[news.eclipse.platform.ua] Re: Add RCP Help

[Chris Goldthorpe <cgold@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Take a look at 
http://www.eclipse.org/articles/article.php?file=Article-AddingHelpToRCP/index.html

You may still be missing some plug-ins.

Mouses wrote:
> Hello,
> I tried to add help to "Test" application while learning RCP Eclipse, 
> but without success.
> I included
> org.eclipse.equinox.http.jetty
> org.eclipse.help.appserver
> org.eclipse.help.base
> org.eclipse.help.ui
> org.eclipse.help.webapp
> org.eclipse.ui.forms
>
> into target platform.
> Then I added following code.
> //-------------------------------------------------
> public class ApplicationActionBarAdvisor extends ActionBarAdvisor {
>     private IWorkbenchAction iHelpContentsAction;
> ...
> ...
> protected void makeActions(IWorkbenchWindow window) {       
>     iHelpContentsAction = ActionFactory.HELP_CONTENTS.create(window);
>     register(iHelpContentsAction);
> }
> ...
> ...
> protected void fillMenuBar(IMenuManager menuBar) {
>        helpMenu.add(iHelpContentsAction);
> ....
> //-------------------------------------------------
>
> Menu "Help Contents" is showing correctly in menu bar but when I click 
> on it nothing happens.
> I am runnig "Test" as application so there shouldn't be problem with 
> missing plugins. I am sure this is dumb question but I've searched 
> groups with realizing that many problems can be caused by missing 
> register(IAction) or exporting product without help system. This is not 
> my case I think.
> Thank you for your tips.
> M.
>
> P.S. I know I can use commands instead of fillMenuBar but first I want 
> to see Help dialog :).