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M -1.0- |
Module : HelpServer V1.0
Category / Domain : |
Tools |
Scol Engine Compatibility : |
V3.2d and higher |
Operating Systems : |
Windows 95/98 |
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Windows NT 4.0 |
Documentation dated : |
31/07/2000 |
Supersedes
sheet :
Module Description
HelpServer is a help
module , with a tree containing
the help fields. HelpServer has to be linked to a viewer, in order to print the
help messages. This viewer must contain the helpServer protocol, to get the
messages readable.
[HelpViewer].ask |
à |
[HelpServer].ask |
[HelpServer].answer |
à |
[HelpViewer].answer |
Actions and Events
Actions
·
ask : HelpServer receives a
reference from a helpViewer module. This reference deals with a help field,
from which the user wants to get help.
Events
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answer :
send a set of help fields. Syntax (strbuild) :
[help
field reference S]\ [field type S]\ [field text S]\n
[ref]\
[type]\ [text]\n
ect…
reference : describes
the field coordinates, in the help tree of HelpServer.
Type : “0”
as question, “1” as answer, “2” as pointer to previous field, “3” as title, “4”
as space bar.
Help Tree Construction
The
Help Tree is described by a text file (emdms/Tools/Help/HelpServer/Lang/language_file).
Each line contains a help field, as follow : [reference] [text].
For
example, the reference 1_2_1_2 points to
: