Minor update: Desktop.browse() takes a URI, not a URL. Chris On Feb 25, 2011, at 4:19 PM, Chris von See wrote:
If you want to implement basic HTML help you can display it using the java.awt.Desktop class in Java 1.6 - it has a browse() method that takes a URL argument. The URL can point to either a Web site serving help pages or to a local file. The Desktop.browse() method can be invoked by whatever means a user would use to invoke help (F1, for example) - you just need to be careful that whatever mechanism you use isn't already mapped to something else by the OS.Cheers Chris On Feb 25, 2011, at 3:46 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:Susan, I wouldn't worry too much about the frames, though I don't see why anyone bothers with them. The documentation you mention mibht be helpful. What I need is some information on context-sensitive help algorithms. If I have to come up with my own it will take longer. John On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:00:01AM -0700, Susan Jolly wrote:I think you will need a library that interfaces with your GUI. SWTprovides context-sensitive help for Eclipse plug-ins but I don't know howit works when you use SWT outside of Eclipse.The online Eclipse documention seems to make a weird use of frames so I don't know how a screen reader would navigate it. I think what you want is something called Data Tools Platform Help-Helper Documentataion which is asection in the DAta Tools Platform Plug-in Developer Guide. Susan-- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities