Re: Launch Apple Help via Exec()?

Subject: Re: Launch Apple Help via Exec()?

From: Matt Drance <email@hidden>

Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 12:11:37 -0700

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[reposting due to a bounce]

The exec() method should work reliably now, thanks to the new -b option.

To respond to an earlier post, please don't call Cocoa-Java's NSApplication.showHelp from AWT/Swing. That method needs to be called from the main AppKit thread or you run the risk of deadlocking. This is explained in the HelpHook sample's comments.

If -b is 10.4-only, then it might be safer to use the "help:" URL scheme,
or the ".help" file suffix.

.help bundles are reserved, per

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/ProvidingUserAssitAppleHelp/registering_help/chapter_4_section_2.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000903-CH207-TPXREF101

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References:
	>Re: Launch Apple Help via Exec()? (From: Greg Guerin <email@hidden>)
	>Re: Launch Apple Help via Exec()? (From: Scott Kovatch <email@hidden>)
	>Re: Launch Apple Help via Exec()? (From: Matt Drance <email@hidden>)