Many applications have the need for an online help system. In Java there is the JavaHelp standard to do this. The reference implementation offers a useful working help system. But it could have some improvements. On the Oracle Technology Network you can find two packages for Online Help (Link). One for Swing and one for web applications.
These frameworks are pretty good. The real advantage is that both use the same input files. The downside is the lack of an authoring tool for the JDeveloper IDE.
Well, it was, until the new JDeveloper extension was posted: The HelpIDE extension for JDeveloper works as an extension for JDeveloper versions 9.0.5.x and 10.1.2. You're now able to include the online help in the same workspace as the rest of the application.
Enjoy!
Comments (2)
What is the JDeveloper version supported by HelpIDE extension for JDeveloper?
Posted by Deepak Vohra | October 29, 2008 11:44 PM
Posted on October 29, 2008 23:44
As you can read from the post: "The HelpIDE extension for JDeveloper works as an extension for JDeveloper versions 9.0.5.x and 10.1.2.".
--olaf
Posted by Olaf | October 30, 2008 5:27 PM
Posted on October 30, 2008 17:27