From: "Robert S. Werner" <softcomp@softwarecomp.com>
Subject: Help ToolKit for Motif beta release 0.9
Date: Tue,  3 Mar 1998 15:07:46 GMT

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The Help ToolKit for Motif V0.9 has been released and is now available on
the web.  This binary distribution is available only for Linux and can be
used freely for non-commercial purposes.  Future versions will support
other UNIX variants.

The Help ToolKit for Motif allows developers to easily add and modify
various styles of on-line context-sensitive help to Motif applications. 
Using a small set of functions to install the library, every widget and
gadget in a Motif application seemingly inherits new resources allowing
help to be configured and changed via X resource files.   

The ToolKit supports three core help types: Tips, Cues, and Hints.  All of
these help types can be assigned to any widget and any Motif-based gadget.

Tips are brief notes that appear in small pop-up windows over or near a
screen object when the mouse cursor briefly rests over the object. Tips are
commonly seen with icon buttons and where originally popularized in Windows
95 applications.

Cues are displayed in small pop-up windows that normally float above the
shell widget that contains the keyboard focus. The content of the Cue is
based on the widget or gadget that currently has the keyboard focus. 

Hints are textual messages that appear in a fixed location on a window when
the mouse cursor moves over a given widget or gadget contained in that
window. The Hints are displayed in a widget created and positioned by the
application. The hint widget is frequently positioned in the lower-left
corner of a window. This type of help is commonly used with menus and text
fields.

Tips, Cues, and Hints all support a wide range of customization and
configuration.

In addition, XscHelp provides an API that allows a developer to plug-in
virtually any on-line help system, such as the Help system provided through
CDE.  In fact, a sample CDE Help system plug-in is provided with the
ToolKit. The Help ToolKit also provides a rich API allowing help to be
controlled and manipulated programmatically.

The Help ToolKit distribution can be downloaded from www.softwarecomp.com. 
The complete Programmer's Manual can also be downloaded in PDF format from
the same site.

Although the Linux version of this product is freely available for
non-commercial purposes, it is copyrighted and is not in the public domain.
 There is a license associated with the distribution; please read it if you
have an interest in the product. 

Commercial licenses for Linux and for other operating systems will be
available in the future.  Watch this news group or the Software Components,
Inc. home page (www.softwarecomp.com) for details.

For more information:
info@softwarecomp.com
http://www.softwarecomp.com



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