Jan 18, 2011 Replies: 38 This tool is no longer available. Please use the online search instead. I'm happy to release the second version of B4A HelpViewer. This utility allows you to browse and search the documentation and the forum posts from the desktop. It automatically checks for updated libraries and forum posts during start-up. The libraries manuals are downloaded and stored locally. The search functionality is built using Lucene. For now there is no installation step. You should unzip the file and run B4A-HelpViewer. Note that it should not be located under Program Files as it needs "write permissions". Your comments are more than welcomed. Last edited: Jul 29, 2013 Click to expand...
This tool is no longer available. Please use the online search instead. I'm happy to release the second version of B4A HelpViewer. This utility allows you to browse and search the documentation and the forum posts from the desktop. It automatically checks for updated libraries and forum posts during start-up. The libraries manuals are downloaded and stored locally. The search functionality is built using Lucene. For now there is no installation step. You should unzip the file and run B4A-HelpViewer. Note that it should not be located under Program Files as it needs "write permissions". Your comments are more than welcomed.
agraham Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #3 I don't know what the criteria for updating the libraries is but it's not working for me. Closing it, updating a library then re-opening it reports "0 files updated" - but they have been!
I don't know what the criteria for updating the libraries is but it's not working for me. Closing it, updating a library then re-opening it reports "0 files updated" - but they have been!
klaus Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #4 Very useful. Unfortunarely, on my 'old' XP computer, the colors are not dispayed as in your post. Will there be menu item in the IDE to call it directly from there, giving it's folder in the configuration? Best regards. Attachments HelpViewer.jpg 44.2 KB · Views: 1,164
Very useful. Unfortunarely, on my 'old' XP computer, the colors are not dispayed as in your post. Will there be menu item in the IDE to call it directly from there, giving it's folder in the configuration? Best regards.
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #5 I don't know what the criteria for updating the libraries is but it's not working for me. Closing it, updating a library then re-opening it reports "0 files updated" - but they have been! Click to expand... The zip file includes an index with all the currently most updated files. So nothing gets updated for now. Unfortunarely, on my 'old' XP computer, the colors are not dispayed as in your post. Click to expand... I will check it. Will there be menu item in the IDE to call it directly from there, giving it's folder in the configuration? Click to expand... I believe that it will be eventually part of the IDE.
I don't know what the criteria for updating the libraries is but it's not working for me. Closing it, updating a library then re-opening it reports "0 files updated" - but they have been! Click to expand... The zip file includes an index with all the currently most updated files. So nothing gets updated for now. Unfortunarely, on my 'old' XP computer, the colors are not dispayed as in your post. Click to expand... I will check it. Will there be menu item in the IDE to call it directly from there, giving it's folder in the configuration? Click to expand... I believe that it will be eventually part of the IDE.
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #6 Sorry agraham. I haven't read your comment carefully. This tool checks the online documentation for updates. Not the local XML files.
Sorry agraham. I haven't read your comment carefully. This tool checks the online documentation for updates. Not the local XML files.
agraham Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #7 Erel said: The zip file includes an index with all the currently most updated files. So nothing gets updated for now. Click to expand... Am I misunderstanding something? Doesn't this use the local xml files?
Erel said: The zip file includes an index with all the currently most updated files. So nothing gets updated for now. Click to expand... Am I misunderstanding something? Doesn't this use the local xml files?
moster67 Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #9 nice, sometimes it seems like "search" does not found everything..unless I am blind. I tried array and I found references of the word array in various libraries although not from keywords which is available online. If I searched array keywords, it would find array but still it wouldn't point me to the description of array and its example (it only showed my the hyperlink "array"). also array as string is an analogue example. Last edited: Jan 18, 2011
nice, sometimes it seems like "search" does not found everything..unless I am blind. I tried array and I found references of the word array in various libraries although not from keywords which is available online. If I searched array keywords, it would find array but still it wouldn't point me to the description of array and its example (it only showed my the hyperlink "array"). also array as string is an analogue example.
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #10 Array is a difficult query as it is very common both as text and as part of method names.
moster67 Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #11 :signOops: Fair enough...it was the first word that came into my mind when deciding what to search for. Erel said: Array is a difficult query as it is very common both as text and as part of method names. Click to expand...
:signOops: Fair enough...it was the first word that came into my mind when deciding what to search for. Erel said: Array is a difficult query as it is very common both as text and as part of method names. Click to expand...
A aldweb Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 18, 2011 #12 Erel said: I'm happy to release the first beta version of B4A HelpViewer. This utility allows you to browse and search the documentation offline. Click to expand... This is just what I was waiting for. Great. Thank you. aldweb
Erel said: I'm happy to release the first beta version of B4A HelpViewer. This utility allows you to browse and search the documentation offline. Click to expand... This is just what I was waiting for. Great. Thank you. aldweb
S splatt Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 19, 2011 #13 Thanks Erel, will be very usefull!
alfcen Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 19, 2011 #14 Great support work, Erel, this truly adds convenience to programming. A minor issue, the AdMob page does not display icon images. Thanks so much!
Great support work, Erel, this truly adds convenience to programming. A minor issue, the AdMob page does not display icon images. Thanks so much!
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 19, 2011 #15 A minor issue, the AdMob page does not display icon images. Click to expand... Thank you. A new version will be available soon that will also support searching the Basic4android forum.
A minor issue, the AdMob page does not display icon images. Click to expand... Thank you. A new version will be available soon that will also support searching the Basic4android forum.
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 19, 2011 #16 Version 0.92 is online now (link in the first post or here). The major improvement is the addition of forum posts to the index. Forum posts will be updated each day automatically.
Version 0.92 is online now (link in the first post or here). The major improvement is the addition of forum posts to the index. Forum posts will be updated each day automatically.
klaus Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 20, 2011 #17 The color problem I reported in post #4 is solved with the new version. Thank's Erel and Best regards.
The color problem I reported in post #4 is solved with the new version. Thank's Erel and Best regards.
alfcen Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 20, 2011 #18 Your latest implementation of Help is out of this world, Erel, amazing work beyond the call of duty!
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 20, 2011 #19 Your latest implementation of Help is out of this world, Erel, amazing work beyond the call of duty! Click to expand... Thank you alfcen I'm also very happy with the result. I highly recommend all users to try it. Using this tool it is much easier to find relevant information. ... and if there are any developers here that worked with search engines I'd be happy to discuss the customizations done in this tool in order to return good results (not trivial at all).
Your latest implementation of Help is out of this world, Erel, amazing work beyond the call of duty! Click to expand... Thank you alfcen I'm also very happy with the result. I highly recommend all users to try it. Using this tool it is much easier to find relevant information. ... and if there are any developers here that worked with search engines I'd be happy to discuss the customizations done in this tool in order to return good results (not trivial at all).
alfcen Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 20, 2011 #20 Dear Erel, the results returned are pin-point. There are many search engines around, but you can choose only one for a given purpose, and you made the right choice for the entire community.
Dear Erel, the results returned are pin-point. There are many search engines around, but you can choose only one for a given purpose, and you made the right choice for the entire community.
