What's New

This section describes new features and enhancements introduced in jHelp 2.07

Features

Applets can now access documents packed into the applet's distribution archive (jar or zip.)
Applications can now access documents packed into the application's jar or zip, and determine the location of the jar on the user's system programmatically using methods in the new jHelp class, htmlLocator.
jHelp's indexing capabilities have been greatly expanded, to include global word and phrase searching. A revised htmlHelpIndexFrame optionally implements a tabbed-folders style user interface to access the new functionality.

A project-oriented Index Builder Wizard is now provided, which acts as a very friendly front-end to the htmlIndexBuilder console application of the previous version. The wizard lets you save index builds as projects that you can reopen and edit, and easily run as needed to update an app's index file. (The console application is still available for those who prefer it over the wizard.)
The index builder will optionally compile the global word list for use in the new search and query functions.
The index wizard implements its own resource bundle to facilitate NLS. The word list generator also implements a resource bundle to permit customizing the word exclusion list.

Extended index and keyword tags (backward compatible with version 2.06 at the HTML level) permit creating index sub-levels.
The <UNDERLINE OFF> and <UNDERLINE ON> tags permit toggling hyperlink underlining on or off.
The <S> and </S> tags permit displaying "strikethrough" text.

Applet and application examples have been reworked to better demonstrate deployment of jHelp as a help system.

Documentation has been expanded to provide detailed information concerning use of jHelp's newest batch of features.