1 /*-*- c++ -*-********************************************************
2 * helphtml.h - base class for html based help controllers *
4 * (C) 1999 by Karsten Ballüder (Ballueder@usa.net) *
7 *******************************************************************/
9 #ifndef __WX_HELPHTML_H_
10 #define __WX_HELPHTML_H_
15 # pragma interface "helphtml.h"
18 #include "wx/helpbase.h"
21 /// Name for map file.
22 #define WXEXTHELP_MAPFILE "wxhelp.map"
25 #define WXEXTHELP_SEPARATOR '\\'
27 #define WXEXTHELP_SEPARATOR '/'
29 /// Maximum line length in map file.
30 #define WXEXTHELP_BUFLEN 512
31 /// Character introducing comments/documentation field in map file.
32 #define WXEXTHELP_COMMENTCHAR ';'
34 class WXDLLEXPORT wxExtHelpMapList
;
38 This class is the base class for all html help implementations.
39 It requires the name of a directory containing the documentation
40 and a file mapping numerical Section numbers to relative URLS.
42 The map file contains two or three fields per line:
43 numeric_id relative_URL [; comment/documentation]
45 The numeric_id is the id used to look up the entry in
46 DisplaySection()/DisplayBlock(). The relative_URL is a filename of
47 an html file, relative to the help directory. The optional
48 comment/documentation field (after a ';') is used for keyword
49 searches, so some meaningful text here does not hurt.
50 If the documentation itself contains a ';', only the part before
51 that will be displayed in the listbox, but all of it used for search.
53 Lines starting with ';' will be ignored.
56 class WXDLLEXPORT wxHTMLHelpControllerBase
: public wxHelpControllerBase
58 DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxHTMLHelpControllerBase
)
60 wxHTMLHelpControllerBase(void);
61 virtual ~wxHTMLHelpControllerBase(void);
63 /** This must be called to tell the controller where to find the
65 If a locale is set, look in file/localename, i.e.
66 If passed "/usr/local/myapp/help" and the current wxLocale is
67 set to be "de", then look in "/usr/local/myapp/help/de/"
68 first and fall back to "/usr/local/myapp/help" if that
71 @param file - NOT a filename, but a directory name.
72 @return true on success
74 virtual bool Initialize(const wxString
& dir
, int WXUNUSED(server
))
75 { return Initialize(dir
); }
77 /** This must be called to tell the controller where to find the
79 If a locale is set, look in file/localename, i.e.
80 If passed "/usr/local/myapp/help" and the current wxLocale is
81 set to be "de", then look in "/usr/local/myapp/help/de/"
82 first and fall back to "/usr/local/myapp/help" if that
84 @param dir - directory name where to fine the help files
85 @return true on success
87 virtual bool Initialize(const wxString
& dir
);
89 /** If file is "", reloads file given in Initialize.
90 @file Name of help directory.
91 @return true on success
93 virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString
& file
= "");
95 /** Display list of all help entries.
96 @return true on success
98 virtual bool DisplayContents(void);
99 /** Display help for id sectionNo.
100 @return true on success
102 virtual bool DisplaySection(int sectionNo
);
103 /** Display help for id sectionNo -- identical with DisplaySection().
104 @return true on success
106 virtual bool DisplayBlock(long blockNo
);
107 /** Search comment/documentation fields in map file and present a
109 @key k string to search for, empty string will list all entries
110 @return true on success
112 virtual bool KeywordSearch(const wxString
& k
);
115 virtual bool Quit(void);
117 virtual void OnQuit(void);
119 /// Call the browser using a relative URL.
120 virtual bool DisplayHelp(wxString
const &) = 0;
122 /// Allows one to override the default settings for the help frame.
123 virtual void SetFrameParameters(const wxString
& WXUNUSED(title
),
124 const wxSize
& WXUNUSED(size
),
125 const wxPoint
& WXUNUSED(pos
) = wxDefaultPosition
,
126 bool WXUNUSED(newFrameEachTime
) = FALSE
)
128 // does nothing by default
130 /// Obtains the latest settings used by the help frame and the help
132 virtual wxFrame
*GetFrameParameters(wxSize
*WXUNUSED(size
) = NULL
,
133 wxPoint
*WXUNUSED(pos
) = NULL
,
134 bool *WXUNUSED(newFrameEachTime
) = NULL
)
136 return (wxFrame
*) NULL
;// does nothing by default
140 /// Filename of currently active map file.
142 /// How many entries do we have in the map file?
144 /// A list containing all id,url,documentation triples.
146 /// Deletes the list and all objects.
147 void DeleteList(void);
152 #endif // __WX_HELPHTML_H_