ChartDirector's Visual Studio .NET Integrated Help
ChartDirector for .NET software distribution includes CHM documenation that can be viewed on
any Windows computer. It also includes "Intellisense" documentation that can be used by many
development tools for "Intellisense" support (that is, as you enter source code referencing
a ChartDirector object, the development tool with display the available ChartDirector methods
in a drop down list box, with short descriptions for the methods and their parameters).
For Visual Studio .NET, ChartDirector supports an enhanced level of development environment integration through the optional Visual Studio Integrated Help download. The main features are:
To install Visual Studio .NET Integrated Help, simply run the downloaded installer. This will install the ChartDirector help files to a subdirectory of your choice, and register them with Visual Studio .NET. The next time Visual Studio .NET is started, it will integrate the ChartDirector help files into its help system. This may take from a few seconds to around a minute. After that, you should see the ChartDirector Documentation in the "Content" tab of the Visual Studio. NET help window.
To disable/enable ChartDirector's Visual Studio .NET Integrated Help after installation, you may use the "Visual Studio .NET Combined Help Collection Manager" included in Visual Studio .NET. Simply look for "VSCC (Visual Studio Combined Help Collection)" in the Index tab of Visual Studio .NET's help system, then choose "Visual Studio .NET Combined Help Collection Manager" in the Index Results tab.
For Visual Studio .NET, ChartDirector supports an enhanced level of development environment integration through the optional Visual Studio Integrated Help download. The main features are:
- ChartDirector documentation will appear as a book in the "Content" tab of the Visual Studio
.NET help window.
- ChartDirector documentation index will be included in Visual Studio .NET's index system. You
may find ChartDirector methods directly in the "Index" tab of Visual Studio .NET's help window.
- As you enter a ChartDirector method in the source code, the Dynamic Help window will
automatically show the link to the documentation for that method.
- When you put the cursor on a ChartDirector method in the source code and press F1, the documentation for that method will appear.
To install Visual Studio .NET Integrated Help, simply run the downloaded installer. This will install the ChartDirector help files to a subdirectory of your choice, and register them with Visual Studio .NET. The next time Visual Studio .NET is started, it will integrate the ChartDirector help files into its help system. This may take from a few seconds to around a minute. After that, you should see the ChartDirector Documentation in the "Content" tab of the Visual Studio. NET help window.
To disable/enable ChartDirector's Visual Studio .NET Integrated Help after installation, you may use the "Visual Studio .NET Combined Help Collection Manager" included in Visual Studio .NET. Simply look for "VSCC (Visual Studio Combined Help Collection)" in the Index tab of Visual Studio .NET's help system, then choose "Visual Studio .NET Combined Help Collection Manager" in the Index Results tab.