[squeak-dev] Help system now for Squeak and Pharo

Torsten Bergmann astares at gmx.de
Fri Feb 19 16:00:23 UTC 2010


Since we share tools and code - we may in the future also
share (in-image) documentation for tools. What is new:

   - Refactored and updated the code
   - Help System is now usable in Pharo and Squeak too
   - Metacello config is updated for both
   - there is an initial help for the Pharo project and the Squeak project
     (depending on from where you load it)
   - the help for the help system is displayed as last book
   - I merged HelpContents into a new HelpPage - so we have books and pages
     (we may later add other forms than text in subclasses like
      HTMLHelpPage, ...)

The help browser includs a book on how to provide/implement an own 
custom help. Future version may include specific colored icons for
squeak and better UI depending on the UI system (Polymorph in Squeak)
as well as authoring tools.

Thanks to Metacello one is able to manage the differences. To load:

Squeak
======

      Installer ss project: 'MetacelloRepository'; 
        install: 'ConfigurationOfHelpSystem'.

     ((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfHelpSystem) project version: '1.0') load


Pharo
=====
 
     Gofer new
        squeaksource: 'MetacelloRepository';
        package: 'ConfigurationOfHelpSystem';
        load.

     ((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfHelpSystem) project version: '1.0') load


Bye
T.
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