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JavaHelp is an online help system for Java applications. Note: this tag should NOT be used to ask for general help with Java code if it doesn't relate to this system.

JavaHelp is an online help system for Java applications. It is specified by JCR 97 and a reference implementation is available for download at Java.net.

Oracle Help is a similar help system for Java.

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Embedding .avi in JavaHelp?

I'm creating some help content for an application (built on NetBeans), and thought it would be useful in some cases to be able do show a tutorial video within the JavaHelp or have a link to open a video. I'd imagine it would be possible using the…
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Javahelp viewers (or alternatives)

I'm trying to integrate searchable help into my Java (Swing) application. I'm using docbook right now to generate pdf help, and I know it can generate JavaHelp. I think the default viewer for JavaHelp is rather unappealing though (especially on…
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Can Java's Desktop.browse provide an HTML Target in order to reuse a browser window?

I'm moving an application from using javax.help's browser to the user's desktop web browser, but I'm wondering how to prevent the user from winding up with many windows/tabs open as they click to different parts of the document. I don't see any way…
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where is JSR-97 (JavaHelp)

Since the Sun->Oracle transition, the search for java-documentation has been a mess. I'm looking to find the official JSR-97 specs: http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr097/index.html Clicking on the link leads a redirecting page,…
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Integrating Java Help System with Windows application

I have a Java application for Windows, to which I would like to add a help system. I have heard about Java help system but I don't have much idea on that and I would like to have to some guidelines and samples on how to integrate it with a Windows…
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Need Help to trigger the helpKey F1 JavaHelp based on selected tree node (Eclipse-Java)

I need help on JavaHelp. The context-sensitive help offers, window-level, field-level (as in passing the component). But i need to activate the JavaHelp when user press the HelpKey F1 or JavaHelp button from the tree node (the application built-in :…
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Using JavaHelp for end user documentation on NetBeans based application, tools or plugins to make it easier?

The shorter top section of this post is what I'm trying to do. The second portion is what's been done so far. It's really long, but you should be able to see what I'm doing from the top piece here. Just check the notes if you're interested in more…
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discogs post https://api.discogs.com/marketplace/listings? returned a response status of 422 null

I'm trying to post api.discogs.com/marketplace/listings?... in java. When I try to make a newlisting post, the result is "returned a response status of 422 null". "422 Unprocessable Entity Your request was well-formed, but there’s something…
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Unable to parse JavaHelp's toc.xml

I wrote an XML parser for JavaHelp's toc.xml file in order to intercept some attributes I use in the tocitem tag that are ignored by JavaHelp. Here's what toc.xml looks like:
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javahelp indexer for full text search

I have a problem with the full text search database generation in javaHelp. In order to generate the db I have to execute a command from a batch file: java -cp jhall.jar com.sun.java.help.search.Indexer -db .\JavaHelpSearch .\html This only works…
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Select JavaHelp topic in TOC when using setCurrentID

When I use HelpBroker.setCurrentID("[some help id]"), JavaHelp correctly shows the page I want but the associated topic is not automatically selected/highlighted in the table of contents. This makes it difficult for a user to know where in the topic…
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JavaHelp, creating the DefaultSearchEngine gives error

Am using JavaHelp with a java desktop application. The application is developed with the NetBeans 7 IDE and pc with Windows 7 OS. I have the topic files created as HTML files , helpset and the navigation files. The search engine is specified…
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Oracle Help for Java integration in Swing application

I want to integrate Oracle Help for Java (ohj) in my Java Swing application to show its components in my custom window. Any ideas? I think there is no source code on the web.
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java help file is not getting(.hs)

I created one class (javahelp) in my project, for getting java help file as when I'm clicking a help content (menu item). I updated installed javahelp-2.0_05 in directory C:\Program Files\javahelp-2.0_05\demos\bin\hsviewer.jar Then Java exe file…
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findHelpSet return a null URL while integrating JavaHelp system inside my application using Eclipse

I'm trying to include JavaHelp inside my application developed under Eclipse. I did the following things: Download and extract the JavaHelp library in a sub-folder of my project workspace. Added the following library's JARs to my project class path…
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