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Linking to other help topics in other plugins [message #308366]

Wed, 20 September 2006 12:10

Eclipse User

In the eclipse help system, it is pretty straightforward to link to help
topics within the same plugin, but if, for example, I wanted to direct
the user to the Eclipse Workbench User Guide, how exactly would I do it?

Thanks for the pointers,
Keith

Re: Linking to other help topics in other plugins [message #308398 is a reply to message #308366]

Thu, 21 September 2006 12:20

Eclipse User

I don't know if there is a nice was to do this.
Notice for example here:
http://help.eclipse.org/help32/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. pde.doc.user/reference/pde_feature_generating_build.htm
There is a link on the javacWarnings property that goes to the JDT
guide. This was done simply by using
"../../org.eclipse.jdt.doc.isv/guide/jdt_api_compile.htm" as the target
of the link.

This assumes that the jdt.doc.isv will be there, and is a little brittle
I think.

-Andrew

Keith McQueen wrote:
> In the eclipse help system, it is pretty straightforward to link to help
> topics within the same plugin, but if, for example, I wanted to direct
> the user to the Eclipse Workbench User Guide, how exactly would I do it?
>
> Thanks for the pointers,
> Keith

Re: Linking to other help topics in other plugins [message #311642 is a reply to message #308398]

Thu, 18 January 2007 11:56

Eclipse User

I dunno if it is less brittle, but in 3.2 there is an approved method, the use of a leading
"PLUGINS_ROOT" in the "url" of the link, as described here:

http://help.eclipse.org/help32/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. platform.doc.isv/guide/ua_help_content_files.htm

I've used it and it works fine; the Eclipse Help system gives a reasonable response when the link
points to a plug-in not included in the launch/export.

HTH,
Paul

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