I am developing a Compact Framework 3.5 application for Windows CE 6.0. Help.ShowHelp() throws a NotSupportedException. At windowsembedded.com I found this statement:
"Help is not included in the Core run-time because it requires a browser."
Is this the reason for the exception? If so, is there any recommended way to get around this issue or do I need to build my own help system?
The following article addresses showing help for CE.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229662.aspx
Does that help you? (pun not intended)
ShowHelp uses the browser control (via webview.dll IIRC) under CE. The browser control is definitely part of the Professional CE license SKU (assessment tool here. There used to be a Word doc that listed every component, but I can't seem to locate a download for it), so you will have to roll your own Help framework if you intend to stay with a Core license. Options might be to use Opera or MiniMo as a browser, but you'd still have to roll all of the searh/help stuff.
Using RTF might be simpler.