X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/12f5e1e78fe906050ff2fee9529476db332633f0..c29c95fe24973b94fd724db767193171ca7c513d:/interface/wx/html/helpctrl.h diff --git a/interface/wx/html/helpctrl.h b/interface/wx/html/helpctrl.h index 027f116825..aed23de6d3 100644 --- a/interface/wx/html/helpctrl.h +++ b/interface/wx/html/helpctrl.h @@ -3,147 +3,218 @@ // Purpose: interface of wxHtmlHelpController // Author: wxWidgets team // RCS-ID: $Id$ -// Licence: wxWindows license +// Licence: wxWindows licence ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /** @class wxHtmlHelpController This help controller provides an easy way of displaying HTML help in your - application (see @e test sample). The help system is based on @b books - (see wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook). A book is a logical - section of documentation (for example "User's Guide" or "Programmer's Guide" or - "C++ Reference" or "wxWidgets Reference"). The help controller can handle as - many books as you want. + application (see @sample{html}, test example). - Although this class has an API compatible with other wxWidgets - help controllers as documented by wxHelpController, it - is recommended that you use the enhanced capabilities of wxHtmlHelpController's - API. + The help system is based on @b books (see wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook). + A book is a logical section of documentation (for example "User's Guide" or + "Programmer's Guide" or "C++ Reference" or "wxWidgets Reference"). + The help controller can handle as many books as you want. + + Although this class has an API compatible with other wxWidgets help controllers + as documented by wxHelpController, it is recommended that you use the enhanced + capabilities of wxHtmlHelpController's API. wxHTML uses Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop project files (.hhp, .hhk, .hhc) as - its - native format. The file format is described here(). - Have a look at docs/html/ directory where sample project files are stored. + its native format. The file format is described in @ref overview_html_helpformats. + The directory @c helpfiles in the @sample{html} contains sample project files. - You can use Tex2RTF to produce these files when generating HTML, if you set @b - htmlWorkshopFiles to @b @true in - your tex2rtf.ini file. The commercial tool HelpBlocks (www.helpblocks.com) can - also create these files. + Note that the Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop + (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=00535334-c8a6-452f-9aa0-d597d16580cc) + also runs on other platforms using WINE (http://www.winehq.org/) and it can + be used to create the .hpp, .hhk and .hhc files through a friendly GUI. + The commercial tool HelpBlocks (http://www.helpblocks.com) can also create these files. @library{wxhtml} - @category{help} + @category{help,html} - @see @ref overview_wxhelpcontroller "Information about wxBestHelpController", - wxHtmlHelpFrame, wxHtmlHelpDialog, wxHtmlHelpWindow, wxHtmlModalHelp + @see wxBestHelpController, wxHtmlHelpFrame, wxHtmlHelpDialog, + wxHtmlHelpWindow, wxHtmlModalHelp */ class wxHtmlHelpController { public: /** Constructor. + + @param style + This is a combination of these flags: + - wxHF_TOOLBAR: The help window has a toolbar. + - wxHF_FLAT_TOOLBAR: The help window has a toolbar with flat buttons (aka coolbar). + - wxHF_CONTENTS: The help window has a contents panel. + - wxHF_INDEX: The help window has an index panel. + - wxHF_SEARCH: The help window has a search panel. + - wxHF_BOOKMARKS: The help window has bookmarks controls. + - wxHF_OPEN_FILES: Allows user to open arbitrary HTML document. + - wxHF_PRINT: The toolbar contains "print" button. + - wxHF_MERGE_BOOKS: The contents pane does not show book nodes. + All books are merged together and appear as single book to the user. + - wxHF_ICONS_BOOK: All nodes in contents pane have a book icon. + This is how Microsoft's HTML help viewer behaves. + - wxHF_ICONS_FOLDER: Book nodes in contents pane have a book icon, book's + sections have a folder icon. This is the default. + - 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. + - wxHF_EMBEDDED: Specifies that the help controller controls an embedded + window of class wxHtmlHelpWindow that should not be destroyed when + the controller is destroyed. + - wxHF_DIALOG: Specifies that the help controller should create a + dialog containing the help window. + - wxHF_FRAME: Specifies that the help controller should create a frame + containing the help window. + This is the default if neither wxHF_DIALOG nor wxHF_EMBEDDED is specified. + - wxHF_MODAL: Specifies that the help controller should create a modal + dialog containing the help window (used with the wxHF_DIALOG style). + - wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE: wxHF_TOOLBAR | wxHF_CONTENTS | wxHF_INDEX | + wxHF_SEARCH | wxHF_BOOKMARKS | wxHF_PRINT + @param parentWindow + This is an optional window to be used as the parent for the help window. */ wxHtmlHelpController(int style = wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE, wxWindow* parentWindow = NULL); - //@{ /** - Adds book (@ref overview_helpformat ".hhp file" - HTML Help Workshop project - file) into the list of loaded books. - This must be called at least once before displaying any help. - @a bookFile or @a bookUrl 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, @c + Adds a book (i.e. a @ref overview_html_helpformats ".hhp file"; an HTML Help + Workshop project file) into the list of loaded books. + + This must be called at least once before displaying any help. + @a bookFile or @a bookUrl may be either @c ".hhp" file or a ZIP archive + that contains an arbitrary number of @c ".hhp" files in its top-level + directory. + This ZIP archive must have @c ".zip" or @c ".htb" extension (the latter + stands for "HTML book"). In other words, + @code AddBook(wxFileName("help.zip")) + @endcode is possible and is the recommended way. - - @param showWaitMsg - If @true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed. + @param bookFile Help book filename. It is recommended to use this prototype instead of the one taking URL, because it is less error-prone. - @param bookUrl - Help book URL (note that syntax of filename and URL is - different on most platforms) + @param showWaitMsg + If @true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed. */ - bool AddBook(const wxFileName& bookFile, bool showWaitMsg); - bool AddBook(const wxString& bookUrl, bool showWaitMsg); - //@} + bool AddBook(const wxFileName& bookFile, bool showWaitMsg = false); /** - This protected virtual method may be overridden so that when specifying the - wxHF_DIALOG style, the controller - uses a different dialog. + Adds a book (i.e. a @ref overview_html_helpformats ".hhp file"; an HTML Help + Workshop project file) into the list of loaded books. + + See the other overload for additional info. + + @param bookUrl + Help book URL (note that syntax of filename and URL is + different on most platforms). + @param showWaitMsg + If @true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed. */ - virtual wxHtmlHelpDialog* CreateHelpDialog(wxHtmlHelpData* data); + bool AddBook(const wxString& bookUrl, bool showWaitMsg = false); /** - This protected virtual method may be overridden so that the controller - uses a different frame. + Displays page @a x. + This is THE important function - it is used to display the help in application. + You can specify the page in many ways: + - as direct filename of HTML document + - as chapter name (from contents) or as a book name + - as some word from index + - even as any word (will be searched) + + Looking for the page runs in these steps: + -# try to locate file named x (if x is for example "doc/howto.htm") + -# try to open starting page of book named x + -# try to find x in contents (if x is for example "How To ...") + -# try to find x in index (if x is for example "How To ...") + -# switch to Search panel and start searching */ - virtual wxHtmlHelpFrame* CreateHelpFrame(wxHtmlHelpData* data); + bool Display(const wxString& x); - //@{ /** + @overload + This alternative form is used to search help contents by numeric IDs. */ - void Display(const wxString& x); - void Display(const int id); - //@} + bool Display(int id); /** Displays help window and focuses contents panel. */ - void DisplayContents(); + virtual bool DisplayContents(); /** Displays help window and focuses index panel. */ - void DisplayIndex(); + bool DisplayIndex(); /** - Displays help window, focuses search panel and starts searching. Returns @true - if the keyword was found. Optionally it searches through the index (mode = - wxHELP_SEARCH_INDEX), default the content (mode = wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL). - @b Important: KeywordSearch searches only pages listed in .hhc file(s). - You should list all pages in the contents file. + Displays the help window, focuses search panel and starts searching. + Returns @true if the keyword was found. Optionally it searches through the + index (mode = @c wxHELP_SEARCH_INDEX), default the content + (mode = @c wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL). + + @note + KeywordSearch() searches only pages listed in @c ".hhc" file(s). + You should list all pages in the contents file. */ - bool KeywordSearch(const wxString& keyword, - wxHelpSearchMode mode = wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL); + virtual bool KeywordSearch(const wxString& keyword, + wxHelpSearchMode mode = wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL); /** Reads the controller's setting (position of window, etc.) */ - void ReadCustomization(wxConfigBase* cfg, - wxString path = wxEmptyString); + virtual void ReadCustomization(wxConfigBase* cfg, + const wxString& path = wxEmptyString); + + /** + Sets whether the help frame should prevent application from exiting + if it's the only remaining top level window. + + @enable + If @true, the application will not quit unless the help frame is + closed. Default is @false, i.e. the application does exit if only + the help window remains opened. + + @see wxApp::SetExitOnFrameDelete() + + @since 2.9.2 + */ + void SetShouldPreventAppExit(bool enable); /** Sets the path for storing temporary files - cached binary versions of index and - contents files. These binary - forms are much faster to read. Default value is empty string (empty string means - that no cached data are stored). Note that these files are @e not - deleted when program exits. + contents files. + + These binary forms are much faster to read. Default value is empty string + (empty string means that no cached data are stored). Note that these files + are @e not deleted when program exits. + Once created these cached files will be used in all subsequent executions - of your application. If cached files become older than corresponding .hhp + of your application. If cached files become older than corresponding @c ".hhp" file (e.g. if you regenerate documentation) it will be refreshed. */ void SetTempDir(const wxString& path); /** - Sets format of title of the frame. Must contain exactly one "%s" - (for title of displayed HTML page). + Sets format of title of the frame. + Must contain exactly one "%s" (for title of displayed HTML page). */ void SetTitleFormat(const wxString& format); /** - Associates @a config object with the controller. + Associates the @a config object with the controller. + If there is associated config object, wxHtmlHelpController automatically reads and writes settings (including wxHtmlWindow's settings) when needed. - The only thing you must do is create wxConfig object and call UseConfig. - If you do not use @e UseConfig, wxHtmlHelpController will use - default wxConfig object if available (for details see - wxConfigBase::Get and + The only thing you must do is create wxConfig object and call UseConfig(). + + If you do not use UseConfig(), wxHtmlHelpController will use the default + wxConfig object if available (for details see wxConfigBase::Get and wxConfigBase::Set). */ void UseConfig(wxConfigBase* config, @@ -152,8 +223,22 @@ public: /** Stores controllers setting (position of window etc.) */ - void WriteCustomization(wxConfigBase* cfg, - wxString path = wxEmptyString); + virtual void WriteCustomization(wxConfigBase* cfg, + const wxString& path = wxEmptyString); + +protected: + + /** + This protected virtual method may be overridden so that when specifying the + @c wxHF_DIALOG style, the controller uses a different dialog. + */ + virtual wxHtmlHelpDialog* CreateHelpDialog(wxHtmlHelpData* data); + + /** + This protected virtual method may be overridden so that the controller + uses a different frame. + */ + virtual wxHtmlHelpFrame* CreateHelpFrame(wxHtmlHelpData* data); }; @@ -161,28 +246,27 @@ public: /** @class wxHtmlModalHelp - This class uses wxHtmlHelpController - to display help in a modal dialog. This is useful on platforms such as wxMac - where if you display help from a modal dialog, the help window must itself be a - modal - dialog. + This class uses wxHtmlHelpController to display help in a modal dialog. + This is useful on platforms such as wxMac where if you display help from a + modal dialog, the help window must itself be a modal dialog. Create objects of this class on the stack, for example: @code - // The help can be browsed during the lifetime of this object; when the user - quits - // the help, program execution will continue. - wxHtmlModalHelp help(parent, wxT("help"), wxT("My topic")); + // The help can be browsed during the lifetime of this object; when the + // user quits the help, program execution will continue. + wxHtmlModalHelp help(parent, "help", "My topic"); @endcode @library{wxhtml} - @category{FIXME} + @category{help,html} */ class wxHtmlModalHelp { public: /** + The ctor. + @param parent is the parent of the dialog. @param helpFile @@ -191,7 +275,7 @@ public: is an optional topic. If this is empty, the help contents will be shown. @param style is a combination of the flags described in the wxHtmlHelpController - documentation. + documentation. */ wxHtmlModalHelp(wxWindow* parent, const wxString& helpFile, const wxString& topic = wxEmptyString,