I personally prefer PDF format over HTML, but I think this is a matter of taste. The main reason for my preference of PDF is the exact control I am allowed over layout and appearance.
I'll keep whatever code I write to open PDF "help" files local to my plug-ins and out of the core. I will keep the code in a separate JAR file, so other plug-in developers will be able to use it if they choose to do so. For example, I think Geoff has PDF docs for some of his plug-ins, so he might be interested. I think keeping my PDF help code out of the core would be the best for everyone, considering the variety of help formats available. I just thought I would ask. :] The Sunburned Surveyor On 9/18/07, Stefan Steiniger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > html is my favourit as well > (and i think more or less we already support html..? -- see the hello > world plugin) > > stefan > > Larry Becker schrieb: > > It seems like to me that for most kinds of simple help that it would > > be better to use html and store the documents in the jar. Java can > > display simple html well enough for help. > > > > Larry > > > > On 9/17/07, Sunburned Surveyor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
