Using context-sensitive help on a document server system
For context-sensitive help to work on machines using
a help server, a set of configuration
files called ``hook'' files
must be installed on the local machine
(the machine running the application requesting help).
Hook files tell SCOhelp which help files to display
if it receives a context-sensitive help request.
By default, hook files are installed on every system
when you install the Online Documentation packages.
If you are using a documentation server, you may not have installed all (or any of) the Online Documentation packages. If you are not sure, or if you have configured a document server and context-sensitive help does not work, complete the following procedure.
For the purposes of this procedure, we assume that the server machine name is helpsrv.sco.com. and the client machine name is helpcli.sco.com.
where filename is any name you choose.
Your output should look like this:
/usr/lib/scohelp/GECG/GECG.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/HANDBOOK/HANDBOOK.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/MailMsgG/MailMsgG.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/NetAdminG/NetAdminG.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/NetConfigG/NetConfigG.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/OSAdminG/OSAdminG.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/VidConfigG/VidConfigG.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/XCalHelp/XCalHelp.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/XDeskHelp/XDeskHelp.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/XEditHelp/XEditHelp.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/XHelp/XHelp.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/XMailHelp/XMailHelp.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/XPaintHelp/XPaintHelp.hk /usr/lib/scohelp/XTermHelp/XTermHelp.hkIf it does, you have successfully transferred the hook files to the client machine.
If help for that application appears, context-sensitive help is working. If the an error message appears make sure you have configured the client correctly. See ``Configuring SCOhelp to use a remote server'' for more information.
If the Documentation Library appears, make sure you have completed this procedure correctly, and then make sure that the graphical application you tested is installed on the help server.
If the graphical application is not installed on the server, install it. Make sure you install the documentation if you are asked.
If the procedures have been completed correctly and the graphical application is installed on the server system, make sure that scohttp is set up correctly on the server system.
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