I use a python script and call it as a macro with the jython Interpreter enabled.
Psuedo code looks like this: from org.gjt.sp.jedit import Macros get selected text get file path get the file extension if extension is 'mel' url = '/usr/autodesk/maya2008-x64/docs/Maya2008/en_US/Commands/' elif extension = 'py' url = '/usr/autodesk/maya2008-x64/docs/Maya2008/en_US/CommandsPython/' if not text: text = 'index' Here you can use whatever you like to launch a browser with your path '%s/%s.html' % (url,text) subprocess.call() webbrowser.open_new_tab() etc... I also added some logic to determine if the .html file exists, if it doesn't, go to the index page which has search options. You can implement a nearly identical script to search the maya node docs which is really handy. I prefer launching with a browser over infoViewer because you get search functionality. Good Luck. > Does anyone know how to get jEdit to display Maya Python Docs? > I'm using the jEdit Maya Editor Plugin w/Maya 2011. > When I use the 'execute' command to send commands from jEdit to Maya, > jEdit locks up (WinXP x64, JRE build 1.6.0_20-b02), but I realize that > things have changed in 2011, so I can live without that > However, I'd like to get the display of the Python Docs working. The > display of the Mel Docs are working fine using infoViewer internal, > but nothing happens when I try to display pythonDocs. > > I've found this workaround: > jEdit/Utilities/Edit Options/Buffer Mode: Set to python (rather than > python_Maya). This will display the mel version of the command and on > that page is a link to the python version. > However, being nth degree detail oriented, I of course want it to work > correctly. > > In my Maya Editor Plugin options, I have: > Mel path - C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2011\docs\Maya2011\en_US > \Comman ds\ > Py path - C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2011\docs\Maya2011\en_US > \Comman dsPython\ > Thanks. > > -- > http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > -- Shaun Friedberg 04-902-0443 http://www.pyrokinesis.co.nz "Fire Is Fun, When You Think About It" -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
