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Re: How to start standalone help system [message #472373]

Tue, 11 March 2008 13:34

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: nospam_kowalskilee.gmail.com

Hi Nick,

When you say "CLOSE" it, what actions do you mean you are doing to
"close" the standalone help system?

Do you mean by "close it", that you are shutting completely the browser
window in which you are viewing the help system contents?

(Note: I'm adding eclipse.platform.ua as the newsgroups for follow-up
discussion, as that newsgroup is targeted to discussions about the help
system.)

Best regards,
Lee Anne

Nick Tan wrote:
> Hi, all:
>
> Now that I can start standalone help system (or help contents) with
> command line:
> javaw.exe -classpath %ECLIPSE_HELP_JAR% org.eclipse.help.standalone.Help
> -command displayHelp
>
> but I find that after I "CLOSE" it, the java.exe process is still alive.
> and I must "STOP" it with commandline:
> javaw.exe -classpath %ECLIPSE_HELP_JAR% org.eclipse.help.standalone.Help
> -command showdown
>
> Is there any way to "STOP" the help system while closing the help contents?
>
> Thanks & Best Regards!
> Nick

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Re: How to start standalone help system [message #472376 is a reply to message #472373]

Wed, 12 March 2008 02:10

nick tan

Messages: 56
Registered: July 2009

Member

Hi Lee,

yes, as you said, what I said "CLOSE" means shutting completely the internal
web browser window.

At the beginning, I was trying to write my own HelpWrapper that wraps class
org.eclipse.help.standalone.Help, and trying to add a window closing
listener on the internal web browser, but the problems are:
1. I can't find a way out to add the window closing listener, because
2. User can config and display the help system in an external browser, like
firefox, ie etc.

So, I am thinking that:
1. write a new class that always display help contents in internal web
browser, and
2. there's a way to listen the internal web browser closing event, and then
stop the help system

"Lee Anne" <nospam_kowalskilee@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fr61k2$tv6$1@build.eclipse.org...
> Hi Nick,
>
> When you say "CLOSE" it, what actions do you mean you are doing to
> "close" the standalone help system?
>
> Do you mean by "close it", that you are shutting completely the browser
> window in which you are viewing the help system contents?
>
> (Note: I'm adding eclipse.platform.ua as the newsgroups for follow-up
> discussion, as that newsgroup is targeted to discussions about the help
> system.)
>
> Best regards,
> Lee Anne
>
> Nick Tan wrote:
>> Hi, all:
>>
>> Now that I can start standalone help system (or help contents) with
>> command line:
>> javaw.exe -classpath %ECLIPSE_HELP_JAR% org.eclipse.help.standalone.Help
>> -command displayHelp
>>
>> but I find that after I "CLOSE" it, the java.exe process is still alive.
>> and I must "STOP" it with commandline:
>> javaw.exe -classpath %ECLIPSE_HELP_JAR% org.eclipse.help.standalone.Help
>> -command showdown
>>
>> Is there any way to "STOP" the help system while closing the help
>> contents?
>>
>> Thanks & Best Regards!
>> Nick

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