Re: Context sensitive help implementation?

[Brad Jensen <brad -at- elstore -dot- com>]

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From: "Hart, Geoff" <Geoff-H -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:09 AM
Subject: Context sensitive help implementation?


>
> Jennifer Maitland wondered: <<I often create help systems, but
I'm not the
> one implementing them. So while I run around making help topics
for every
> single little thing, I don't actually know how developers link
these topics
> in a context sensitive way to the software... Any ideas on how
this
> happens?>>
>
> It's pretty straightforward. Most Help software lets you create
a file
> containing "map IDs" or "context numbers" or various other terms
for
> labeling each help topic with a unique ID number. All the
developers do is
> add those numbers into the program code for each dialog box (for
example).


actually in vb all you do is enter the help context id in a little
box that is a control property.


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