On Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:20:32 -0300 William Oliveira Ferreira <[email protected]> wrote:
> Seems to be a good project. > > Could someone from LazCore make a test on it? > > I think it should be a step foward to a Lazarus' Embedded Help System Yes, it should definitely be mentioned on http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Add_Help_to_Your_Application I recommend to put the package and the examples into separate directories. Mattias > > 2012/7/28 Kostas Michalopoulos <[email protected]> > > > I just noticed this (there is a lot of activity in the mailing list and i > > only browse it occasionally). > > > > On 10/7/2012 6:39 μμ, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> My question still stands though. I don't know what is the > >> recommendation for "application help" with LCL based applications. eg: > >> I create a new project which is a new Programming Editor. I want to > >> supply a end-user help file with my binary - like all good software > >> does. What help file format do I use (as the developer of that > >> product), and how do I create/edit that help file? > >> > >> > > Personally i have written a custom help system: > > > > http://badsector.github.com/**lazhelp/<http://badsector.github.com/lazhelp/> > > > > It is made up of a bunch of components that can either provide the help > > content from inside the program (f.e. from a resource or just a string > > list) or from an external file. The help can be displayed as a > > popup/tooltip, inside a panel using a custom control or a separate window > > with back, forward, home and other optional buttons (like introduction, > > tutorial, etc). It can also be registered as a help provider for LCL (so > > you can use HelpContext etc in controls). > > > > The viewer is written with LCL so it should be portable (although there > > are some inconsistencies, especially regarding scrollbars). There aren't > > many things supported by the language (which has a simple syntax) but it > > should be enough for simple applications. For larger help sites, it > > probably needs more stuff (f.e. there is no table support). > > > > I have used it for Runtime World, my 3D world editor: > > > > http://chiselapp.com/user/**badsector/repository/rtworld/<http://chiselapp.com/user/badsector/repository/rtworld/> > > > > and for LILCard, a hypercard-like program: > > > > https://github.com/badsector/**lilcard<https://github.com/badsector/lilcard> > > > > (the latter shows how the help system can become part of the executable > > itself since lilcard is a single executable in all platforms) > > > > The reason i made it is, as you have said in other threads, i find Lazarus > > current help situation to be inadequate at least. Additionally, i don't > > want to distribute a huge executable for viewing CHM files (in the case the > > user's computer do not have the ability to view CHM files) and i find the > > CHM viewer's user interface to be somewhat complex. > > > > Kostas "Bad Sector" Michalopoulos > > > > > > > > -- > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Lazarus mailing list > > [email protected].**freepascal.org<[email protected]> > > http://lists.lazarus.**freepascal.org/mailman/**listinfo/lazarus<http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus> > > > > > -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
