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1 | ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |
2 | // Name: html/helpctrl.h | |
e54c96f1 | 3 | // Purpose: interface of wxHtmlHelpController |
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4 | // Author: wxWidgets team |
5 | // RCS-ID: $Id$ | |
526954c5 | 6 | // Licence: wxWindows licence |
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7 | ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |
8 | ||
9 | /** | |
10 | @class wxHtmlHelpController | |
7c913512 | 11 | |
23324ae1 | 12 | This help controller provides an easy way of displaying HTML help in your |
c87f263e | 13 | application (see @sample{html}, test example). |
7c913512 | 14 | |
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15 | The help system is based on @b books (see wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook). |
16 | A book is a logical section of documentation (for example "User's Guide" or | |
17 | "Programmer's Guide" or "C++ Reference" or "wxWidgets Reference"). | |
18 | The help controller can handle as many books as you want. | |
19 | ||
20 | Although this class has an API compatible with other wxWidgets help controllers | |
21 | as documented by wxHelpController, it is recommended that you use the enhanced | |
22 | capabilities of wxHtmlHelpController's API. | |
7c913512 | 23 | |
23324ae1 | 24 | wxHTML uses Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop project files (.hhp, .hhk, .hhc) as |
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25 | its native format. The file format is described in @ref overview_html_helpformats. |
26 | The directory @c helpfiles in the @sample{html} contains sample project files. | |
7c913512 | 27 | |
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28 | Note that the Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop |
29 | (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=00535334-c8a6-452f-9aa0-d597d16580cc) | |
30 | also runs on other platforms using WINE (http://www.winehq.org/) and it can | |
31 | be used to create the .hpp, .hhk and .hhc files through a friendly GUI. | |
32 | The commercial tool HelpBlocks (http://www.helpblocks.com) can also create these files. | |
7c913512 | 33 | |
23324ae1 | 34 | @library{wxhtml} |
c87f263e | 35 | @category{help,html} |
7c913512 | 36 | |
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37 | @see wxBestHelpController, wxHtmlHelpFrame, wxHtmlHelpDialog, |
38 | wxHtmlHelpWindow, wxHtmlModalHelp | |
23324ae1 | 39 | */ |
848a90b1 | 40 | class wxHtmlHelpController : public wxHelpControllerBase |
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41 | { |
42 | public: | |
43 | /** | |
44 | Constructor. | |
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45 | |
46 | @param style | |
47 | This is a combination of these flags: | |
48 | - wxHF_TOOLBAR: The help window has a toolbar. | |
49 | - wxHF_FLAT_TOOLBAR: The help window has a toolbar with flat buttons (aka coolbar). | |
50 | - wxHF_CONTENTS: The help window has a contents panel. | |
51 | - wxHF_INDEX: The help window has an index panel. | |
52 | - wxHF_SEARCH: The help window has a search panel. | |
53 | - wxHF_BOOKMARKS: The help window has bookmarks controls. | |
54 | - wxHF_OPEN_FILES: Allows user to open arbitrary HTML document. | |
55 | - wxHF_PRINT: The toolbar contains "print" button. | |
56 | - wxHF_MERGE_BOOKS: The contents pane does not show book nodes. | |
57 | All books are merged together and appear as single book to the user. | |
58 | - wxHF_ICONS_BOOK: All nodes in contents pane have a book icon. | |
59 | This is how Microsoft's HTML help viewer behaves. | |
60 | - wxHF_ICONS_FOLDER: Book nodes in contents pane have a book icon, book's | |
61 | sections have a folder icon. This is the default. | |
62 | - wxHF_ICONS_BOOK_CHAPTER: Both book nodes and nodes of top-level | |
63 | sections of a book (i.e. chapters) have a book icon, all other sections | |
64 | (sections, subsections, ...) have a folder icon. | |
65 | - wxHF_EMBEDDED: Specifies that the help controller controls an embedded | |
66 | window of class wxHtmlHelpWindow that should not be destroyed when | |
67 | the controller is destroyed. | |
68 | - wxHF_DIALOG: Specifies that the help controller should create a | |
69 | dialog containing the help window. | |
70 | - wxHF_FRAME: Specifies that the help controller should create a frame | |
71 | containing the help window. | |
72 | This is the default if neither wxHF_DIALOG nor wxHF_EMBEDDED is specified. | |
73 | - wxHF_MODAL: Specifies that the help controller should create a modal | |
74 | dialog containing the help window (used with the wxHF_DIALOG style). | |
75 | - wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE: wxHF_TOOLBAR | wxHF_CONTENTS | wxHF_INDEX | | |
76 | wxHF_SEARCH | wxHF_BOOKMARKS | wxHF_PRINT | |
77 | @param parentWindow | |
78 | This is an optional window to be used as the parent for the help window. | |
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79 | */ |
80 | wxHtmlHelpController(int style = wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE, | |
4cc4bfaf | 81 | wxWindow* parentWindow = NULL); |
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82 | wxHtmlHelpController(wxWindow* parentWindow, int style = wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE); |
83 | ||
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23324ae1 | 85 | /** |
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86 | Adds a book (i.e. a @ref overview_html_helpformats ".hhp file"; an HTML Help |
87 | Workshop project file) into the list of loaded books. | |
88 | ||
89 | This must be called at least once before displaying any help. | |
90 | @a bookFile or @a bookUrl may be either @c ".hhp" file or a ZIP archive | |
91 | that contains an arbitrary number of @c ".hhp" files in its top-level | |
92 | directory. | |
93 | This ZIP archive must have @c ".zip" or @c ".htb" extension (the latter | |
94 | stands for "HTML book"). In other words, | |
95 | @code | |
7c913512 | 96 | AddBook(wxFileName("help.zip")) |
c87f263e | 97 | @endcode |
23324ae1 | 98 | is possible and is the recommended way. |
c87f263e | 99 | |
7c913512 | 100 | @param bookFile |
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101 | Help book filename. It is recommended to use this prototype |
102 | instead of the one taking URL, because it is less error-prone. | |
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103 | @param showWaitMsg |
104 | If @true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed. | |
105 | */ | |
a44f3b5a | 106 | bool AddBook(const wxFileName& bookFile, bool showWaitMsg = false); |
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107 | |
108 | /** | |
109 | Adds a book (i.e. a @ref overview_html_helpformats ".hhp file"; an HTML Help | |
110 | Workshop project file) into the list of loaded books. | |
111 | ||
112 | See the other overload for additional info. | |
113 | ||
7c913512 | 114 | @param bookUrl |
4cc4bfaf | 115 | Help book URL (note that syntax of filename and URL is |
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116 | different on most platforms). |
117 | @param showWaitMsg | |
118 | If @true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed. | |
23324ae1 | 119 | */ |
a44f3b5a | 120 | bool AddBook(const wxString& bookUrl, bool showWaitMsg = false); |
23324ae1 | 121 | |
23324ae1 | 122 | /** |
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123 | Displays page @a x. |
124 | This is THE important function - it is used to display the help in application. | |
125 | You can specify the page in many ways: | |
126 | - as direct filename of HTML document | |
127 | - as chapter name (from contents) or as a book name | |
128 | - as some word from index | |
129 | - even as any word (will be searched) | |
130 | ||
131 | Looking for the page runs in these steps: | |
132 | -# try to locate file named x (if x is for example "doc/howto.htm") | |
133 | -# try to open starting page of book named x | |
134 | -# try to find x in contents (if x is for example "How To ...") | |
135 | -# try to find x in index (if x is for example "How To ...") | |
136 | -# switch to Search panel and start searching | |
23324ae1 | 137 | */ |
a44f3b5a | 138 | bool Display(const wxString& x); |
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139 | |
140 | /** | |
141 | @overload | |
142 | ||
143 | This alternative form is used to search help contents by numeric IDs. | |
144 | */ | |
a44f3b5a | 145 | bool Display(int id); |
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146 | |
147 | /** | |
148 | Displays help window and focuses contents panel. | |
149 | */ | |
5267aefd | 150 | virtual bool DisplayContents(); |
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151 | |
152 | /** | |
153 | Displays help window and focuses index panel. | |
154 | */ | |
5267aefd | 155 | bool DisplayIndex(); |
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156 | |
157 | /** | |
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158 | Displays the help window, focuses search panel and starts searching. |
159 | Returns @true if the keyword was found. Optionally it searches through the | |
160 | index (mode = @c wxHELP_SEARCH_INDEX), default the content | |
161 | (mode = @c wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL). | |
162 | ||
163 | @note | |
164 | KeywordSearch() searches only pages listed in @c ".hhc" file(s). | |
165 | You should list all pages in the contents file. | |
23324ae1 | 166 | */ |
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167 | virtual bool KeywordSearch(const wxString& keyword, |
168 | wxHelpSearchMode mode = wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL); | |
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169 | |
170 | /** | |
171 | Reads the controller's setting (position of window, etc.) | |
172 | */ | |
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173 | virtual void ReadCustomization(wxConfigBase* cfg, |
174 | const wxString& path = wxEmptyString); | |
23324ae1 | 175 | |
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176 | /** |
177 | Sets whether the help frame should prevent application from exiting | |
178 | if it's the only remaining top level window. | |
179 | ||
180 | @enable | |
181 | If @true, the application will not quit unless the help frame is | |
182 | closed. Default is @false, i.e. the application does exit if only | |
183 | the help window remains opened. | |
184 | ||
185 | @see wxApp::SetExitOnFrameDelete() | |
186 | ||
187 | @since 2.9.2 | |
188 | */ | |
189 | void SetShouldPreventAppExit(bool enable); | |
190 | ||
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191 | /** |
192 | Sets the path for storing temporary files - cached binary versions of index and | |
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193 | contents files. |
194 | ||
195 | These binary forms are much faster to read. Default value is empty string | |
196 | (empty string means that no cached data are stored). Note that these files | |
197 | are @e not deleted when program exits. | |
198 | ||
7c913512 | 199 | Once created these cached files will be used in all subsequent executions |
c87f263e | 200 | of your application. If cached files become older than corresponding @c ".hhp" |
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201 | file (e.g. if you regenerate documentation) it will be refreshed. |
202 | */ | |
203 | void SetTempDir(const wxString& path); | |
204 | ||
205 | /** | |
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206 | Sets format of title of the frame. |
207 | Must contain exactly one "%s" (for title of displayed HTML page). | |
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208 | */ |
209 | void SetTitleFormat(const wxString& format); | |
210 | ||
211 | /** | |
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212 | Associates the @a config object with the controller. |
213 | ||
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214 | If there is associated config object, wxHtmlHelpController automatically |
215 | reads and writes settings (including wxHtmlWindow's settings) when needed. | |
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216 | The only thing you must do is create wxConfig object and call UseConfig(). |
217 | ||
218 | If you do not use UseConfig(), wxHtmlHelpController will use the default | |
219 | wxConfig object if available (for details see wxConfigBase::Get and | |
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220 | wxConfigBase::Set). |
221 | */ | |
222 | void UseConfig(wxConfigBase* config, | |
223 | const wxString& rootpath = wxEmptyString); | |
224 | ||
225 | /** | |
226 | Stores controllers setting (position of window etc.) | |
227 | */ | |
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228 | virtual void WriteCustomization(wxConfigBase* cfg, |
229 | const wxString& path = wxEmptyString); | |
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230 | |
231 | protected: | |
232 | ||
233 | /** | |
234 | This protected virtual method may be overridden so that when specifying the | |
235 | @c wxHF_DIALOG style, the controller uses a different dialog. | |
236 | */ | |
237 | virtual wxHtmlHelpDialog* CreateHelpDialog(wxHtmlHelpData* data); | |
238 | ||
239 | /** | |
240 | This protected virtual method may be overridden so that the controller | |
241 | uses a different frame. | |
242 | */ | |
243 | virtual wxHtmlHelpFrame* CreateHelpFrame(wxHtmlHelpData* data); | |
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244 | }; |
245 | ||
246 | ||
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248 | /** |
249 | @class wxHtmlModalHelp | |
7c913512 | 250 | |
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251 | This class uses wxHtmlHelpController to display help in a modal dialog. |
252 | This is useful on platforms such as wxMac where if you display help from a | |
253 | modal dialog, the help window must itself be a modal dialog. | |
7c913512 | 254 | |
23324ae1 | 255 | Create objects of this class on the stack, for example: |
7c913512 | 256 | |
23324ae1 | 257 | @code |
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258 | // The help can be browsed during the lifetime of this object; when the |
259 | // user quits the help, program execution will continue. | |
f8ebb70d | 260 | wxHtmlModalHelp help(parent, "help", "My topic"); |
23324ae1 | 261 | @endcode |
7c913512 | 262 | |
23324ae1 | 263 | @library{wxhtml} |
c87f263e | 264 | @category{help,html} |
23324ae1 | 265 | */ |
7c913512 | 266 | class wxHtmlModalHelp |
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267 | { |
268 | public: | |
269 | /** | |
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270 | The ctor. |
271 | ||
7c913512 | 272 | @param parent |
4cc4bfaf | 273 | is the parent of the dialog. |
7c913512 | 274 | @param helpFile |
4cc4bfaf | 275 | is the HTML help file to show. |
7c913512 | 276 | @param topic |
4cc4bfaf | 277 | is an optional topic. If this is empty, the help contents will be shown. |
7c913512 | 278 | @param style |
4cc4bfaf | 279 | is a combination of the flags described in the wxHtmlHelpController |
c87f263e | 280 | documentation. |
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281 | */ |
282 | wxHtmlModalHelp(wxWindow* parent, const wxString& helpFile, | |
283 | const wxString& topic = wxEmptyString, | |
284 | int style = wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE | wxHF_DIALOG | wxHF_MODAL); | |
285 | }; | |
e54c96f1 | 286 |