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== Help for FPC keywords == | == Help for FPC keywords == | ||
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| + | This is invoked when the cursor in the source editor is above a keyword and the user pressed F1. | ||
| + | To add a wiki help page for a message, do the following: | ||
| + | Open ide/helpfpcmessages.pas and add a ''AddFPCMessageHelpItem'' line like: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | AddFPCMessageHelpItem('Can''t find unit', | ||
| + | 'FPC_message:_Can_not_find_unit',': Can''t find unit '); | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
== Help for Messages == | == Help for Messages == | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 30 April 2006
Help for LCL units
Help for IDE windows
The help for the IDE windows (i.e. 'Object Inspector' or the 'Compiler Options') are documented in this wiki. The IDE has a mapping file docs/IDEWindowHelpTree.xml, which contains the paths from the various IDE forms/controls to wiki pages. This mapping file editor is shown at any place in the IDE via Ctrl+Shift+F1. You can set the short cut in the editor options -> key mapping.
The root page of the IDE window docs is Lazarus IDE.
Help for FPC keywords
This is invoked when the cursor in the source editor is above a keyword and the user pressed F1. To add a wiki help page for a message, do the following: Open ide/helpfpcmessages.pas and add a AddFPCMessageHelpItem line like:
AddFPCMessageHelpItem('Can''t find unit',
'FPC_message:_Can_not_find_unit',': Can''t find unit ');
