Replacing INTViewer's Help

As you build your own application on top of INTViewer's platform, you might need to replace the help to match your user interface. Here are the steps to do this.

Create a new NetBeans Platform Application

  • Select File -> New Project
  • Select NetBeans Modules and then NetBeans Platform Application
  • Click Next
  • Enter a Project Name and a Project Location
  • Click Finish

Open the Project Properties

  • Right-click on the project name in the Projects window
  • Select Properties
  • Select the Libraries node in the Categories section
  • Open the intviewer node in the Platform Modules section

Select the modules you want to include

  • In this example, we choose all modules of INTViewer at once by clicking the checkbox next to the intviewer node
  • To resolve the warning at the bottom of the window, select Auto Update Services and AutoUpdateUI in the platform node
  • Click OK

Run your project

The Help->Help Contents menu item leads to INTViewer's default help.

  • Close your instance of INTViewer

Open the Project Properties Again

  • Right-click on the project name in the Projects window
  • Select Properties
  • Select the Libraries node in the Categories section
  • Open the intviewer node in the Platform Modules section
  • Uncheck the IntviewerHelp checkbox
  • Click OK

Do a clean and build

Run your project again

The Help->Help Contents menu item leads to an empty help.

  • Close your instance of INTViewer

Add a new module

  • Right-click on the Modules node and select Add New
  • Enter a Project Name
  • Click Next
  • Enter a Code Name Base
  • Click Next

Add a HelpSet

  • Right-click on the MyHelp node and select New->Other ...

Select Module Development then JavaHelp Help Set

Do a clean and build again

Run your project one more time

The help has been replaced with your own.