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JackBurman
May 31, 2011
- "Submitted for judging"
This is an updated version of the Assistant edition. It incorporates resizing and fits an 800x600 display, suitable for user's with netbooks.
See original Assistant page for link Link to bitmap for help button.
May 31, 2011 - This version is submitted for Challenge judging.
May 31, 2011 - This version is submitted for Challenge judging.
' LB Help Search entry
' Author: jaba (JackBurman)
' Date: May 5, 2011
'
' History:
' v1.0 May 6, 2011 Submitted
' v1.01 May 6, 2011 Added browser control
' v1.02 May 9, 2011 Added GetModuleFileName$() routine
' v1.03 May 12, 2011 Additional pages added to quick viewer
' Some names made more purpose-descriptive
'
' v1.03b May 13, 2011 Final Lite version
' v1.03d May 14, 2011 in progress...added 200px to width for index listbox (not using)
' v1.03e May 14, 2011 Alpha version with index listbox (not using)
' v1.03f May 15, 2011 rebuilt banner; added Help
' Submitted May 16, 2011
' v2.0 May 16, 2011 Submitted Assistant version
' v2.0.1 -"- in progress...added current displayed file name to status bar
' work on custom window height resizer (not using)
' v2.1.0NB May 19, 2011 Redesigned to fit 800x600 display. Resizable.
'
' things to do:
' add MRU list in combobox for Find textbox
' add Favorites
' decide best use for middle window
' options
'
' -- be sure to update ABOUT before Final submission --
'
' This code is free for personal use.
' To protect the rights of others whose code is included, please note following:
' You may not republish this code in its current form.
' You may modify this code for your personal use.
' You may publish a modified version of this code under these conditions:
' 1. You have made major changes to the code.
' 2. You give credit to the original authors
'
' Based on a framework provided by Alyce on LB forum.
'
' Some parts taken from entries by others, including
' Alyce, Janet, Stefan, and Gordon.
'
' Thanks to them and others.
'
' This version uses a built-in ATL.DLL browser control
' in addition to the user's default browser.
'
'
' Thanks to Stefan Pendl for API function method to obtain location of
' LB installation directory. This method is more reliable with systems
' running Vista/Win7 than is the StartupDir$ or DefaultDir$ method.
InstallDir$ = GetFolder$(GetModuleFileName$())
HelpDir$ = InstallDir$ + "lb4help\LibertyBASIC_4_web\HTML\"
HelpFileIndex$ = InstallDir$; "lb4help\"
ContentsFileName$ = "LibertyBASIC_4.html"
WdoTitle$ = "LB HTML SEARCH ASSISTANT"
'List of Quick View pages:
'Table of Contents = "libe3mnn.htm" 'amber_menu.htm
'Command Reference = "libe2co3.htm"
'Reserved Word List = "libe6ldg.htm"
'Text commands = "libe778l.htm"
'Graphic commands = "libe233p.htm"
global wContainer, hContainer
Open "atl" For DLL As #atl
CallDLL #atl, "AtlAxWinInit", Ret As long
nomainwin
[setupGUIWdo]
WindowWidth = 800
WindowHeight = 560
UpperLeftX = DisplayWidth - WindowWidth
UpperLeftY = 2
'***banner
graphicbox #s.banner 1, 1, 610, 25
button #s.content "Open Default Browser", [openBrowser], UL, 610, 0, 146, 25
'***help button
'is there a bmp file for help?
if fileExists(DefaultDir$, "Help_brown.bmp") then
bmpbutton #s.hlp "Help_brown.bmp", [help], UR, 4, 0
hBtn = 1
else
button #s.hlp "?", [help], UR, 14, 0
hBtn = 0
end if
'***Quick Viewer
graphicbox #s.heading 0, 25, 115, 25
button #s.toc "LB 4.04 Contents", [tocButton], UL, 0, 50, 115, 25 'points to libe3mnn.htm
button #s.commands "Command Reference", [commandsButton], UL, 0, 76, 115, 25 'points to libe2co3.htm
button #s.reserve "Reserved Words", [reservedButton], UL, 0, 102, 115, 25 'points to libe6ldg.htm
button #s.txt "Text Commands", [textButton], UL, 0, 128, 115, 25 'points to libe778l.htm
button #s.graph "Graphics Commands", [graphicButton], UL, 0, 154, 115, 25 'points to libe233p.htm
graphicbox #s.resource 0, 185, 610, 320 'container for browser control
wContainer = 610
hContainer = 320
'***notes
TextboxColor$ = "buttonface"
graphicbox #s.notes 117, 25, 492, 25
stylebits #s.middle, _WS_VSCROLL OR _ES_MULTILINE, _ES_AUTOHSCROLL, 0, 0
textbox #s.middle 117, 50, 493, 130
'***search
TextboxColor$ = "buttonface"
graphicbox #s.explorer 610, 25, 172, 25
textbox #s.term 610, 50, 132, 25
stylebits #s.default, _BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON, 0, 0, 0
button #s.default "Find", [findPages], UL, 742, 50, 40, 25
ListboxColor$ = "buttonface"
listbox #s.pages, found$(), [displaySelectedPage], 610, 76, 172, 85
checkbox #s.qvChkbx, "Check to open in Quick Viewer", [setChk], [resetChk], 614, 165, 180, 18
'***index
ListboxColor$ = "buttonface"
stylebits #s.index, _WS_HSCROLL, 0, 0, 0
listbox #s.index, index$(), [pickBox], 610, 185, 172, 320
'***status bar
statictext #s.status, "Right-click browser window for BACK/FORWARD.", 10, (WindowHeight - 50), 210, 15
' statictext #s.htmlName, "", 250, (WindowHeight-45), 210, 15 '10, 678, 210, 15
[openGUIWdo]
open WdoTitle$ for window as #s
#s "trapclose [quit]"
#s.index "singleclickselect"
#s.pages "singleclickselect"
#s.qvChkbx "set" :chkSet = 1
#s "resizehandler [resized]"
#s "font ms_sans_serif 9"
#s.status "!font arial 7"
' #s.htmlName$ "!font arial 7"
'color the banner
#s.banner "down; fill buttonface"
#s.banner "place 0 15; color 88 66 55; backcolor buttonface"
#s.banner "\ LB Help Search Challenge"
#s.banner "flush"
#s.explorer "fill 88 66 55; color white; backcolor 88 66 55; down; place 0 15"
#s.explorer "\ Search results / Index "
#s.explorer "flush"
#s.notes "fill 88 66 55; color white; backcolor 88 66 55; down; place 0 15"
#s.notes "\ Clipboard / Notes"
#s.notes "flush"
#s.heading "fill 88 66 55; color white; backcolor 88 66 55; down; place 0 15"
#s.heading "\ Quick Viewer"
#s.heading "flush"
'display table of contents in browse control
QuickViewPage$ = "libe3mnn.htm"
call createBrowseControl HelpFileIndex$, ContentsFileName$, hFlag
#s.term "!setfocus"
dim info$(10,10)
files HelpDir$, "*.htm", info$()
numFiles = val(info$(0,0))
'load index array
dim index$(numFiles)
scan
for i = 1 to numFiles
open HelpDir$ + info$(i,0) for input as #file
txt$ = INPUT$(#file, lof(#file))
index$(i) = GetTitle$(txt$); chr$(0); info$(i,0)
close #file
next i
sort index$(), 1, numFiles
#s.index "reload"
' gosub [hint] '<--- Comment out when no longer needed.
#s.middle "* * * HINTS * * *";chr$(13);chr$(10);_
"A handy way to browse the results pages...";chr$(13);chr$(10);_
"Enter search term. Check the box to open in Quick Viewer. ";_
"Use the arrow keys to advance to the first or next page ";_
"in the listbox. Each highlighted page will display in the ";_
"Quick Viewer.";chr$(13);chr$(10);_
"With the checkbox cleared, doing the same thing will open ";_
"in a new tab in your browser. A ctrl-w will usually close the tab.";chr$(13);chr$(10);_
' "";chr$(13);chr$(10);chr$(13);chr$(10);_
' "This textbox space is a work in progress. Still working on ";_
' "ideas for it's use."
wait
[resized]
wWid = WindowWidth
wHig = WindowHeight
upperVert = int(wWid-184) 'upper middle vertical edge
#s.banner "locate 1 1 "; upperVert-1;" "; 25
#s.content "!locate "; upperVert;" 0";" 154";" "; 25
' #s.hlp "locate "; wWid;" "; 0
#s.explorer "locate "; upperVert;" 25";" 178";" "; 25
#s.term "!locate "; upperVert;" 50";" 138";" "; 25
#s.default "!locate "; upperVert+138;" 50";" 40";" "; 25
#s.notes "locate 117 25 "; upperVert-119;" "; 25
#s.middle "!locate 117 50 "; upperVert-117;" "; 130
#s.pages "locate "; upperVert;" 76";" 178"; " "; 85
#s.qvChkbx "locate "; upperVert;" 165";" 178";" "; 18
#s.index "locate "; upperVert;" 185";" 178"; " "; wHig-210
#s.resource "locate 0 185 "; upperVert;" "; wHig-210
wContainer = upperVert
hContainer = wHig - 212
#s.status "!locate 10 "; wHig-20;" 210";" "; 15
if hFlag then
calldll #user32, "MoveWindow",_
hFlag As ulong,_
0 As long,_
0 As long,_
wContainer As long,_
hContainer As long,_
1 As long,_
result As void
end if
#s "refresh"
wait
[setChk]
#s.qvChkbx "set"
chkSet = 1
wait
[resetChk]
#s.qvChkbx "reset"
chkSet = 0
wait
[tocButton]
QuickViewPage$ = "libe3mnn.htm"
call createBrowseControl HelpFileIndex$, ContentsFileName$, hFlag
wait
[commandsButton]
QuickViewPage$ = "libe2co3.htm"
call createBrowseControl HelpDir$, QuickViewPage$, hFlag
wait
[reservedButton]
QuickViewPage$ = "libe6ldg.htm"
call createBrowseControl HelpDir$, QuickViewPage$, hFlag
wait
[textButton]
QuickViewPage$ = "libe778l.htm"
call createBrowseControl HelpDir$, QuickViewPage$, hFlag
wait
[graphicButton]
QuickViewPage$ = "libe233p.htm"
call createBrowseControl HelpDir$, QuickViewPage$, hFlag
wait
[findPages]
#s.term "!contents? term$"
if term$ = "" then
redim found$(1)
#s.pages "reload"
wait
end if
dim found$(numFiles)
for i = 1 to numFiles
open HelpDir$ + info$(i,0) for input as #file
txt$ = INPUT$(#file, lof(#file))
if instr(txt$, term$) >0 then
found$(i) = GetTitle$(txt$); chr$(0); info$(i,0)
#s.pages "reload"
end if
close #file
next
wait
[openBrowser]
'open user's default browser
run "rundll32.exe url.dll,FileProtocolHandler "; chr$(34); HelpFileIndex$ + ContentsFileName$; chr$(34)
wait
[displaySelectedPage]
#s.pages "selection? FileName$"
FileName$ = word$(FileName$, 2, chr$(0))
if chkSet = 0 then
'open in user's default browser or new tab
run "rundll32.exe url.dll,FileProtocolHandler "; chr$(34); HelpDir$; FileName$; chr$(34)
else
call createBrowseControl HelpDir$, FileName$, hFlag
end if
wait
[pickBox]
#s.index "selection? qvp$"
qvp$ = word$(qvp$, 2, chr$(0))
call createBrowseControl HelpDir$, qvp$, hFlag
wait
[help]
WindowWidth = 400
WindowHeight = 290
statictext #h.hlp "", 10, 10, 390, 280
open "How to use" for window as #h
#h "trapclose [closeHlp]"
hlpWdoOpen = 1
gosub [printHlp]
wait
[closeHlp]
close #h
hlpWdoOpen = 0
wait
[quit]
close #s
close #atl
if hlpWdoOpen = 1 then close #h :hlpWdoOpen = 0
end
'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSUBS AND FUNCTIONS
'credit: Alyce's entry.
'extract title from html text
function GetTitle$(s$)
marker1=instr(upper$(s$), "<A NAME=")
marker1=instr(upper$(s$), "<B>",marker1)+3
marker2=instr(upper$(s$), "</B>", marker1)
lenTitle=marker2-marker1
GetTitle$=mid$(s$,marker1,lenTitle)
end function
'borrowed from Stefan Pendl
'added 5/9/11
function GetModuleFileName$()
nSize = _MAX_PATH + 1
lpFilename$ = space$(nSize); CHR$(0)
calldll #kernel32, "GetModuleFileNameA",_
hModule as uLong,_
lpFilename$ as ptr,_
nSize as uLong,_
result as uLong
if result > 0 then GetModuleFileName$ = trim$(lpFilename$)
end function
function GetFolder$(Path$)
pos = 1
GetFolder$ = Path$
while pos > 0
pos = instr(Path$, "\", pos)
if pos > 0 then
GetFolder$ = left$(Path$, pos)
pos = pos + 1
end if
wend
end function
function fileExists(path$, filename$)
files path$, filename$, info$()
fileExists = val(info$(0, 0))
end function
sub createBrowseControl D$, F$, byref hATL
if hATL then
CallDLL #user32, "DestroyWindow", _
hATL As ulong, _
result As long
hATL = 0
end if
hWndContainer = hWnd(#s.resource) 'graphicbox handle
callDLL #user32, "GetWindowLongA", _
hWndContainer as ulong, _
_GWL_HINSTANCE as long, _
hInst as ulong
ResName$ = D$ + F$ 'file to display
cw = wContainer
ch = hContainer
style = _WS_CHILD or _WS_VISIBLE or _WS_VSCROLL
CallDLL #user32, "CreateWindowExA", _
_WS_EX_STATICEDGE As long, _ 'extended type
"AtlAxWin" As ptr, _ 'class name
ResName$ As ptr, _ 'resource file name & path
style As long, _ 'window style
1 As long, _ 'left x pos
1 As long, _ 'top y pos
cw As long, _ 'width
ch As long, _ 'height
hWndContainer As ulong, _ 'handle of container
100 As long, _ 'handle to menu or child window ID
hInst As ulong, _ 'parent instance handle
0 As long, _ 'window creation data
hATL As ulong 'handle of active template library control
' #s.htmlName "Help file: "; F$
end sub
[printHlp]
' Help window contents
hlp$ = "Find button -";chr$(13);_
" Type search term into textbox. Results are shown in listbox below.";chr$(13);_
" Single-click a result to display the page in your default browser.";chr$(13);_
" Check the box to display results in the Quick Viewer window.";chr$(13);chr$(13);_
"Open Default Browser button -";chr$(13);_
" Click button to open your default browser to Table of Contents.";chr$(13);chr$(13);_
"Index -";chr$(13);_
" Single-click an Indexed item in listbox to view it in the Quick Viewer.";chr$(13);chr$(13);_
"Quick Viewer -";chr$(13);_
" Select from the 5 buttons to view a pre-selected help topic.";chr$(13);chr$(13);_
" ABOUT LB HELP SEARCH ASSISTANT";chr$(13);_
" Version 2.1.0NB";chr$(13);_
" May 19, 2011";chr$(13);_
" By: jaba"
print #h.hlp, hlp$
return
[hint]
notice "A handy way to browse the results pages...";chr$(13);_
"Enter search term. Check the box to open in Quick Viewer.";chr$(13);_
"Use the arrow keys to advance to the first or next page";chr$(13);_
"in the listbox. Each highlighted page will display in the";chr$(13);_
"Quick Viewer.";chr$(13);chr$(13);_
"With the checkbox cleared, doing the same thing will open";chr$(13);_
"in a new tab in your browser. A ctrl-w will usually close the tab."
return