Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Jim Janney Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:42:19 -0600 Organization: This header deliberately left blank Lines: 30 Message-ID: <2pei1tj1s4.fsf@shell.xmission.com> References: <897ea91a-61c8-40f9-b333-0b394742c30e@s2g2000vbw.googlegroups.com> <2506bde8-4c97-43cd-aef5-cef4be5f98b4@hd10g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="PnllQd880uOddfy6hsxHuQ"; logging-data="8731"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19q4Ws3Ot+pqjTHSsprNn9m" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:q9pU6uBYaKDKNinlwaEvIxIW5Us= sha1:eMyH29IrzJhv9Y+LEpQ2UTNw6o8= Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:6173 markspace <-@.> writes: > On 7/13/2011 1:38 AM, Ross wrote: >> On Jul 13, 4:47 am, Warren Tang wrote: -- >>> Is there any library to built a *local* help (not online)? >> >> I'd also prefer to use an offline solution. > > > I'm 90% sure that when Java Help says "online solution" they mean the > help is provided electronically with the program. It doesn't mean you > are required to browse the web. > > The traditional use of "offline" with regard to help is a book or > printed manual. This is 1960/1970's terminology, but it's still with > us nevertheless. Javahelp uses HTML, but the help pages don't have to be on the web. You can bundle them with your program and keep them on the local file system. I used Javahelp a couple of years back and ended up very frustrated, because it wasn't a good fit for what I wanted to do. If I had it to do over again I would just start from scratch. My advice would be to try it, but not to waste too much time fighting with it if it isn't what you need. -- Jim Janney