Context-sensitive HTML Help for .NET application

[John Garison]

I'm not sure if this will work with .NET, but it worked fine with .asp 
files.

In our application, each .asp page had a unique name. We created a 
corresponding help page (in uncompiled html, not chm) with the same 
name; of course, they each had different extensions: Intro.asp and 
Intro.htm.

We got the developers to write a short script that would 1) determine 
the active page's name 2) call the associated help file, and 3) display 
the help file in a new window. When the script was loaded with each 
application page, voila, we had a context sensitive help system.

We even worked it backwards so that of the user found a help page 
associated with an application page, they could launch that application 
page from the help system.

My 2¢,

John Garison






Peggy McClure wrote:

>I'm new to creating HTML Help, and not sure how to accomplish
>context-sensitive help for a .NET application.
>
>I'm using RoboHelp X5 to create the HTML Help .chm  file with (ideally)
>window-level context sensitivity. The application I'm documenting was
>created using CSharp NET, (C# .NET?) and the developer tells me it does not
>use .h files. He is looking for keywords to implement the context-sensitive
>help, which they've used in the past with a .chm file, rather than topic
>IDs.
>
>I've searched the TECHWR-L archives and other sources, but haven't found
>anything specifically for what kind of file to deliver for the
>context-sensitive help mapping, and how to create the keywords. (As far as I
>can tell, I should be able to do this with RoboHelp X5).
>
>Are these keywords the same as the topic keywords or index keywords? What
>type of file does a .NET application need instead of the .h file? As far as
>I can tell from searching the web, the RoboHelp X5 supports .NET, and I
>should be able to do this with RoboHelp X5.
>
>I'm missing a piece of the puzzle (or maybe a few) - any help is greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
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