HowTo_Tinker.txt in rwdshell-0.95

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 = RwdTinker framework for RubyWebDialogs
 
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 RwdTinker is a web brower interface to and system for developing programs
 
 == Usage
 
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 How to Use the Tinker framework Program (rwdtinker)
 
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 1. stand alone application
 2. framework for building applications
 3. Open brower windows with html documents
 
 The GUI interface used is RubyWebDialogs 
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 ruby init.rb
 
 Then point your web browser to:
 http://localhost:7705/
 
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 == Viewing installed Applets:
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 Go to "List Scripts" tab
 
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      You can get a list of all installed applets by clicking the listfiles button
      
       To see the text of a install file
        Type in the name of the file you want.
       
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   when you click on a document name, the document should pop up in a 
   browser window, or in another browser tab.
 
 To exit, press the x inside the browser window.
 
+== To add context sensitive help
+
+ You need to add a hash file that just needs to contain
+ Helptext.update( :myapplet_generalhelp => "    This is the general help 
+      You can add help text hear")
+      
+      And you need to add a help run script that will call runhelpwindow
+      This should have a method that includes:
+       setting $help_topic, and adds to $helptopicsarray, saves the calling window and calls runhelpwindow which will render the help message.
+  
+  if @rwd_tab == "gemservescan"
+      $help_topic = "gemdocs_help"
+    end
+   $helptopicsarray =  $helptopicsarray | ["rubyslippers_generalhelp", "Install_Gem","GemCommands_help", "gemfilesinstalled","gemdocs_help"]
+ if @rwd_window != "rwdtinkerhelpwindow"
+       $previouswindow = @rwd_window
+      $previoustab = @rwd_tab
+  end
+  runhelpwindow
+ end
+
 == Languages
 
 
  You can add tranlations in the lang subdirectory
  You change the $lang constant in Tinker config file in the configuration directory
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 For more information about RubyWebDialogs see:
 http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubywebdialogs/index.html
 
 Thanks, Steven Gibson
 
-== Changelog
+== Changelog
+version 1.52
+ added function to install applets from gem directory
+ 
+version 1.51
+ changed return to main
+ changed configuration of remote ports
+ updated context sensitive help
+
+version 1.50
+ changed unzip applet to be internal code - no exec to unzip program
+ changed order of tabs on back window - list applets now first
+ added rwdwcalc applet in to zips directory
+ changed width of text fields with help from RubyWebDialogs author
+ changed listing of help options, vertical instead of horizontal  
+
+version 1.49
+ added demon function for remote queries
+ startup application on first available port
+ 
+version 1.48
+ fix in context sensitive help so that applets can use it better
+
+version 1.47
+ change to context sensitive help
+
+version 1.46
+ more work on context help
+ window calls point to tab as well as windows
+ help added help buttons on Document, Selection, View Applet, tabs
+
+version 1.45
+ first steps toward context sensitive help
+ added help button on main window/tab
+  
 version 1.44
  updated directory structure - refactored gui files
  Changed gui directory names - more like  Java package titles
 
 version 1.43