Re: [Springframework-rcp-dev] Advice on JavaHelp

[Peter De B. <pet...@gm...>]

Benoit,

some code/pointers to get you started:

Context sensitive help in forms:
- the JavaHelpFormComponentInterceptorFactory has to be defined in your list
of form component interceptors, and the helpSetPath property has to point to
your helpset location.
- make sure your FormModel has an id, otherwise only the property name will
be used
- create entries in your <xxxxxx>.jhm files (one for each form property):
                  <mapID target="<formModelId>.<property>" url="path to html
help file"/> <!-- path to html file can contain named anchor, so you can
bundle all information about one form in one html file, divided in sections
using named anchors-->
- when you open your form, press F1 when in a form component, the help wil
open and jump to the correct html file
- JavaHelpFormComponentInterceptorFactory will be committed to svn, when I
have time ;-), but still needs some cleanup (error handling, ...)

The method above uses <formModelId>.<property> as helpkey. A future version
could first check for a helpKey entry in a properties file, and fall back to
the <formModelId>.<property> behaviour.

Hope this helps,

Peter


On 9/18/07, Benoit Xhenseval <bx...@ob...> wrote:
>
>  Hi *,
>
>
>
> I'd like to benefit from our experience here. Have you developed some
> JavaHelp?
>
> If so, which tool did you find easiest to keep a "manual" as well as a
> javahelp export?
>
>
>
> How did you integrate it in a SpringRC application? I have used the
> HelpContentCommand:
>
> org.springframework.richclient.command.support.HelpContentsCommand
>
>
>
> This is useful, however, has anyone done some Context-sensitive help? Is
> there any support in Spring RC for it? An "F1" key?
>
> Like the ability to specify a help path for a view or a field?  We have
> the .label, .caption, .icon, .image fields etc  it would be great to add a
> .helpPath or something similar with an overlay…
>
>
>
> Any suggestion, comment, experience, code would be welcomed!
>
>
>
> Many thanks, as usual,
>
>
>
> Benoit.
>
>
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