Re: [U2] Embedded help as hypertext

Then, someone did the following for D3.

http://www.d3ref.com/

It's really too bad this isn't how U2 provides documentation, as it'd 
get indexed all over the internet, which would be good marketing, 
maybe.  :-)

Bill

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*From:* [email protected]
*To:* U2 Users List <[email protected]>
*Date:* 3/11/2014 10:49 PM
*Subject:* Re: [U2] Embedded help as hypertext
> I assume you're talking about UV? Define 'improved'?
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> It could be improved by actually having all the commands, options and functions in it first. Even the PDF versions are missing information....  :)
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> However, if you want another/"better" built-in HELP facility for your own purposes...PIHELP may help you (it offers paging back, sub-topics, indexing, etc.)...
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> If so, take a look at PIHELP (TCL verb) and SHOW.HELP (subroutine "-SHOW") which is a port of the Prime INFORMATION help which has 'hypertext' (sub-topics) and paging (back/forwards). In PI, there was also a subroutine you could call (rather than "EXECUTE PIHELP <subject>". It has own format where you can specify the help file source and sub-topics indexed based on keywords in the topic/help message, like this in field/line one:
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> 0001: .*X PIHELP ONLINE COMMAND VERB TOPIC SUBJECT AID ASSISTANCE
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> An index on the help file would on the above field allow "PHELP ABOUT <keyword>". The "FROM" key word lets you specify you own help file.
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> It is better than the native UV HELP in some respects and utilises the default "SYS.HELP" file or your own (if required). I did note that there is no indices for the SYS.HELP file, so the "PIHELP ABOUT <topic>" function doesn't work...the required I-type dictionary item to parse the help records appears to be missing from the dictionary of SYS.HELP (Rocket Support should be able to assist there).
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>   The source is in APP.PROGS (PIHELP.B and SHOW.HELP.B) - good luck! I guess it has been "ported over" for PI/open users that used this facility for their own applications...
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> The U2 Tools have built online help too - which are handy. If you use them - I'd encourage all newcomers to use these tools and similar commercial products to supplement the built-in native command-line tools (aka terminal shell session)...
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> Cheers,
> David
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wjhonson
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2014 3:43 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [U2] Embedded help as hypertext
>
>
> Does anyone have an improved version of the TCL command HELP ?
>
> Are there any wiki's or anything that comprise all of the HELP text and perhaps more ?
>
> I sometimes use it, sometimes use the PDFs and sometimes just google.
>
> I think it would be a great resource were there a better solution.
>
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