but only initially.
Both desktop environments have online help built into them. Enlightenment has it's own help system. Window Maker and AfterStep have HTML based help. The usefulness of this is dependent on how long it takes you to get familiar with the environment. In my opinion, if you need to refer to the help system for months on end, the system is far too complex and you should consider looking deeper at another window manager.