Generating JavaHelp output

You can create JavaHelp from your RoboHELP projects. RoboHELP provides an automated feature that generates all the source files and saves them in a specified subfolder (the default name of the subfolder is "JavaHelp") in your project folder. You distribute these source files, plus your project-related files (*.HTM, *.GIF, etc.) to your users.

Note: Help authors need a copy of the Java Development Kit (version 1.2 or later) and the JavaHelp 1.0 or 1.1 components in order to properly generate and view JavaHelp files. The Java Development Kit and the JavaHelp components can be downloaded from the Sun Microsystems Web site, www.sun.com.

  1. Open the project containing the files you want to use to generate JavaHelp.

  2. Do one of the following:

  1. From the Project Manager, open the Single Source folder. Right-click on JavaHelp, and select Generate.

  2. A default location is given for the output folder. If you want to choose a different location for the output folder, click the browse button and navigate to a new drive/folder.

Tip: You can assign a start topic to your JavaHelp system. The start topic is the topic that is displayed in the right-hand viewing pane whenever the Help system opens. For more info, see Assigning start topics.

  1. Click Next to proceed through the Wizard screens.

WARNING! Each time you generate new JavaHelp source files, RoboHELP empties the WebHelp output folder. All subfolders and files below the output folder are deleted. Assure that your JavaHelp output folder does not contain items that you do not want deleted.

  1. Click Finish when you get to the end of the Wizard prompts.

Note: If the HTML files use spaces in the file names, the JavaHelp copies that are saved in the output folder replace the spaces with underscores to make them compatible with Netscape Navigator.