[news.eclipse.platform.ua] Re: Generating a ToC at run-time

[Chris Goldthorpe <cgold@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, there is an API, see the tocProvider element in the extension point 
org.eclipse.help.toc - see
http://help.eclipse.org/galileo/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_help_toc.html

You will probably also want to use the org.eclipse.help.contentProducer 
extension point to read the content.

Peter Saunders wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am displaying a set of external HTML help files from a local 
> filesystem within
> the Eclipse help system as follows:
>
>  docDir = getDocDirPreference();
>  href = "file:" + docDir + "/myhelp.html";
>  PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getHelpSystem().displayHelpResource(href);
>
> The location of the directory containing the external help files is 
> configurable at run-time and this may affect the precise set of help 
> files available so I am unable to provide a static Table of Contents 
> file when I build my plug-in.
>
> If I generated a ToC programatically at run-time, how could I add this 
> to the help system? Is there an API for this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter Saunders