Added a couple of wxPerl notes.

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / hthelpct.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex b/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex
index fdc46abd1a3cb1811664774f8bfc9c1e0b9cc12e..e7230bb8e237747159d0c0f0166152a9ad69d554 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ Have a look at docs/html/ directory where sample project files are stored.
 You can use Tex2RTF to produce these files when generating HTML, if you set {\bf htmlWorkshopFiles} to {\bf true} in
 your tex2rtf.ini file.
 
-In order to use the controller in your application under Windows you must
-have the following line in your .rc file:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-#include "wx/html/msw/wxhtml.rc"
-\end{verbatim}
-
 \wxheading{Note}
 
 It is strongly recommended to use preprocessed {\bf .hhp.cached} version of
@@ -39,6 +32,10 @@ projects. It can be either created on-the-fly (see
 distribute the cached version together with helpfiles. See {\it samples/html/help} 
 sample for demonstration of its use.
 
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{Information about wxBestHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller}
+
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 wxHelpControllerBase
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ wxHelpControllerBase
 
 \membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::wxHtmlHelpController}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrollerwxhtmlhelpcontroller}
 
-\func{}{wxHtmlHelpController}{\param{int }{style = wxHF\_DEFAULTSTYLE}}
+\func{}{wxHtmlHelpController}{\param{int }{style = wxHF\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}}
 
 Constructor.
 
@@ -61,30 +58,56 @@ Constructor.
 
 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_TOOLBAR}}{Help frame has toolbar.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_FLATTOOLBAR}}{Help frame has toolbar with flat buttons (aka coolbar).}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_FLAT\_TOOLBAR}}{Help frame has toolbar with flat buttons (aka coolbar).}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_CONTENTS}}{Help frame has contents panel.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_INDEX}}{Help frame has index panel.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_SEARCH}}{Help frame has search panel.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_BOOKMARKS}}{Help frame has bookmarks controls.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_OPENFILES}}{Allow user to open arbitrary HTML document.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_OPEN\_FILES}}{Allow user to open arbitrary HTML document.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_PRINT}}{Toolbar contains "print" button.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_MERGE\_BOOKS}}{Contents pane does not show
+book nodes. All books are merged together and appear as single book to the
+user.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_ICONS\_BOOK}}{All nodes in contents pane
+have a book icon. This is how Microsoft's HTML help viewer behaves.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_ICONS\_FOLDER}}{Book nodes in contents pane have
+a book icon, book's sections have a folder icon. This is the default.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_ICONS\_BOOK\_CHAPTER}}{Both book nodes and
+nodes of top-level sections of a book (i.e. chapters) have a book icon,
+all other sections (sections, subsections, ...) have a folder icon.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}}{{\tt wxHF\_TOOLBAR | wxHF\_CONTENTS
+| wxHF\_INDEX | wxHF\_SEARCH | wxHF\_BOOKMARKS | wxHF\_PRINT}}
 \end{twocollist}
 
-Default value: everything but wxHF\_OPENFILES enabled.
-
 \membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrolleraddbook}
 
-\func{bool}{AddBook}{\param{const wxString\& }{book}, \param{bool }{show\_wait\_msg}}
+\func{bool}{AddBook}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{book\_file}, \param{bool }{show\_wait\_msg}}
+
+\func{bool}{AddBook}{\param{const wxString\& }{book\_url}, \param{bool }{show\_wait\_msg}}
 
 Adds book (\helpref{.hhp file}{helpformat} - HTML Help Workshop project file) into the list of loaded books.
 This must be called at least once before displaying  any help.
 
-{\it book} may be either .hhp file or ZIP archive that contains arbitrary number of .hhp files in 
+{\it book\_file} or {\it book\_url}  may be either .hhp file or ZIP archive
+that contains arbitrary number of .hhp files in 
 top-level directory. This ZIP archive must have .zip or .htb extension
-(the latter stands for "HTML book"). In other words, {\tt AddBook("help.zip")} is possible and, in fact,
-recommended way.
+(the latter stands for "HTML book"). In other words,
+{\tt AddBook(wxFileName("help.zip"))}
+is possible and, in fact, recommended way.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{show\_wait\_msg}{If true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed.}
+\docparam{book\_file}{Help book filename. It is recommended to use this prototype
+instead of the one taking URL, because it is less error-prone.}
+\docparam{book\_url}{Help book URL (note that syntax of filename and URL is 
+different on most platforms)}
+
+\wxheading{Note}
 
-If {\it show\_wait\_msg} is TRUE then a decorationless window with progress message is displayed.
+Don't forget to install wxFileSystem ZIP handler with
+{\tt wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new wxZipFSHandler);} before calling this method
+on a .zip or .htb file!
 
 \membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::CreateHelpFrame}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrollercreatehelpframe}
 
@@ -143,7 +166,7 @@ Displays help window and focuses index panel.
 \func{bool}{KeywordSearch}{\param{const wxString\& }{keyword}}
 
 Displays help window, focuses search panel and starts searching.
-Returns TRUE if the keyword was found.
+Returns true if the keyword was found.
 
 {\bf Important:} KeywordSearch searches only pages listed in .hhc file(s).
 You should list all pages in the contents file.