Hello, I have been using Eclipse for quite sometime now. It is a wonderful platform for Java development. I wanted to contribute to the success of Eclipse in...
Is there a good way to give users access to PDFs or other non-Eclipse documents through the Eclipse interface? Someone once mentioned inserting a link to a PDF...
... My help links to javadocs. I "cheat" and include the javadocs inside the doc.zip file that's part of the plugin. I automated it by including the javadoc...
I have not been able to find a way to open any links in separate browser windows. I have some external links I want to open, but they open in the topic pane,...
The Eclipse help I generated using a WebWorks template I adapted (see notes in the library) from the customized MS HTML Help template we use to create .chm...
The example you give (below) is for opening something from a help page. I'm trying to open PDFs from the Eclipse Help TOC. I've gotten this to work, it's...
I'm pretty sure there are some developers working on extending the Eclipse help spec. You might contact them and suggest enhancing the toc format to support...
Back in October, Roger said in a post that he was hoping to add a browse sequence, indiex, and glossary to his Eclpise help. Has anyone actually tried to do...
Steve, We have not found a way yet. You should submit an enhancement request at eclipse.org. Currently, once you perform your first search in Eclipse-based...
It sounds like the simplest solution would be to create an "Index" page that appears in the TOC. The user could click there to open the index in the main...
That's a great idea Steve, although you may have to teach your audience. BTW, here is a tip for everyone. Virtually all of our topics have bookmarks for...
That's tech writing 101. If you don't avoid ambiguity and redundancy you're going to get in trouble sooner or later. Indexing is an art. I love that Eclipse...
Following Martha Davidson's lead, I use the index that WebWorks converts to an HTML page from my FrameMaker human-made index entries. Also, with WebWorks, I...
hi all, has anyone messed with the eclipse cheat sheets to any extent? i've heard some people call it executable help, but i don't know enough about it to tell...
Hi Lisa- We're doing some while our GUI is in the rough transitional stage. _Writing_ a cheatsheet is pretty easy; getting the interactivity with the GUI to...
That's a prime example of the kind of problem that resulted from Eclipse developers coding the help system without any input from experienced technical...
hi sam, thanks for your insights. what you say about integrating cheat sheets with apps meshes with what my developer says...i.e. can be tricky and requires ...
Are there any settings in the Help System Preferences that your plug-in could modify that would make it easier for users to find the right help? For example,...
There's actually a documentation session with some people from IBM and HP: Eclipse Documentation: Writing our Story Andrea Covas, Lee Anne Kowalski, Lori Zink ...
... I won't be there, but the company I work for, Agitar Software, is a sponsor. -- Martha Jane {Kolman | Davidson} Dances With Words editrix@... "Too...
... I'll find out; for that matter, if I could get one, I'd like to go to that session as well. -- Martha Jane {Kolman | Davidson} Dances With Words ...
Martha & Robert, If either of you attend this session, please post what you learn. Maybe they will have the presentation on the Web so we can all download it, ...
This group's the closest to a central clearinghouse of doc-relatd Eclipse info I've found. I looked at the EclipseCon site not long ago, and didn't find...
Would be interested in several things: * What development software are most writers using to create Eclipse XHTML/XML plug-in help and InfoPops? What seems to...
... Because of schedules here, I won't be there. I'm looking forward to reading your summary of the session. martha -- Martha Jane {Kolman | Davidson} Dances...
Probably to use legacy documentation without rework. I am not doing this, but I think some in the group have posted that they are. Thanks, Roger Bell Senior...
