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Site Index Example |
JDK API Example |
Database Example |
French and German prompts Example |
Recognised key presses |
In "icon" mode, HelpIndex initially just shows itself as an icon (below). The user must click on the icon to see the help index form.
<-- Click this icon to see the help index applet in action.
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Contents Screenshot
This screen shot shows HelpIndex's Contents tab card. You can select the other cards by selecting one of the other tabs at the top. This view shows the structure of the whole site, ie there are main categories "Basics", "Using on your site", "Advanced" and "PHD" as well as "Welcome". You can expand and contract the Contents tree branches by clicking the mouse on the + or - bullets or using the keyboard equivalents. Currently the "Examples" page is highlighted. Double-clicking here, pressing the Return key or selecting the Display Page button will show the page in the browser. Various key presses may be used. If necessary, a scroll bar is shown on the right hand side. |
Index Screenshot
This screen shot shows the keyword Index to the PHD web site. Note that the card tabs have shrunk to become just icons as the window is not very wide. The user has typed in J to find all indices starting with J. Various indices have been found. The user has then selected Java Articles and found several pages with this keyword. Selecting the Display Page button will display the "Netscape IFC" page. The Tab and Shift+Tab keys may be used to move between fields. Pressing the Return/Enter key is the same as selecting Display Page. Double-clicking a page name also displays it. Escape sets the query text to its initial setting, ie usually clears it. |
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Select Screenshot
If the Select tab is showing, a list of the available help index files is shown. Note that the language shows is the language of the HelpIndex prompts, not the language of the pages. In this example, the HelpIndex site index can be viewed with English, French or German prompts. Select a new index and then either double-click it or press the Select Index (language) button. The Select tab is not available if only one help index file has been specified. |
This example provides an easy to use index into the Java Development Kit (JDK) Application Programmer Interface (API). Loading the 90kB help index once is quicker than retrieving the 600kB "Index of all Fields and Methods" page.
JDK Example Screenshot
As you can see, it is easy to look up Java keywords. In this example, the user has found all the keywords which begin with get.
Try this JDK 1.0 API example
which refers directly to Sun's pages.
Note that the 80kB help index file may take some time to arrive.
It is better to set this up for use locally,
as PHD does on its local intranet.
Use MakeHelpIndex on AllNames.html to roll your own help index.
Note that some useful indices are not present as appropriate keywords
have not been set up in the HTML.
Try this User database example.
Note that in this case MakeHelpIndex will not aid you to set up the help index file. We strongly suggest that you write a program to generate the required index file from your existing real database. Please contact us if you would like us to quote for this job.
Return, Enter | Display the selected page |
Tab, Shift+Tab | Select and expand the next main branch, or move to card tab |
down arrow | Move selection down |
up arrow | Move selection up |
left arrow | Collapse branch, or move selection left |
right arrow | Expand branch, or move right |
Home | Select first visible item |
End | Select last visible item |
Page down | Move selection down a window |
Page up | Move selection up a window |
+ | Expand branch |
- | Collapse branch |
other keys | Select the next item which begins with that key |
Tab, Shift+Tab | Move to the next field, or the card tab |
Return, Enter | Display the selected page |
Escape | Set to the initial query |
Tab, Shift+Tab | Move to the visible card |
left arrow, right arrow | Select next tab |
Home | Select Contents tab |
End | Select About tab |