Replacing INTViewer S Help

Replacing INTViewer's Help

As you build your own application on top of INTViewer's platform, you might need to replace the help to match your user interface. Here are the steps to do this.

Create a new NetBeans Platform Application

Select File -> New Project
Select NetBeans Modules and then NetBeans Platform Application
Click Next
Enter a Project Name and a Project Location
Click Finish

Open the Project Properties

Right-click on the project name in the Projects window
Select Properties
Select the Libraries node in the Categories section
Open the intviewer node in the Platform Modules section

Select the modules you want to include

In this example, we choose all modules of INTViewer at once by clicking the checkbox next to the intviewer node
To resolve the warning at the bottom of the window, select Auto Update Services and AutoUpdateUI in the platform node
Click OK

Run your project

The Help->Help Contents menu item leads to INTViewer's default help.

Close your instance of INTViewer

Open the Project Properties Again

Right-click on the project name in the Projects window
Select Properties
Select the Libraries node in the Categories section
Open the intviewer node in the Platform Modules section
Uncheck the IntviewerHelp checkbox
Click OK

Do a clean and build

Run your project again

The Help->Help Contents menu item leads to an empty help.

Close your instance of INTViewer

Add a new module

Right-click on the Modules node and select Add New
Enter a Project Name
Click Next
Enter a Code Name Base
Click Next

Add a HelpSet

Right-click on the MyHelp node and select New->Other ...

Select Module Development then JavaHelp Help Set

Do a clean and build again

Run your project one more time

The help has been replaced with your own.