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[platform-help-dev] Re: Launching the help browser from code
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Hi Mark,
I first tried to find a topic in the
Plug-In Developers Guide for your precise situation, but did not immediately
see it. It sounds like what you want is a combination of context-sensitive
help (help launched from a UI widget) and launching the standalone help
to a topic in the main help system window. (Vs. launching the contexts
help topic file).
So the guidance for you might be in
applying a combination of this information:
Declaring a context ID:
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/help_standalone.html?rev=1.26.2.2
Launching the standalone help to a topic:
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/help_standalone.html?rev=1.26.2.2
and its section "How to call the
help classes from Java" which says:
To invoke help when needed:
helpSystem.displayHelp();
You can also call help on specific primary TOC files or
topics:
helpSystem.displayHelp("/com.mycompany.mytool.doc/toc.xml");
helpSystem.displayHelp("/com.mycompany.mytool.doc/tasks/task1.htm");
I am aware of Java Swing products that
have used the information at http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/help_standalone.html?rev=1.26.2.2
to accomplish launching the standalone
help system to a specific topic. I am less familiar with doing that for
an Eclipse-based GUI, but would say the capability must be there as it
is the same help system methods underneath.
Hope that helps!
--Lee Anne
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Lee Anne Kowalski
IBM Corporate ID Leadership Team - User Assistance Technology Lead
Internet: kowalski at us dot ibm dot com
"Think big, start small, and be pragmatic."
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Anne Kowalski/Silicon Valley/IBM on 10/13/2005 09:41 AM -----
Mark Drew <mark.drew@xxxxxxxxx>
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10/13/2005 09:20 AM
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the help browser from code |
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I have been trying to make a plugin that would launch
the help browser straight to a specific book from a button. I cant seem
to find any code examples for this apart from Program.launch("http://localhost:8081/help");
which isnt quite right.
Any pointers with this would be very welcome!
Many Thanks
--
Mark Drew
http://cybersonic.blogspot.com
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