Re:Help: Help system step-by-step for newbies
On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 23:14:23 +0100, "Tor Tveitane" <bush...@online.no>
wrote:
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>Hi,
>Where do I find a thorough step-by-step procedure for creating a =
>complete help system?
>I know about compiling RTF files, but I need tips AND examples about all =
>the codes/footnotes, using the HelpContext field and how to create =
>additional help windows etc...
>I have started to create a help system for an application, I call =
>Application.HelpCommand(... from the Help menu-item and that works =
>fine, but how do I bring up help when users press F1?? I thought that =
>was kind of automatic?
If F1 is to do something useful, you have to assign a help context
number to TForm.HelpContext (you'll find it in the Object Inspector).
This help context number must be matched to a string in the [MAP]
section of your help configuration file (see Help Workshop) for
details, and combined into the .rtf file using a # footnote.
For example:
Let's say the help documentation for your form is located in Main.rtf.
Use Help Workshop (or whatever) to assign the match IDH_MAIN to the
1000. Now insert a # footnote in Main.rtf at the beginning of the
file, and make the actual footnote IDH_MAIN. Finally, compile the help
file and set MainForm.HelpContext=100. If you have assigned the name
of the help file on the Applications tab of the Project|Options
window, pressing F1 should bring up the help contents for the form.
