where can I learn about macOS app Help menu Search menu item?

[kee nethery via use-livecode]

Building a macOS app and in the Help menu, the top menu item is “Search” with a search field. How do I populate the data that gets searched so that answers to questions about the app can live there? Trying to search for “search” and “Menu” is not useful.

Thanks,

Kee Nethery

[Paul Hibbert via use-livecode]

AFAIK the “Search” feature in the Help menu is mainly for searching Menu items, try it while you are in Mail and search for “Accounts”, then each menu item that contains “Accounts” will appear at the top of the list with more generic Apple “Accounts” related subjects below. As you mouse over each item in the top part of the list, the Menu is opened and the item is highlighted.

From what I’ve seen, it works the same with any LC app, so I don’t think you need to do anything special other than create a Menu for your app. I don’t know of any way to populate it with any different information, but there maybe.

Paul

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Building a macOS app and in the Help menu, the top menu item is “Search” with a search field. How do I populate the data that gets searched so that answers to questions about the app can live there? Trying to search for “search” and “Menu” is not useful.
Thanks,
Kee Nethery
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[Rick Harrison via use-livecode]

Hi Kee,

I found that any search term input seems to just look
at the Mac’s HelpViewer app that is located under the
system library core services. I haven’t found where
it stores it’s files yet or if I can put my own stuff in there
somewhere.

What I do instead of that is provide links to my
user manual, website and feedback support email.
I provide a search routine on my website that
accesses my app’s user manual etc.

If you come up with a better solution, I’m all
eyes and ears on it!

Rick

Post by kee nethery via use-livecode
Building a macOS app and in the Help menu, the top menu item is “Search” with a search field. How do I populate the data that gets searched so that answers to questions about the app can live there? Trying to search for “search” and “Menu” is not useful.
Thanks,
Kee Nethery

[Pi Digital via use-livecode]

Here’s the link to the Apple Dev page for help view files

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/ProvidingUserAssitAppleHelp/authoring_help/authoring_help_book.html

Once you apply this with your app it is searchable along with menu items.

Sean Cole
Pi Digital Prod Ltd

Post by Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Hi Kee,
I found that any search term input seems to just look
at the Mac’s HelpViewer app that is located under the
system library core services. I haven’t found where
it stores it’s files yet or if I can put my own stuff in there
somewhere.
What I do instead of that is provide links to my
user manual, website and feedback support email.
I provide a search routine on my website that
accesses my app’s user manual etc.
If you come up with a better solution, I’m all
eyes and ears on it!
Rick

Post by kee nethery via use-livecode
Building a macOS app and in the Help menu, the top menu item is “Search” with a search field. How do I populate the data that gets searched so that answers to questions about the app can live there? Trying to search for “search” and “Menu” is not useful.
Thanks,
Kee Nethery

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[kee nethery via use-livecode]

Awesome. thanks!
Kee

Post by Pi Digital via use-livecode
Here’s the link to the Apple Dev page for help view files
https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/ProvidingUserAssitAppleHelp/authoring_help/authoring_help_book.html
Once you apply this with your app it is searchable along with menu items.
Sean Cole
Pi Digital Prod Ltd