How to create a template of help window?

1. Select "Help system .. Properties of help windows".On the "Modification" pane, in the "Help system " group, click "Help windows".
2. Click the "New" button and specify the name of the window definition.
3. Select the options of the template via the different tabs:
   • Panels displayed and buttons of the help system ("Common" tab).
   • The characteristics specific to help pages compiled in HTML format ("HTML Help" tab).
   • The characteristics specific to the help pages compiled in HLP format ("WinHelp" tab).
   • The colors used in the page ("Layout" tab).

• the logical name of the template.
• the title of the template window. If this title is specified, this title will be displayed regardless of the title defined in the characteristics of the help page.
• the panels that can be displayed from the page.
• the buttons proposed in the toolbar: These buttons will allow the user:
  • to display the page that was previously visited.
  • to display all the options available for the help (management of fonts, help always visible, ...)
  • to print the current help page.

• Display the panel of favorites:
  This tab is used to reference the help pages frequently visited by the user.
• Layout options:
  • Side panel hidden by default: Automatically hides all the tabs (summary, index, search, ...): only the toolbar and the page are displayed in the window. A button found in the toolbar is used to display the different tabs.
  • Automatic synchronization of the table of contents: Automatically synchronizes the summary with the current page in the help. If this page is referenced in the summary, the summary is expanded and the corresponding icon is selected.
  • Hide the side panel when it loses focus: Automatically hides all the tabs when the help file loses focus. The tabs are redisplayed as soon as the help regains focus.
• Buttons of the toolbar:
  • Hide/Display the side panel: This button allows the user to display (or not) the tabs (summary, search, , index, ....
  • Home page : This button is used to display the default page of the help system.
  • Next: This button is used to display the next page (according to the defined order).
  • Synchronize the table of contents: This button is used to synchronize the table of contents with the current help page.
  • Stop: This button stops loading the help page.
  • Refresh: This button redisplays the current help page.
  • Direct link 1/Direct link 2 : This button allows you to open a Web site, a specific help page, ... The properties of these links must be entered (caption and URL).

• Automatic calculation of the window height:
  Used to dynamically calculate the height of the window according to the text displayed in the help page.
• Help window always visible:
  Used to display the help page in "Top most": this page will always be visible regardless of the application having focus.

• Header area:
  Used to define:
  • the background color of the header area.
  • the background image used for this area.
  • the style of the text displayed in this area.
• Main area:
  Used to define the background color of text area and/or the background image used for this area.
• Positioning:
  Used to define the coordinates of the help window (in pixels). The wizard is used to simplify the input of coordinates:
  • click "Wizard". A window is displayed.
  • modify the size and position of this window and validate. The size and coordinates of this window are automatically retrieved.