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* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.help;
/**
* Former interface to the help system UI.
*
* @deprecated marked for deletion, see Bug 442959. This interface became
* obsolete in 3.0, along with the extension point that it was
* associated with. The functionality provided by this interface is
* available elsewhere. Use
* {@link org.eclipse.help.HelpSystem#getTocs HelpSystem.getTocs()}
* and {@link org.eclipse.help.HelpSystem#getContext
* HelpSystem.getContext(String)} to obtain help resources. Use
* various display methods of
* {@link org.eclipse.ui.help.IWorkbenchHelpSystem} to display help
* resources.
*/
@Deprecated
public interface IHelp {
/**
* Displays the entire help bookshelf.
* <p>
* This method is called by the platform to launch the help system UI
* </p>
*
* @since 2.0
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.displayHelp() instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayHelp();
/**
* Displays context-sensitive help for the given context.
* <p>
* (x,y) coordinates specify the location where the context sensitive help
* UI will be presented. These coordinates are screen-relative (ie: (0,0) is
* the top left-most screen corner). The platform is responsible for calling
* this method and supplying the appropriate location.
* </p>
*
*
* @param context
* the context to display
* @param x
* horizontal position
* @param y
* verifical position
* @since 2.0
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.displayContext(context,x,y) instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayContext(IContext context, int x, int y);
/**
* Displays context-sensitive help for context with the given context id.
* <p>
* (x,y) coordinates specify the location where the context sensitive help
* UI will be presented. These coordinates are screen-relative (ie: (0,0) is
* the top left-most screen corner). The platform is responsible for calling
* this method and supplying the appropriate location.
* </p>
*
* @param contextId
* the help context identifier; the parameter needs to have a
* form pluginID.pluginContextId, where pluginID is ID of plug-in
* contributing a context, and pluginContextID is ID of context
* contributed in a plug-in.
* @param x
* horizontal position
* @param y
* verifical position
* @see #getContext(String)
* @since 2.0
* @deprecated Use
* WorkbenchHelp.displayContext(HelpSystem.getContext(contextId),x,y)
* instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayContext(String contextId, int x, int y);
/**
* Displays help content for the help resource with the given URL.
* <p>
* This method is called by the platform to launch the help system UI,
* displaying the documentation identified by the <code>href</code>
* parameter.
* </p>
* <p>
* The help system makes no guarantee that all the help resources can be
* displayed or how they are displayed.
* </p>
*
* @param href
* the URL of the help resource.
* <p>
* Valid href are as described in
* {@link org.eclipse.help.IHelpResource#getHref() IHelpResource.getHref()}
* </p>
* @since 2.0
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.displayHelpResource(href) instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayHelpResource(String href);
/**
* Displays help content for the help resource.
* <p>
* This method is called by the platform to launch the help system UI,
* displaying the documentation identified by the <code>helpResource</code>
* parameter.
* <p>
* The help system makes no guarantee that all the help resources can be
* displayed or how they are displayed.
* </p>
*
* @see IHelp#displayHelpResource(String)
* @param helpResource
* the help resource to display.
* @since 2.0
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.displayHelpResource(helpResource.getHref())
* instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayHelpResource(IHelpResource helpResource);
/**
* Displays help content for the toc with the given URL.
* <p>
* This method is called by the platform to launch the help system UI,
* displaying the documentation identified by the <code>toc</code>
* parameter.
* </p>
* <p>
* Valid toc are contributed through the <code>toc</code> element of the
* <code>"org.eclipse.help.toc"</code> extension point.
* </p>
*
* @param toc
* the URL of the toc as specified in the
* <code>"org.eclipse.help.toc"</code> extenstion point
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.displayHelpResource(toc) instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayHelp(String toc);
/**
* This method is an extension to the <a
* href="#displayHelp(java.lang.String)">displayHelp(String toc) </a>
* method, providing the ability to open the specified help topic.
* <p>
* <code>selectedTopic</code> should be a valid help topic url contained
* in the specified <code>toc</code> and have the following format:
* <em>/pluginID/path_to_document</em><br>
* where
* <dl>
* <dt><em>pluginID</em> is the unique identifier of the plugin
* containing the help topic,</dt>
* <dt><em>path_to_document</em> is the help topic path, relative to the
* plugin directory</dt>
* </dl>
* </p>
*
* @param toc
* the URL of the toc
* @param selectedTopic
* the help topic url.
* @see #displayHelp(java.lang.String)
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.displayHelpResource(selectedTopic) instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayHelp(String toc, String selectedTopic);
/**
* Displays context-sensitive help for context with the given context id.
* <p>
* (x,y) coordinates specify the location where the context sensitive help
* UI will be presented. These coordinates are screen-relative (ie: (0,0) is
* the top left-most screen corner). The platform is responsible for calling
* this method and supplying the appropriate location.
* </p>
*
* @param contextId
* the help context identifier
* @param x
* horizontal position
* @param y
* verifical position
* @see #getContext(String)
* @deprecated Use
* WorkbenchHelp.displayContext(HelpSystem.getContext(contextId),x,y)
* instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayHelp(String contextId, int x, int y);
/**
* Displays context-sensitive help for the given context.
* <p>
* (x,y) coordinates specify the location where the context sensitive help
* UI will be presented. These coordinates are screen-relative (ie: (0,0) is
* the top left-most screen corner). The platform is responsible for calling
* this method and supplying the appropriate location.
* </p>
*
*
* @param context
* the context to display
* @param x
* horizontal position
* @param y
* verifical position
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.displayContext(context,x,y) instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public void displayHelp(IContext context, int x, int y);
/**
* Computes and returns context information for the given context id.
*
* @param contextId
* the context id
* @return the context, or <code>null</code> if none
* @deprecated Use HelpSystem.getContext(contextId) instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public IContext getContext(String contextId);
/**
* Returns the list of all integrated tables of contents available.
*
* @return an array of TOC's
* @since 2.0
* @deprecated Use HelpSystem.getTocs() instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public IToc[] getTocs();
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if the context-sensitive help window is
* currently being displayed, <code>false</code> if not.
*
* @deprecated Use WorkbenchHelp.isContextHelpDisplayed() instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public boolean isContextHelpDisplayed();
}