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Jacques Le Roux commented on OFBIZ-4941:
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Quoting Tom from OFBIZ-2219
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As noted in OFBIZ-4869 and now OFBIZ-4941 I have been working on a POC to
create OFBiz help using DocBook-xsl to generate html files for presentation.
Any one interested should take a look at
http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/index.html .
The transformation is triggered by ant tasks. I've attached a copy of the file
I am using in a hot-deploy component so you can see how its done. Current help
files can be used as is. All that is needed is to move them into folders that
map to the desired structure of help file. Attached is a screen shot of the
transformed Accounting files.
If there is any interest in this approach in the community I can provide more
information on options for proceeding.
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> Proposal for a new help system
> ------------------------------
>
> Key: OFBIZ-4941
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-4941
> Project: OFBiz
> Issue Type: Wish
> Components: ALL COMPONENTS
> Affects Versions: SVN trunk
> Reporter: Jacques Le Roux
> Priority: Minor
> Fix For: SVN trunk
>
> Attachments: HelpAccounting.jpg, HelpPerformanceReview1.jpg,
> HelpPerformanceReview2.jpg, HelpRoadmap.jpg
>
>
> Quoting Tom Burns at OFBIZ-4869
> {quote}
> This is a status update just to let anyone who is interested know that this
> item is being worked on.
> I started out using the OFBiz structure for help docs but after a while I
> needed/wanted something more expressive.
> Here is what I wound up using for development:
> Java Help System http://java.net/projects/javahelp/content
> DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide
> http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/docbook.html
> http://www.docbook.org/xml/5.0/
> DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide
> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/index.html
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/docbook/files/docbook-xsl/1.77.1/docbook-xsl-1.77.1.zip
> Help Master - FE for managing java help files. Best feature drag and drop
> TOC creates TOC matching file folder structure. Convenient launcher for
> viewing & testing. http://www.halogenware.com/software/helpmaster.html
> XML Mind XML Editor - Free Personal Edition is far better then editing in
> Eclipse. download from http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/download.shtml
> Tutorial - DocBook editing with XML Mind XML Editor. Worth going through
> http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/tutorial.html
> Read Me First style guide from Sun (cost from Amazon 1 cent + shipping)
> Attached are some screen shots of the results.
> Every screen is/will be documented in a similar structure. This is as much
> for defining requirements and testing as for help. More work but worth it.
> The screenshots show a Java Help format generated using DocBook XSL. This
> will likely not be the final presentation format.
> Note the Performance Review screen shots do not match the trunk. There is a
> bug in update screen and I did some clean up of labels and drop-down list.
> There are issues like this all through the application so I did not want to
> get bogged down with patches at this time.
> {quote}
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