X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/69b5cec2b0993ce4cd56f2e50ab94e5ebd20069c..d86c187031547bd2f0604adddef273deedea7907:/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex b/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex index 2ba72cebfb..d530c50677 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/hthelpct.tex @@ -5,23 +5,23 @@ \section{\class{wxHtmlHelpController}}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontroller} -{\bf WARNING!} Although this class has an API compatible with other wxWindows -help controllers as documented by \helpref{wxHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller}, it -is recommended that you use the enhanced capabilities of wxHtmlHelpController's API. - This help controller provides an easy way of displaying HTML help in your application (see {\it test} sample). The help system is based on {\bf books} (see \helpref{AddBook}{wxhtmlhelpcontrolleraddbook}). A book is a logical section of documentation (for example "User's Guide" or "Programmer's Guide" or -"C++ Reference" or "wxWindows Reference"). The help controller can handle as +"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 \helpref{wxHelpController}{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 \helpref{here}{helpformat}. 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. +your tex2rtf.ini file. The commercial tool HelpBlocks (www.helpblocks.com) can also create these files. \wxheading{Note} @@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ sample for demonstration of its use. \wxheading{See also} -\helpref{Information about wxBestHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller} +\helpref{Information about wxBestHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller}, +\helpref{wxHtmlHelpFrame}{wxhtmlhelpframe}, +\helpref{wxHtmlHelpDialog}{wxhtmlhelpdialog}, +\helpref{wxHtmlHelpWindow}{wxhtmlhelpwindow}, +\helpref{wxHtmlModalHelp}{wxhtmlmodalhelp} \wxheading{Derived from} @@ -44,28 +48,32 @@ wxHelpControllerBase +\wxheading{Library} + +\helpref{wxHtml}{librarieslist} + \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} \membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::wxHtmlHelpController}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrollerwxhtmlhelpcontroller} -\func{}{wxHtmlHelpController}{\param{int }{style = wxHF\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}} +\func{}{wxHtmlHelpController}{\param{int }{style = wxHF\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}, \param{wxWindow* }{parentWindow = NULL}} Constructor. \wxheading{Parameters} -{\it style} is combination of these flags: +{\it style} is a combination of these flags: \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt -\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_TOOLBAR}}{Help frame has toolbar.} -\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\_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 +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_TOOLBAR}}{The help window has a toolbar.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_FLAT\_TOOLBAR}}{The help window has a toolbar with flat buttons (aka coolbar).} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_CONTENTS}}{The help window has a contents panel.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_INDEX}}{The help window has an index panel.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_SEARCH}}{The help window has a search panel.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_BOOKMARKS}}{The help window has bookmarks controls.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_OPEN\_FILES}}{Allows user to open arbitrary HTML document.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_PRINT}}{The toolbar contains "print" button.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_MERGE\_BOOKS}}{The 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 @@ -75,47 +83,60 @@ 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\_EMBEDDED}}{Specifies that the help controller controls an embedded window of class \helpref{wxHtmlHelpWindow}{wxhtmlhelpwindow} that +should not be destroyed when the controller is destroyed.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_DIALOG}}{Specifies that the help controller should create a dialog containing the help window.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{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.} +\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_MODAL}}{Specifies that the help controller should create a modal dialog containing the help window (used with the wxHF\_DIALOG style).} \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxHF\_DEFAULT\_STYLE}}{{\tt wxHF\_TOOLBAR | wxHF\_CONTENTS | wxHF\_INDEX | wxHF\_SEARCH | wxHF\_BOOKMARKS | wxHF\_PRINT}} \end{twocollist} +{\it parentWindow} is an optional window to be used as the parent for the help window. + \membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrolleraddbook} -\func{bool}{AddBook}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{book\_file}, \param{bool }{show\_wait\_msg}} +\func{bool}{AddBook}{\param{const wxFileName\& }{bookFile}, \param{bool }{showWaitMsg}} -\func{bool}{AddBook}{\param{const wxString\& }{book\_url}, \param{bool }{show\_wait\_msg}} +\func{bool}{AddBook}{\param{const wxString\& }{bookUrl}, \param{bool }{showWaitMsg}} 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\_file} or {\it book\_url} may be either .hhp file or ZIP archive +{\it bookFile} or {\it 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, -{\tt AddBook(wxFileName("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 is the 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 +\docparam{showWaitMsg}{If true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed.} +\docparam{bookFile}{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 +\docparam{bookUrl}{Help book URL (note that syntax of filename and URL is different on most platforms)} \wxheading{Note} -Don't forget to install wxFileSystem ZIP handler with -{\tt wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new wxZipFSHandler);} before calling this method +Don't forget to install the archive wxFileSystem handler with +{\tt wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new wxArchiveFSHandler);} before calling this method on a .zip or .htb file! +\membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::CreateHelpDialog}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrollercreatehelpdialog} + +\func{virtual wxHtmlHelpDialog*}{CreateHelpDialog}{\param{wxHtmlHelpData * }{data}} + +This protected virtual method may be overridden so that when specifying the wxHF\_DIALOG style, the controller +uses a different dialog. + \membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::CreateHelpFrame}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrollercreatehelpframe} \func{virtual wxHtmlHelpFrame*}{CreateHelpFrame}{\param{wxHtmlHelpData * }{data}} This protected virtual method may be overridden so that the controller -uses slightly different frame. See {\it samples/html/helpview} sample for -an example. +uses a different frame. + \membersection{wxHtmlHelpController::Display}\label{wxhtmlhelpcontrollerdisplay} \func{void}{Display}{\param{const wxString\& }{x}}