Preparing C1DynamicHelp for Authoring Mode

To allow Help authors to activate and deactivate C1DynamicHelp authoring mode so that they can map topics in your application, you have a wide variety of options. You can use anything from a special keystroke combination to a registry node that, if present, activates authoring mode.

This example shows how to specify a keystroke combination.

1. Specify a source Help file for C1DynamicHelp.

2. Select your Form and set the KeyPreview property to True in the Properties window.

3. Select View | Code so you can add code to override the OnKeyDown method and specify a keystroke combination to activate and deactivate authoring mode.

4. Add the following code:

   To write code in Visual Basic

   ' toggle authoring mode when the user hits Ctrl+Shift+A
   Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyDown(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)
       If (e.KeyCode = Keys.A And e.Control And e.Shift) Then
           C1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode = Not C1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode
       End If
       MyBase.OnKeyDown(e)
   End Sub
   

   To write code in C#

   // toggle authoring mode when the user hits Ctrl+Shift+A
   override protected void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
   {
       if (e.KeyCode == Keys.A && e.Control && e.Shift)
       {
           c1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode = !c1DynamicHelp1.AuthoringMode;
       }
       base.OnKeyDown(e);
   }
   

C1DynamicHelp authoring mode will be activated or deactivated when the user presses the Ctrl+Shift+A keys.