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Eclipse style help system (SWT?)

I am writing a custom app that requires a help system.

The app is written in SWT.

Is there anyway I can generate eclipse style help with SWT?

I.e when you press F1 in the Eclipse editor you get a new window on the side.

As an aside, I would also like to be able to provide an editor for this help documentation.

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Try looking into Eclipse RCP for helpview.

Gabriel Ščerbák  2010-02-01 16:30:48
+1  A: 

You can find instructions here: Adding Help Support to a Rich Client Platform (RCP) Application

Fabian Steeg  2010-02-01 16:37:33
it seems that this tutorial is a little old... I cant get the plug-in app to load the help page (after adding the org.eclipse.help dependency) any other tips?
geejay  2010-02-02 10:56:53
@geejay: Any errors logged if you pass `-consolelog` as a program argument in your run configuration? Also, you could try adding the help extension via the wizard (MANIFEST.MF -> Extensions -> Add... -> Extension Wizards -> Help Content). Just tried that with Galileo (Eclipse 3.5) and the new help page shows up in the *Help* menu if I choose *Help Contents*.
Fabian Steeg  2010-02-02 11:35:06
Thanks for the help Fabian, i actually got it working, I didn't add the required dependencies properly.
geejay  2010-02-02 12:05:26

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