[wtp-dev] Say hello to the WTP help system

[Lawrence Mandel <lmandel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

As of the I20050518 integration build,
the WTP now has its own section in the Eclipse help system. To view the
help entries select Help->Help Contents. To follow the Workbench and
Java naming conventions, the WTP help is under the heading "Web Application
Development Guide". The initial entries in the help system were taken
from the WTP tutorials (thanks to Ella Belisario, Richard Mah, and Kathy
Chan for the majority of the content). Initially there are entries for
XML, Web services, and servers. 

There are also a couple examples for
context sensitive help already in place. Context sensitive help has replaced
infopops in Eclipse 3.1. To see examples open the TCP/IP monitor or the
Internet Cache preference page and press F1.

Two WTP help plugins have been contributed
at this point to separate WST and JST specific help items.
org.eclipse.wst.doc.user
org.eclipse.jst.doc.user


What's next? 

I will continue soliciting contributions
for the help system and will work on both help documents for the help system
and for context sensitive help.

Component leads - Please identify (to
me) help system hooks in your components and ask your teams to contribute
help docs for their tools.

Many more help documents are needed.
Even short descriptions of how to use components are useful. Please open
defects against the documentation component and submit patches.


Thanks,

Lawrence Mandel

Software Developer
IBM Rational Software
Phone: 905 - 413 - 3814   Fax: 905 - 413 - 4920
lmandel@xxxxxxxxxx