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Creating standalone help RCP [message #444033]

Wed, 08 February 2006 13:49

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hardage-vergeer_lani.emc.com

I've created w working help plugin for display within the Eclipse
workbench. I've worked through the RCP tutorials. This is probably still a
very basic question, but I'm stumped on how to package my help as an RCP.
To be explicit, I want nothing but the help. This seems to be a
potentially wide application of RCP -- as a help delivery system -- but I
can't find any guidelines on how to do it. Any suggestions?

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444103 is a reply to message #444033]

Thu, 09 February 2006 12:36

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hardage-vergeer_lani.emc.com

Was the question too broad or too easy? Should I post it on the newbie
group?

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444118 is a reply to message #444103]

Thu, 09 February 2006 23:42

Eclipse User

Lani Hardage-Vergeer wrote:
> Was the question too broad or too easy? Should I post it on the newbie
> group?
>

This link describes using stand alone help in applications
http://help.eclipse.org/help31/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/help_standalone.html

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444119 is a reply to message #444033]

Thu, 09 February 2006 23:50

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: phillip.baird.clear.net.nz

I'm not an RCP expert yet but this is how I'd attempt to do this...

Create a RCP application that does not open any
workbench windows and then automatically invoke the help system.

Not sure how you start the workbench without opening a workbench window.
Possibly in your WorkbenchAdvisor override openWindows() to do nothing
other than return true.

Again in your WorkbenchAdvisor override postStartup() and call
PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getHelpSystem().displayHelp() to invoke the
help. See HelpContentsAction.run() for how the standard help action
does this. You cannot use the action because it requires a window.

/PhillipB

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444202 is a reply to message #444118]

Fri, 10 February 2006 12:28

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hardage-vergeer_lani.emc.com

Thanks, but I'm not creating an infocenter, it is just a help RCP. It's
for developers who are not using Eclipse and not connecting to an
infocenter installation. That article is helpful in describing the
dependencies but not the launching.

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444204 is a reply to message #444119]

Fri, 10 February 2006 12:29

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hardage-vergeer_lani.emc.com

Thanks, this approach sounds promising. I'll give it a try.

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444209 is a reply to message #444204]

Fri, 10 February 2006 14:03

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hardage-vergeer_lani.emc.com

That worked! Thank you very much.

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444495 is a reply to message #444209]

Thu, 16 February 2006 10:22

Eclipse User

I thought this looked interesting and gave it a try too. There is one
problem. After the help system is closed the main application stays
running. Did you find a way to close the application once the help system
is closed? Or were you able to find a way to keep the help system running
after closing the application programaticly. When I closed the workbench
after starting the help system it closed the help window too.

Ian

Re: Creating standalone help RCP [message #444543 is a reply to message #444119]

Fri, 17 February 2006 05:28

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: rohitash.kainth.tcs.com

I have tried this, but my help window is not appearing. I also tried that with adding the action HELP_CONTENT in a gui plugin, but still it didn't work. Any thoughts?

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