In article <88985@palm-dev-forum>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > > Hi all, > > I did a full install of "CW for Palm OS Platform (8.0)," but when perform > searches for Palm functions, such as "DmFindDatabase," "FrmAlert," etc., I > get "no topics found." Is there really no online help for the Palm OS > library?
Sure there is... however, the hooks in the IDE to get to the help aren't the best. First, make sure you've downloaded the 8.2 patch. Both the previous 8.1 and the current 8.2 patch contain an updated "Palm_OS_API_Reference.chm" file that's better formatted than the one in 8.0. What should be happening is that help pops up when you hit F1 while an API call is highlighted. However, the IDE/help interface doesn't always work, so you might just want to bring this file up manually by double clicking on it from the CodeWarrior Manuals/HTML folder. You can add a direct reference to this help file by modifying the CustomHelpItems.XML file in the CodeWarrior Help folder, or you can just add a new menu item using the Edit/Commands and Key Bindings dialog in the IDE. > I downloaded the "Palm OS Reference.pdf" file, which is great, but its not > quite as convenient to search digitally as the Windows Help files. Is the > Palm OS Reference available in a help file format? It would be nice if the > information in the Palm OS Reference could be referenced directly through > CW, which I guess is what I'm after. > Lastly, is there a way to shut off the "bang" sound that fires up every time > the CW help menu is accessed? I jump out of my skin everytime that goes > off. Alas, the "Bang" is built into the Omnibus help file... none of us on the CW for Palm OS team like it, so we're lobbying to get it removed for the next release. -- Ben Combee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead Get help at http://palmoswerks.com/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
