#include <wx/html/helpctrl.h>

Inheritance diagram for wxHtmlHelpController:

Detailed Description

This help controller provides an easy way of displaying HTML help in your application (see HTML Sample, test example).

The help system is based on books (see wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook). A book is a logical section of documentation (for example "User's Guide" or "Programmer's Guide" or "C++ Reference" or "wxWidgets Reference"). The help controller can handle as many books as you want.

Although this class has an API compatible with other wxWidgets help controllers as documented by wxHelpController, it is recommended that you use the enhanced capabilities of wxHtmlHelpController's API.

wxHTML uses Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop project files (.hhp, .hhk, .hhc) as its native format. The file format is described in Help Files Format. The directory helpfiles in the HTML Sample contains sample project files.

Note that the Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=00535334-c8a6-452f-9aa0-d597d16580cc) also runs on other platforms using WINE (http://www.winehq.org/) and it can be used to create the .hpp, .hhk and .hhc files through a friendly GUI. The commercial tool HelpBlocks (http://www.helpblocks.com) can also create these files.

Library: wxHTML

Category: Help, HTML

See Also: wxBestHelpController, wxHtmlHelpFrame, wxHtmlHelpDialog, wxHtmlHelpWindow, wxHtmlModalHelp

Public Member Functions
	wxHtmlHelpController (int style=wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE, wxWindow *parentWindow=NULL)
	Constructor.

	wxHtmlHelpController (wxWindow *parentWindow, int style=wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE)

bool	AddBook (const wxFileName &bookFile, bool showWaitMsg=false)
	Adds a book (i.e.

bool	AddBook (const wxString &bookUrl, bool showWaitMsg=false)
	Adds a book (i.e.

bool	Display (const wxString &x)
	Displays page x.

bool	Display (int id)
	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts. This alternative form is used to search help contents by numeric IDs.

virtual bool	DisplayContents ()
	Displays help window and focuses contents panel.

bool	DisplayIndex ()
	Displays help window and focuses index panel.

virtual bool	KeywordSearch (const wxString &keyword, wxHelpSearchMode mode=wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL)
	Displays the help window, focuses search panel and starts searching.

virtual void	ReadCustomization (wxConfigBase *cfg, const wxString &path=wxEmptyString)
	Reads the controller's setting (position of window, etc.)

void	SetShouldPreventAppExit (bool enable)
	Sets whether the help frame should prevent application from exiting if it's the only remaining top level window.

void	SetTempDir (const wxString &path)
	Sets the path for storing temporary files - cached binary versions of index and contents files.

void	SetTitleFormat (const wxString &format)
	Sets format of title of the frame.

void	UseConfig (wxConfigBase *config, const wxString &rootpath=wxEmptyString)
	Associates the config object with the controller.

virtual void	WriteCustomization (wxConfigBase *cfg, const wxString &path=wxEmptyString)
	Stores controllers setting (position of window etc.)

wxHtmlHelpWindow *	GetHelpWindow ()
	Get the current help window.

void	SetHelpWindow (wxHtmlHelpWindow *helpWindow)
	Set the help window to be managed by this controller.

wxHtmlHelpFrame *	GetFrame ()
	Returns the current help frame.

wxHtmlHelpDialog *	GetDialog ()
	Returns the current help dialog.

Public Member Functions inherited from wxHelpControllerBase
	wxHelpControllerBase (wxWindow *parentWindow=NULL)
	Constructs a help instance object, but does not invoke the help viewer.

	~wxHelpControllerBase ()
	Destroys the help instance, closing down the viewer if it is running.

virtual bool	DisplayBlock (long blockNo)=0
	If the help viewer is not running, runs it and displays the file at the given block number.

virtual bool	DisplayContextPopup (int contextId)
	Displays the section as a popup window using a context id.

virtual bool	DisplaySection (const wxString &section)
	If the help viewer is not running, runs it and displays the given section.

virtual bool	DisplaySection (int sectionNo)=0
	If the help viewer is not running, runs it and displays the given section.

virtual bool	DisplayTextPopup (const wxString &text, const wxPoint &pos)
	Displays the text in a popup window, if possible.

virtual wxFrame *	GetFrameParameters (wxSize size=NULL, wxPoint pos=NULL, bool *newFrameEachTime=NULL)
	For wxHtmlHelpController, returns the latest frame size and position settings and whether a new frame is drawn with each invocation.

virtual wxWindow *	GetParentWindow () const
	Returns the window to be used as the parent for the help window.

virtual bool	LoadFile (const wxString &file=wxEmptyString)=0
	If the help viewer is not running, runs it and loads the given file.

virtual void	OnQuit ()
	Overridable member called when this application's viewer is quit by the user.

virtual bool	Quit ()=0
	If the viewer is running, quits it by disconnecting.

virtual void	SetFrameParameters (const wxString &titleFormat, const wxSize &size, const wxPoint &pos=wxDefaultPosition, bool newFrameEachTime=false)
	Set the parameters of the frame window.

virtual void	SetParentWindow (wxWindow *parentWindow)
	Sets the window to be used as the parent for the help window.

virtual void	SetViewer (const wxString &viewer, long flags=wxHELP_NETSCAPE)
	Sets detailed viewer information.

virtual bool	Initialize (const wxString &file)
	Initializes the help instance with a help filename, and optionally a server socket number if using wxHelp (now obsolete).

virtual bool	Initialize (const wxString &file, int server)
	Initializes the help instance with a help filename, and optionally a server socket number if using wxHelp (now obsolete).

Public Member Functions inherited from wxObject
	wxObject ()
	Default ctor; initializes to NULL the internal reference data.

	wxObject (const wxObject &other)
	Copy ctor.

virtual	~wxObject ()
	Destructor.

virtual wxClassInfo *	GetClassInfo () const
	This virtual function is redefined for every class that requires run-time type information, when using the wxDECLARE_CLASS macro (or similar).

wxObjectRefData *	GetRefData () const
	Returns the wxObject::m_refData pointer, i.e. the data referenced by this object.

bool	IsKindOf (const wxClassInfo *info) const
	Determines whether this class is a subclass of (or the same class as) the given class.

bool	IsSameAs (const wxObject &obj) const
	Returns true if this object has the same data pointer as obj.

void	Ref (const wxObject &clone)
	Makes this object refer to the data in clone.

void	SetRefData (wxObjectRefData *data)
	Sets the wxObject::m_refData pointer.

void	UnRef ()
	Decrements the reference count in the associated data, and if it is zero, deletes the data.

void	UnShare ()
	This is the same of AllocExclusive() but this method is public.

void	operator delete (void *buf)
	The delete operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only, when the identifier `WXDEBUG` is defined.

void *	operator new (size_t size, const wxString &filename=NULL, int lineNum=0)
	The new operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only, when the identifier `WXDEBUG` is defined.

Protected Member Functions
virtual wxHtmlHelpDialog *	CreateHelpDialog (wxHtmlHelpData *data)
	This protected virtual method may be overridden so that when specifying the `wxHF_DIALOG` style, the controller uses a different dialog.

virtual wxHtmlHelpFrame *	CreateHelpFrame (wxHtmlHelpData *data)
	This protected virtual method may be overridden so that the controller uses a different frame.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from wxObject
wxObjectRefData *	m_refData
	Pointer to an object which is the object's reference-counted data.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

wxHtmlHelpController::wxHtmlHelpController	(	int	style = `wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE`,
		wxWindow *	parentWindow = `NULL`
	)

Constructor.

Parameters

style

This is a combination of these flags:

wxHF_TOOLBAR: The help window has a toolbar.
wxHF_FLAT_TOOLBAR: The help window has a toolbar with flat buttons (aka coolbar).
wxHF_CONTENTS: The help window has a contents panel.
wxHF_INDEX: The help window has an index panel.
wxHF_SEARCH: The help window has a search panel.
wxHF_BOOKMARKS: The help window has bookmarks controls.
wxHF_OPEN_FILES: Allows user to open arbitrary HTML document.
wxHF_PRINT: The toolbar contains "print" button.
wxHF_MERGE_BOOKS: The contents pane does not show book nodes. All books are merged together and appear as single book to the user.
wxHF_ICONS_BOOK: All nodes in contents pane have a book icon. This is how Microsoft's HTML help viewer behaves.
wxHF_ICONS_FOLDER: Book nodes in contents pane have a book icon, book's sections have a folder icon. This is the default.
wxHF_ICONS_BOOK_CHAPTER: Both book nodes and nodes of top-level sections of a book (i.e. chapters) have a book icon, all other sections (sections, subsections, ...) have a folder icon.
wxHF_EMBEDDED: Specifies that the help controller controls an embedded window of class wxHtmlHelpWindow that should not be destroyed when the controller is destroyed.
wxHF_DIALOG: Specifies that the help controller should create a dialog containing the help window.
wxHF_FRAME: Specifies that the help controller should create a frame containing the help window. This is the default if neither wxHF_DIALOG nor wxHF_EMBEDDED is specified.
wxHF_MODAL: Specifies that the help controller should create a modal dialog containing the help window (used with the wxHF_DIALOG style).
wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE: wxHF_TOOLBAR | wxHF_CONTENTS | wxHF_INDEX | wxHF_SEARCH | wxHF_BOOKMARKS | wxHF_PRINT

parentWindow This is an optional window to be used as the parent for the help window.

wxHtmlHelpController::wxHtmlHelpController	(	wxWindow *	parentWindow,
		int	style = `wxHF_DEFAULT_STYLE`
	)

Member Function Documentation

bool wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook	(	const wxFileName &	bookFile,
		bool	showWaitMsg = `false`
	)

Adds a book (i.e.

a .hhp file; an HTML Help Workshop project file) into the list of loaded books.

This must be called at least once before displaying any help. bookFile or bookUrl may be either ".hhp" file or a ZIP archive that contains an arbitrary number of ".hhp" files in its top-level directory. This ZIP archive must have ".zip" or ".htb" extension (the latter stands for "HTML book"). In other words,

AddBook(wxFileName("help.zip"))

is possible and is the recommended way.

Parameters

bookFile	Help book filename. It is recommended to use this prototype instead of the one taking URL, because it is less error-prone.
showWaitMsg	If true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed.

bool wxHtmlHelpController::AddBook	(	const wxString &	bookUrl,
		bool	showWaitMsg = `false`
	)

Adds a book (i.e.

a .hhp file; an HTML Help Workshop project file) into the list of loaded books.

See the other overload for additional info.

Parameters

bookUrl	Help book URL (note that syntax of filename and URL is different on most platforms).
showWaitMsg	If true then a decoration-less window with progress message is displayed.

virtual wxHtmlHelpDialog* wxHtmlHelpController::CreateHelpDialog ( wxHtmlHelpData * data )

protectedvirtual

This protected virtual method may be overridden so that when specifying the wxHF_DIALOG style, the controller uses a different dialog.

virtual wxHtmlHelpFrame* wxHtmlHelpController::CreateHelpFrame ( wxHtmlHelpData * data )

protectedvirtual

This protected virtual method may be overridden so that the controller uses a different frame.

bool wxHtmlHelpController::Display ( const wxString & x )

Displays page x.

This is THE important function - it is used to display the help in application. You can specify the page in many ways:

as direct filename of HTML document
as chapter name (from contents) or as a book name
as some word from index
even as any word (will be searched)

Looking for the page runs in these steps:

try to locate file named x (if x is for example "doc/howto.htm")
try to open starting page of book named x
try to find x in contents (if x is for example "How To ...")
try to find x in index (if x is for example "How To ...")
switch to Search panel and start searching

bool wxHtmlHelpController::Display ( int id )

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts. This alternative form is used to search help contents by numeric IDs.

virtual bool wxHtmlHelpController::DisplayContents ( )

virtual

Displays help window and focuses contents panel.

Implements wxHelpControllerBase.

bool wxHtmlHelpController::DisplayIndex ( )

Displays help window and focuses index panel.

wxHtmlHelpDialog* wxHtmlHelpController::GetDialog ( )

Returns the current help dialog.

(May be NULL.)

wxHtmlHelpFrame* wxHtmlHelpController::GetFrame ( )

Returns the current help frame.

(May be NULL.)

wxHtmlHelpWindow* wxHtmlHelpController::GetHelpWindow ( )

Get the current help window.

virtual bool wxHtmlHelpController::KeywordSearch	(	const wxString &	keyword,
		wxHelpSearchMode	mode = `wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL`
	)

virtual

Displays the help window, focuses search panel and starts searching.

Returns true if the keyword was found. Optionally it searches through the index (mode = wxHELP_SEARCH_INDEX), default the content (mode = wxHELP_SEARCH_ALL).

Note: KeywordSearch() searches only pages listed in ".hhc" file(s). You should list all pages in the contents file.

Implements wxHelpControllerBase.

virtual void wxHtmlHelpController::ReadCustomization	(	wxConfigBase *	cfg,
		const wxString &	path = `wxEmptyString`
	)

virtual

Reads the controller's setting (position of window, etc.)

void wxHtmlHelpController::SetHelpWindow ( wxHtmlHelpWindow * helpWindow )

Set the help window to be managed by this controller.

This makes it possible to have a help window that might not be in a wxHtmlHelpFrame or dialog but is embedded in some other window in the application. Be sure to use the wxHF_EMBEDDED style in this case.

void wxHtmlHelpController::SetShouldPreventAppExit ( bool enable )

Sets whether the help frame should prevent application from exiting if it's the only remaining top level window.

Parameters

enable If true, the application will not quit unless the help frame is closed. Default is false, i.e. the application does exit if only the help window remains opened.

See Also: wxApp::SetExitOnFrameDelete()

Since: 2.9.2

void wxHtmlHelpController::SetTempDir ( const wxString & path )

Sets the path for storing temporary files - cached binary versions of index and contents files.

These binary forms are much faster to read. Default value is empty string (empty string means that no cached data are stored). Note that these files are not deleted when program exits.

Once created these cached files will be used in all subsequent executions of your application. If cached files become older than corresponding ".hhp" file (e.g. if you regenerate documentation) it will be refreshed.

void wxHtmlHelpController::SetTitleFormat ( const wxString & format )

Sets format of title of the frame.

Must contain exactly one "%s" (for title of displayed HTML page).

void wxHtmlHelpController::UseConfig	(	wxConfigBase *	config,
		const wxString &	rootpath = `wxEmptyString`
	)

Associates the config object with the controller.

If there is associated config object, wxHtmlHelpController automatically reads and writes settings (including wxHtmlWindow's settings) when needed. The only thing you must do is create wxConfig object and call UseConfig().

If you do not use UseConfig(), wxHtmlHelpController will use the default wxConfig object if available (for details see wxConfigBase::Get and wxConfigBase::Set).

virtual void wxHtmlHelpController::WriteCustomization	(	wxConfigBase *	cfg,
		const wxString &	path = `wxEmptyString`
	)

virtual

Stores controllers setting (position of window etc.)

Detailed Description

Public Member Functions

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

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