Configure Dialog

General Remark

This dialog allows you to configure your project settings. You should at least adjust the project title and the project directory.

Project Title

The project title will be used for file naming conventions, such as MyHelp.hs, MyHelpIndex.xml, MyHelpTOC.xml. It also appears in the title of the JHelpDev window

Project Directory

The project directory contains the JavaHelp configuration file .hs, index and TOC, as well as Map.jhm. If it does not exist it will be created.

Default Target (can be empty)

The target that is displayed as the default, when you open your helpset in the viewer without specifying a target. If the specified file does not exist, a template is used.

Popup Indicator (can be empty)

This is a special target for an image that indicates that there is a popup window when you click on it. Use it in conjunction with popup and secondary windows. If the image does not exist, a template will be used.

XML Encoding

Here you can choose from all available character codes in the combobox. The default is ISO-8859-1, which works well for english and german (umlaute are supported). ISO-8859-2 is for eastern european (polish, czech), ISO-8859-7 for greek and ISO-8859-5 for russian. All XML files created by JHelpDev will be declared with encoding='ENCODING_STRING'. Other encodings are not supported.

Configure Dialog