Effective, instantly available online help is a requirement for today's interactive applications. Until now, Java application developers have been forced to develop their own help system. That's no longer necessary. With the release of JavaHelp™, there is a complete and standard online help system for the Java™ platform. Creating Effective JavaHelp covers the main features and options of JavaHelp. It shows how to create a basic JavaHelp system, prepare help topics, and deploy the help system in an application. Written for all levels of Java developers and technical writers, the book takes a chapter-by-chapter approach to building concepts. It imparts a complete understanding of how to create usable JavaHelp systems and integrate them into Java applications and applets. Topics covered include:

• Understanding JavaHelp

• Creating your first HelpSet

• Planning the JavaHelp project

• Preparing Help topics

• Creating HelpSet data and navigation files

• Enhancing the HelpSet

• Using the JavaHelp API for advanced presentation options

• Deploying the help system to your users

• Using third-party help-authoring tools

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 3 Ratings

Easy to understand, excellent examples, essential info - 2001-01-08
Reviewer Rating:
After having worked on a JavaHelp (JH) project over a year ago when JH was still very young (1.0 was just about to be released), and having to wade through the JH User's Guide and JH Specification then for information, I found this book very good for bringing myself back up-to-speed for resuming the project after a year layoff. I wished I would've had it when I initially began the project a year ago.

This book is very easy to read, contains excellent examples, and has the the proper level of information to get help writers started on the right foot with JH so they are productive quickly. It is written for the help writer but includes just enough detail for helping developers that the help writer may have to work with in order to implement a JH system. Overall, a very good book that I am recommending to other writers assigned JH projects.

Important subject -- right book - 2000-06-21
Reviewer Rating:
Help is an important subject that should not be forgotten by programmers.

This small book ( < 200p !) puts all the tools in hand so that you can keep help files up to date with the development of your software.

Worth reading it !

Wasn't what I expected - 2009-03-23
Reviewer Rating:
I got this book to review how to set up a Java Help system. I ended up learning why nobody uses Java Help.

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