Hi, the idea of using PDF was strictly connected to "internationalization" of OpenJUM, since it is easier, I think, to translate quickly any word/openwriter docs in pdf. I have no idea how to work in html :-<.
Peppe --- P.Rizzi Ag.Mobilità Ambiente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > In Windows simply using: > start anyfile.pdf > > will open the associated viewer for PDF files. > I have no idea for Linux and MacOS. > Maybe Java itself have something to abstract OS > differencies...??? > > Bye > Paolo Rizzi > > > -----Messaggio originale----- > > Da: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > conto di > > Sunburned Surveyor > > Inviato: martedì 18 settembre 2007 2.18 > > A: List for discussion of JPP development and use. > > Oggetto: [JPP-Devel] Using PDF Files As Embedded > Help > > > > > > I decided that I would try Peppe's idea of using > PDF files as embedded > > help in OpenJUMP. > > > > I'm going to have a "help" button in some of the > dialogs in my Super > > Select Tool. The button will open a designated PDF > file using a PDF > > viewer/reader. > > > > I would like to know if we can use a common > variable to store the > > location of the PDF file the user would like to > use to view the help > > files. I can set this up for just my plug-in, but > then we might get a > > situation where the user is specifying his PDF > viewer for everyone's > > plug-in, and that would stink. > > > > I was thinking that we could use a text file with > the path to the PDF > > viewer, or that we might have an entry in the > Registry. > > > > What do you guys think? > > > > Is there a way to use the Java runtime to > dynamically determine which > > program should be executed for a specific file > type? (That would be > > too cool!) > > > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > > > P.S. - I'm going to try to use ProcessBuilder to > fire up the PDF > > viewer with the correct help file. I've got the > command down using the > > Microsoft Windows terminal, so I think > ProcessBuilder will do the > > trick for me. > > > > If others will use this system to present embedded > help I will try to > > wrap my code in a simple API that everyone can > use. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio > 2005. > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio > 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > ___________________________________ L'email della prossima generazione? Puoi averla con la nuova Yahoo! Mail: http://it.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
