[Scrollkeeper-devel] Indication of newly added omf file

[Rajkumar S. <raj...@wi...>]

Hi,

Is there a way to indicate an application (say help browser) using
scrollkeeper when a new omf file is added to the "omf-dir".


Consider the following scenario:
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- Install a new component (say test-app) to gnome desktop whose help
docs are maintained by scrollkeeper

- On installing the new component the omf file (test-app-C.omf) will be
added to the "omf-dir" and the help doc (test-app.xml) will be placed in
"docdir"

- Now the component install by the 'sys-admin' should typically run
'scrollkeeper-update' to register the new omf file test-app-C.omf with
the scrollkeeper, so that when the end-user launches help browser he
will be getting a link to the view the help file for his component
'test-app'

- In some cases the component install fails to run 'scrollkeeper-update'
which inturn prevents the help browser from having a link to the newly
installed 'test-app' as the omf file test-app-C.omf is not registered
with the scrollkeeper


The above abnormal condition will prevent the user to browse the help
manual for the newly installed component. As a solution for this am
trying to throw a Message Dialog when the user launches help browser
asking him to run 'scrollkeeper-update' in the following scenario:

- A new omf file is added to the "omf-dir", but it's not registered to
the scrollkeeper through scrollkeeper-update

For this the help browser should sense that a new omf file is added and
it's not been registered and only then it should prompt the user to run
scrollkeeper-update.

Pls. let me know if there are any scrollkeeper API's that I could use in
the help browser for this purpose.


Thanks & Regards,
Raj.