Need help with Help Files!!!

[Stretchwickster]

Hi all,

I've included a Help File into my application but I'm trying also to add little popup windows when the Question Mark icon (in the top-right corner) is placed on an edit control. I've managed to do this using the WinHelp API command, and passing a macro called 'PopupContext' to this routine. As a result, I get a little popup menu everytime I drop the Question-Mark icon on one of my edit controls.

However, I'm a bit fussy! I want to change the Colour of the popup box which is apparently accomplished using the above routine with a macro called 'SetPopupColor(r,g,b)'. I've tried this but it just generates an error. I've scoured the internet but there are very few pages and they all seem to agree with my code. Btw, here is my code:

MacroPointer := StrPCopy(MacroName, 'SetPopupColor(255, 255, 224)');
WinHelp(handle, PChar(HELP_FILENAME), HELP_COMMAND, LongInt(MacroPointer));

Anyone got any ideas or know of any more appropriate forums to post this question to?

Your help would be much appreciated!

 

[TonHu]

Back from the days I had to write a decent helpfile (.hlp) for an app, I used HelpScribble (shareware), that mentioned some 'issues' about trying to change the color of the popups not really being changeable, or only after some rigorous colorchanges to other backgrounds as well. This probably has to do with the win3.1 background of the hlp filestructures, so either you'll have to use other methods, like balloonhelp, or live with this 'feature'.

I also saw nice help and contexthelp related components on torry.net, so a look in that archive might prove useful?

HTH,
TonHu