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23 import jalview.util.BrowserLauncher;
24 import jalview.util.Platform;
26 import java.awt.Point;
27 import java.io.IOException;
30 import javax.help.BadIDException;
31 import javax.help.HelpBroker;
32 import javax.help.HelpSet;
33 import javax.help.HelpSetException;
36 * Utility class to show the help documentation window
42 private static final String HELP_PAGE_ROOT = "http://www.jalview.org/help/";
45 * Defines selected help targets with links to inbuilt (Java) help page target,
46 * and externally hosted help page. Will need to be maintained manually if help
47 * pages are reorganised in future.
51 Home("home", "help.html"), SequenceFeatureSettings("seqfeatures.settings", "html/features/featuresettings.html"),
52 StructureViewer("viewingpdbs", "html/features/viewingpdbs.html"), PdbFts("pdbfts", "html/features/pdbsequencefetcher.html#pdbfts"),
53 UniprotFts("uniprotfts", "html/features/uniprotsequencefetcher.html#uniprotfts");
59 private HelpId(String hepLoc, String htmlPath)
76 private static HelpBroker hb;
87 * Shows the help window, at the entry specified by the given helpId
91 * @throws HelpSetException
93 public static void showHelpWindow(HelpId id) throws HelpSetException
99 BrowserLauncher.openURL(HELP_PAGE_ROOT + id.getPath());
100 } catch (IOException e)
112 ClassLoader cl = Desktop.class.getClassLoader();
113 URL url = HelpSet.findHelpSet(cl, "help/help"); // $NON-NLS-$
114 HelpSet hs = new HelpSet(cl, url);
119 * create help broker first time (only)
121 hb = hs.createHelpBroker();
126 hb.setCurrentID(id.getId());
127 } catch (BadIDException bad)
129 System.out.println("Bad help link: " + id.getId()
130 + ": must match a target in help.jhm");
135 * set Help visible - at its current location if it is already shown,
136 * else at a location as determined by the window manager
138 Point p = hb.getLocation();
140 hb.setDisplayed(true);
145 * Show the Help window at the root entry
147 * @throws HelpSetException
149 public static void showHelpWindow() throws HelpSetException
151 showHelpWindow(HelpId.Home);