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Re: Does anyone use a help system besides JavaHelp for on-line help?
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For me, without any doubt, I see DITA based documentation as the
absolute prime time system for Software documentation.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Information_Typing_Architecture)
(it can actually generate JavaHelp as one of its outputs). But - with
the current nice and easy integration of JavaHelp into the NetBeans
platform I do not see any great advantage to switch over.
B-)
On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Hermann Matthes<hermann.matthes@...> wrote:
> Doogle T schrieb:
>
> I've read a lot of posts, documents, and have tested JavaHelp for RCP (and
> non-RCP) applications. I have learned the advantages of JavaHelp, and come
> across a few disadvantages. I also searched for a GUI that will
> automatically modify the map, toc, index, etc. meta (xml) files pertaining
> to the structure of a particular help set. If one exists, I would be
> interested in learning about it.
>
> This search has brought up another question -- what are developers actually
> using out there? Is JavaHelp used with deployed applications, or in actual
> practice are they accompanied by a traditional pdf or other stand-along
> document? One advantage I can see to having the documentation separate is
> that it can be updated without the need to re-deploy the application. For
> RCP apps, the closest I've come is to have the help set in a separate
> module, then use update manager/plugins to release updates to the help
> documentation. This seems to work pretty well, but overall the entire
> process still seems a little 'klunky'. I am not complaining, just wondering
> what people are doing in general before choosing a path to take. I would
> appreciate any feedback. Thank you.
>
> Doug.
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> Hello,
> yes, I use the online help and it's implemented in a separate module. With
> just a little effort, this online help is also available on the web (see
> http://www.hermannmatthes.de/timekeeper/index.html). It's in german and you
> have to follow the link "Online Hilfe" to see the content. By now it
> contains 100 pages with185 screenshots.
>
> Currently I'm migrating to 6.7 and it seems to be very simple. Many thanks
> to the development team. I really appreciate your work.
>
> Hermann
>
absolute prime time system for Software documentation.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Information_Typing_Architecture)
(it can actually generate JavaHelp as one of its outputs). But - with
the current nice and easy integration of JavaHelp into the NetBeans
platform I do not see any great advantage to switch over.
B-)
On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Hermann Matthes<hermann.matthes@...> wrote:
> Doogle T schrieb:
>
> I've read a lot of posts, documents, and have tested JavaHelp for RCP (and
> non-RCP) applications. I have learned the advantages of JavaHelp, and come
> across a few disadvantages. I also searched for a GUI that will
> automatically modify the map, toc, index, etc. meta (xml) files pertaining
> to the structure of a particular help set. If one exists, I would be
> interested in learning about it.
>
> This search has brought up another question -- what are developers actually
> using out there? Is JavaHelp used with deployed applications, or in actual
> practice are they accompanied by a traditional pdf or other stand-along
> document? One advantage I can see to having the documentation separate is
> that it can be updated without the need to re-deploy the application. For
> RCP apps, the closest I've come is to have the help set in a separate
> module, then use update manager/plugins to release updates to the help
> documentation. This seems to work pretty well, but overall the entire
> process still seems a little 'klunky'. I am not complaining, just wondering
> what people are doing in general before choosing a path to take. I would
> appreciate any feedback. Thank you.
>
> Doug.
> ________________________________
> View this message in context: Does anyone use a help system besides JavaHelp
> for on-line help?
> Sent from the Netbeans RCP/Platform Users (Open API) mailing list archive at
> Nabble.com.
>
> Hello,
> yes, I use the online help and it's implemented in a separate module. With
> just a little effort, this online help is also available on the web (see
> http://www.hermannmatthes.de/timekeeper/index.html). It's in german and you
> have to follow the link "Online Hilfe" to see the content. By now it
> contains 100 pages with185 screenshots.
>
> Currently I'm migrating to 6.7 and it seems to be very simple. Many thanks
> to the development team. I really appreciate your work.
>
> Hermann
>
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