Context Help Made Easy

Tom Clement

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This article introduces a new way of instrumenting your code that enables help authors associate help topics with the application’s visual contexts at any time - even post-compilation – and to do so using the application’s user interface without the involvement of the developer.

contexthelpmadeeasysource.zip
- ContextHelpMadeEasy
  - ContextHelpMadeEasy.sln
  - ContextHelpMadeEasy
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        ContextHelpMadeEasy.chm
        
        ContextHelpMadeEasy.exe
        
        ContextHelpMadeEasy.vshost.exe
        
        HelpContextMapping.Config
    - ContextHelpMadeEasy.csproj
    - FHelpMappingDialog.cs
    - FHelpMappingDialog.Designer.cs
    - FHelpMappingDialog.resx
    - FormEx.cs
    - FormEx.Designer.cs
    - FormEx.resx
    - FSettings.cs
    - FSettings.Designer.cs
    - FSettings.resx
    - FTestApplication.cs
    - FTestApplication.Designer.cs
    - FTestApplication.resx
    - HelpControls.cs
    - HelpUtility.cs
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
      - Resources.Designer.cs
      - Resources.resx
      - Settings.Designer.cs
      - Settings.settings
    - Resources
      - Sphere.png
    - SettingsConfiguration.cs
    - SettingsConfiguration.Designer.cs
    - SettingsConfiguration.resx
    - SettingsGeneral.cs
    - SettingsGeneral.Designer.cs
    - SettingsGeneral.resx
    - UI1LeftSide.cs
    - UI1LeftSide.Designer.cs
    - UI1LeftSide.resx
    - UI1RightSide.cs
    - UI1RightSide.Designer.cs
    - UI1RightSide.resx
    - UserControlEx.cs
    - UserControlEx.Designer.cs


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
# Visual Studio 2005
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ContextHelpMadeEasy", "ContextHelpMadeEasy\ContextHelpMadeEasy.csproj", "{0C49BDE9-6ADB-448F-A6E3-C677009EB625}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{0C49BDE9-6ADB-448F-A6E3-C677009EB625}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{0C49BDE9-6ADB-448F-A6E3-C677009EB625}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{0C49BDE9-6ADB-448F-A6E3-C677009EB625}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{0C49BDE9-6ADB-448F-A6E3-C677009EB625}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Written By

Tom Clement

Product Manager

United States

I've been programming in C, C++, Visual Basic and C# for over 35 years. I've worked at Sierra Systems, ViewStar, Mosaix, Lucent, Avaya, Avinon, Apptero, Serena and now Guidewire Software in various roles over my career.

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