Re: PostgreSQL.hhp

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Pflug" <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
To: "Darko Prenosil" <Darko(dot)Prenosil(at)finteh(dot)hr>
Cc: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>; <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [pgadmin-hackers] PostgreSQL.hhp

> Darko Prenosil wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Andreas Pflug" <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
> >To: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
> >Cc: "Darko Prenosil" <Darko(dot)Prenosil(at)finteh(dot)hr>;
> ><pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:05 PM
> >Subject: Re: [pgadmin-hackers] PostgreSQL.hhp
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Dave Page wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de]
> >>>>Sent: 22 July 2003 14:58
> >>>>To: Dave Page
> >>>>Cc: Darko Prenosil; pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> >>>>Subject: Re: [pgadmin-hackers] PostgreSQL.hhp
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Dave Page wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Thanks Darko, patch applied.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>This wipes away the possibility to include different doc
> >>>>versions using
> >>>>options!!!!!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>I still maintain that no-one ever complained about that with pga2.
> >>>
> >>>What if the standard html viewer is used if the doc path begins with
> >>>http:// ?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>We want to have a Beta, don't we?
> >>Certainly we can do something like that, sounds like a good idea, but
> >>for the moment a working option is broken. And there are enough other
> >>problems I believe.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>Andreas
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >Sorry; I wasn't aware of that possibility, but I like Idea to have
> >"searchable" help for PostgreSQL.
> >How about checking:
> > if it is http - call browser
> > and if is not call wxHelpControler ?
> >Or even beter we can simply check if "SQL help site" option points to dir
> >that is subdir of "docPath".
> >
> >In this case only DisplayPgSqlHelp function should be changed. I don't
think
> >this is such big change. Shall I do it ?
> >
> >
> >
>
> It's not all. The problem starts at the beginning, having a separate
> help project/help controller for pgsql. When compiling the pgadmin help
> project with html workshop, it will include pg as well, so why should
> there be another project? But this means that the entry point calls will
> need review.
>
I don't se that in the current pgadmin3.hhp. It is missing whole [FILES]
section, even start page is not working.
Is [FILES] section generated by the Visual C ? I'm using MinGW, so I can't
tell.

When I manually set [FILES] and compile, everything is O.K. with CHM ,
but wxHelpControler is not working
properly - "search" does not see files under /pg subdir. For example serach
for "CREATE TYPE" does not find any matches.

With separate pgsql help it would be possible to have last pgadmin
version, and version of pgsql docs for example for 7.3.1.
It is also big question if win32 builds should call .CHM directly without
using wxHelpControler class (windows users are familiar with it,
,can have "favorites" tab, and it is much faster in "search").

I'm not trying to criticize, but figure out what would be the best
solution. However, maybe this is not right time to discuss it, because first
release is very close.

Regards !