The DtHelpQuickDialog widget provides users with a
constrained set of functionality for viewing and and
navigating structured online information (CDE help volumes).
This functionality includes text and graphics rendering,
embedded hypertext links and limited navigation methods to
move through online help information. The widget supports
rendering of CDE help volume, system manual pages, text
files and character string values.
When the user resizes the window, the DtHelpQuickDialog
widget dynamically reformats its contents to fit the new
window size if the DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppTTTTyyyyppppeeee of the contents is
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____DDDDYYYYNNNNAAAAMMMMIIIICCCC____SSSSTTTTRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG. If the
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppTTTTyyyyppppeeee of the contents is DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____SSSSTTTTRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG,
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____MMMMAAAANNNN____PPPPAAAAGGGGEEEE or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____FFFFIIIILLLLEEEE, the contents are
not reformatted. Instead, scroll bars may appear when the
user resizes the window smaller than the help contents. The
DDDDttttNNNNbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg DDDDttttCCCCBBBBaaaacccckkkkLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg XXXXmmmmSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg Back Track CSG
DDDDttttNNNNcccclllloooosssseeeeCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk DDDDttttCCCCCCCClllloooosssseeeeBBBBttttnnnnCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkXXXXttttCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLiiiissssttttNULL C
DDDDttttNNNNcccclllloooosssseeeeLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnnggggDDDDttttCCCCcccclllloooosssseeeeLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnnggggXXXXmmmmSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg Close CSG
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg DDDDttttCCCCHHHHeeeellllppppLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg XXXXmmmmSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg Help CSG
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppOOOOnnnnHHHHeeeellllpppp---- DDDDttttCCCCHHHHeeeellllppppOOOOnnnnHHHHeeeellllpppp---- cccchhhhaaaarrrr **** See DefinitionC
VVVVoooolllluuuummmmeeee VVVVoooolllluuuummmmeeee
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppPPPPrrrriiiinnnntttt DDDDttttCCCCHHHHeeeellllppppPPPPrrrriiiinnnntttt cccchhhhaaaarrrr **** See DefinitionCSG
DDDDttttNNNNhhhhyyyyppppeeeerrrrLLLLiiiinnnnkkkk---- DDDDttttCCCCHHHHyyyyppppeeeerrrrLLLLiiiinnnnkkkk---- XXXXttttCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLiiiissssttttNULL C
DDDDttttNNNNmmmmiiiinnnniiiimmmmiiiizzzzeeeeBBBBuuuuttttttttoooonnnnssss DDDDttttCCCCMMMMiiiinnnniiiimmmmiiiizzzzeeeeBBBBuuuuttttttttoooonnnnssss BBBBoooooooolllleeeeaaaannnn True C
DDDDttttNNNNmmmmoooorrrreeeeLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg DDDDttttCCCCMMMMoooorrrreeeeLLLLaaaabbbbeeeellllSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg XXXXmmmmSSSSttttrrrriiiinnnngggg More CSG
DDDDttttNNNNppppaaaappppeeeerrrrSSSSiiiizzzzeeee DDDDttttCCCCPPPPaaaappppeeeerrrrSSSSiiiizzzzeeee uuuunnnnssssiiiiggggnnnneeeedddd cccchhhhaaaarrrr See DefinitionC
Specifies how to handle ``Execute'' hypertext link
types and embedded scripts. The default value is
set to DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____EEEEXXXXEEEECCCCUUUUTTTTEEEE____QQQQUUUUEEEERRRRYYYY____UUUUNNNNAAAALLLLIIIIAAAASSSSEEEEDDDD and supports
different semantics based on the usage of a command
alias. Refer to the CDE Help System Author's and
Programmer's Guide for more information on command
alias usage. With the default value and no command
alias, a query dialog will be posted upon user
selection of an execute hypertext link. The dialog
will show the command that has been specified and
give the user the option to ``Execute Anyway,''
``Don't Execute'' or request help for more
information. When a command alias is present for
the selected link, the command will execute
silently, and no query dialog will be posted.
Other values for this resource are
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____EEEEXXXXEEEECCCCUUUUTTTTEEEE____NNNNOOOONNNNEEEE, DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____EEEEXXXXEEEECCCCUUUUTTTTEEEE____AAAALLLLLLLL and
help from within the widget. The default value for
this resource is HHHHeeeellllpppp4444HHHHeeeellllpppp, which refers to the
default supported help volume. This resource
supports absolute pathnames and pathless help
volume names. When just a volume name is used, the
volume must be placed or linked to one of the
default search locations, or one of the two help
search path environment variables must be properly
set. See the EEEENNNNVVVVIIIIRRRROOOONNNNMMMMEEEENNNNTTTT VVVVAAAARRRRIIIIAAAABBBBLLLLEEEESSSS section for
more information on setting and modifying these
variables.
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppPPPPrrrriiiinnnntttt
Specifies the location of the ddddtttthhhheeeellllpppppppprrrriiiinnnntttt utility
used to print help topics, manual pages, files or
help messages from the DtHelpQuickDialog widget.
This value defaults to ////uuuussssrrrr////ddddtttt////bbbbiiiinnnn////ddddtttthhhheeeellllpppppppprrrriiiinnnntttt.
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppTTTTyyyyppppeeee
Specifies the current topic type. When the value
is DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC, the DDDDttttNNNNllllooooccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnnIIIIdddd and
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppVVVVoooolllluuuummmmeeee resources are used and the requested
help topic is displayed. When the value is
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____SSSSTTTTRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____DDDDYYYYNNNNAAAAMMMMIIIICCCC____SSSSTTTTRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG,
the DDDDttttNNNNssssttttrrrriiiinnnnggggDDDDaaaattttaaaa resource is used and the
requested string is displayed. When the value is
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____FFFFIIIILLLLEEEE, the DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppFFFFiiiilllleeee resource is used
and the requested text file is displayed. When the
value is DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____MMMMAAAANNNN, the DDDDttttNNNNmmmmaaaannnnPPPPaaaaggggeeee resource
is used and the requested system manual page is
displayed. The initial default value is
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____TTTTYYYYPPPPEEEE____TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC; however, each time there is a
request to display a help topic, text file, manual
page or text string, the user should reset
DDDDttttNNNNhhhheeeellllppppTTTTyyyyppppeeee to the proper type.
link types: DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____AAAAPPPPPPPP____DDDDEEEEFFFFIIIINNNNEEEE, DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____----
TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC, DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____MMMMAAAANNNN____PPPPAAAAGGGGEEEE or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____----
TTTTEEEEXXXXTTTT____FFFFIIIILLLLEEEE. For the DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC, the callback
is made only when the _w_i_n_d_o_w_H_i_n_t value in the
callback structure is DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____NNNNEEEEWWWW____WWWWIIIINNNNDDDDOOOOWWWW.
XXXXmmmmNNNNffffooooccccuuuussssCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXmmmmCCCCCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXttttCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLiiiissssttttNULL C
XXXXmmmmNNNNmmmmaaaappppCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXmmmmCCCCCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXttttCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLiiiissssttttNULL C
XXXXmmmmNNNNtttteeeexxxxttttTTTTrrrraaaannnnssssllllaaaattttiiiioooonnnnssssXXXXmmmmCCCCTTTTrrrraaaannnnssssllllaaaattttiiiioooonnnnssss XXXXttttTTTTrrrraaaannnnssssllllaaaattttiiiioooonnnnssssNULL C
XXXXmmmmNNNNuuuunnnnmmmmaaaappppCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXmmmmCCCCCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXttttCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLiiiissssttttNULL C
XXXXmmmmNNNNhhhheeeellllppppCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXmmmmCCCCCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXttttCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLiiiissssttttNULL C
XXXXmmmmNNNNaaaannnncccceeeessssttttoooorrrrSSSSeeeennnnssssiiiittttiiiivvvveeeeXXXXmmmmCCCCSSSSeeeennnnssssiiiittttiiiivvvveeee BBBBoooooooolllleeeeaaaannnn dynamic G
XXXXmmmmNNNNddddeeeessssttttrrrrooooyyyyCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXmmmmCCCCCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk XXXXttttCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkkLLLLiiiissssttttNULL C
XXXXmmmmNNNNiiiinnnniiiittttiiiiaaaallllRRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeeessss----XXXXmmmmCCCCIIIInnnniiiittttiiiiaaaallllRRRReeeessssoooouuuurrrrcccceeeessss----BBBBoooooooolllleeeeaaaannnn True C
The _e_v_e_n_t argument points to the XXXXEEEEvvvveeeennnntttt that triggered the
callback.
The _l_o_c_a_t_i_o_n_I_d argument indicates the DDDDttttNNNNllllooooccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnnIIIIdddd for the
current topic. This value is NNNNUUUULLLLLLLL whenever the _h_y_p_e_r_T_y_p_e
value is not DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____AAAAPPPPPPPP____DDDDEEEEFFFFIIIINNNNEEEE.
The _h_e_l_p_V_o_l_u_m_e argument indicates the current help volume.
This value returns NNNNUUUULLLLLLLL whenever the _h_y_p_e_r_T_y_p_e value is not
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____AAAAPPPPPPPP____DDDDEEEEFFFFIIIINNNNEEEE.
The _s_p_e_c_i_f_i_c_a_t_i_o_n argument indicates any author-defined data
contained within the selected hypertext link. This value
returns NNNNUUUULLLLLLLL if no author-defined data was given. For
hyperlinks of type DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____MMMMAAAANNNN____PPPPAAAAGGGGEEEE, the _s_p_e_c_i_f_i_c_a_t_i_o_n
argument contains the name of the manual page. For
hyperlinks of type DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____TTTTEEEEXXXXTTTT____FFFFIIIILLLLEEEE, the _s_p_e_c_i_f_i_c_a_t_i_o_n
argument contains that name of the file.
The _h_y_p_e_r_T_y_p_e argument indicates the hypertext link type.
Possible values are: DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____TTTTOOOOPPPPIIIICCCC, DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____----
MMMMAAAANNNN____PPPPAAAAGGGGEEEE, DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____AAAAPPPPPPPP____DDDDEEEEFFFFIIIINNNNEEEE or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____LLLLIIIINNNNKKKK____TTTTEEEEXXXXTTTT____FFFFIIIILLLLEEEE.
The _w_i_n_d_o_w_H_i_n_t argument indicates a hint for the type of
window (current window, DtHelpQuickDialog widget window or
new window) to use. This value contains one of the
following three types: DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____PPPPOOOOPPPPUUUUPPPP____WWWWIIIINNNNDDDDOOOOWWWW,
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____CCCCUUUURRRRRRRREEEENNNNTTTT____WWWWIIIINNNNDDDDOOOOWWWW or DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____NNNNEEEEWWWW____WWWWIIIINNNNDDDDOOOOWWWW.
Forces the DtHelpQuickDialog widget to display the
data previously displayed in the dialog. If the
current item was the first item displayed in the
DtHelpQuickDialog widget, the Backtrack button is
insensitive.
<_P_r_i_n_t _B_u_t_t_o_n _A_c_t_i_v_a_t_e_d>
Forces the DtHelpQuickDialog widget to display the
Help-Print dialog.
<_H_e_l_p _B_u_t_t_o_n _A_c_t_i_v_a_t_e_d>
Forces the DtHelpQuickDialog widget to display the
Help-On-Help dialog.
Text
<_M_C_t_r_l> or <_M_S_h_i_f_t> <_B_S_e_l_e_c_t> in Display Area Hypertext Link
<_M_C_t_r_l> <_K_S_p_a_c_e> in Display Area Hypertext Link Text
<_M_C_t_r_l> <_K_A_c_t_i_v_a_t_e> in Display Area Hypertext Link Text
Invokes the DDDDttttNNNNhhhhyyyyppppeeeerrrrLLLLiiiinnnnkkkkCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk for the
DtHelpQuickDialog widget, honoring all existing
link settings, but forces the _w_i_n_d_o_w_H_i_n_t to
DDDDttttHHHHEEEELLLLPPPP____NNNNEEEEWWWW____WWWWIIIINNNNDDDDOOOOWWWW. If no DDDDttttNNNNhhhhyyyyppppeeeerrrrLLLLiiiinnnnkkkkCCCCaaaallllllllbbbbaaaacccckkkk was
supplied, the hypertext link is handled internally.
<_K_S_e_l_e_c_t_A_l_l> in Display Area
Selects all text within the display area.
<_K_D_e_S_e_l_e_c_t_A_l_l> in Display Area
Deselects all text within the display area.
<_K_U_p> or <_K_L_e_f_t> in Display Area
Moves the traversal highlight up or left to the
next hypertext link item.
<_K_D_o_w_n> or <_K_R_i_g_h_t> in Display Area
Moves the traversal highlight down or right to the
next hypertext item.
<_K_C_o_p_y> in the Display Area
Copies the currently selected text to the
clipboard.
<_K_P_a_g_e_D_o_w_n> or <_M_C_t_r_l> <_K_D_o_w_n> in the Display Area