Method showHelp

src/org/opensourcephysics/tools/DataTool.java:2580–2602

Shows the DataTool help.

()

	 * Shows the DataTool help.
	 */
	protected static void showHelp() {
		String fileName = helpName;
		String helpPath = XML.getResolvedPath(fileName, helpBase);
		if (ResourceLoader.getResource(helpPath) != null) {
			// show help in desktop browser
			OSPDesktop.displayURL(helpPath);
		} else {
			fileName = "data_tool_help.html"; //$NON-NLS-1$
			String classBase = "/org/opensourcephysics/resources/tools/html/"; //$NON-NLS-1$
			helpPath = XML.getResolvedPath(fileName, classBase);
			if ((helpFrame == null) || !helpPath.equals(helpFrame.getTitle())) {
				helpFrame = new TextFrame(helpPath);
				helpFrame.enableHyperlinks();
				helpFrame.setSize(800, 600);
				// center on the screen
				Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
				int x = (dim.width - helpFrame.getBounds().width) / 2;
				int y = (dim.height - helpFrame.getBounds().height) / 2;
				helpFrame.setLocation(x, y);
			}
			helpFrame.setVisible(true);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Overrides OSPFrame method. This converts EXIT_ON_CLOSE to DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE