[Contents] [Index] [Next] [Previous]

Help Activation


Help is generally invoked from selections in the Help Menu of the MenuBar. In addition, on a component must invoke any context-sensitive help for the component or its nearest ancestor with context-sensitive help available. Within DialogBoxes, applications should provide context-sensitive help for the DialogBox as a whole.

should switch into context-sensitive help mode if it is available. In the context-sensitive help mode, the pointer shape changes to show the mode, and help is provided for the next component that the user selects, after which context-sensitive help mode is exited.