HelpSystem

Providers

JavaHelp

Spring Rich Client uses the Java Help System. All you have to do is create the HelpSet, and make sure the helpset.hs file can be found at help/helpset.hs on the classpath of your application.

Oracle Help for Java

You can download it for free and use it at no cost in your application.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/java/help/index.html

Context Sensitive Help

TODO: We need to define a HelpManager interface with methods for registering components/objects with topics. Implementations should be provided for all supported providers.

• public void register(Object obj, String topic);
• public void deregister(Object obj);
• public void showTopic(Object obj);
• public void showTopic(String topic);
• public void showContents();