[Bluej-discuss] Adding Google search of Java API to BlueJ help menu

[Michael Kölling]

Excellent tip! Do you mind if I copy this into the tips on the BlueJ  
web page?

Michael


On 23 Oct 2007, at 02:08, Hedley Finger wrote:

>
> Instructors and students:
>
> Finding out which packages and classes provide particular services
> can often be daunting if you rely on the sometimes arcane names in
> the Javadoc website.  I have modified my preferences files so that a
> Google search can be done of the Javadoc using the nifty boolean
> search capabilities.
>
> 1       Open your %BLUEJHOME%/lib/bluej.defs file
>
>          Or just open your %USERHOME%\BlueJ\bluej.properties file,
> which overrides bluej.defs.
>          The order of lines in this file may be scrambled, so in a
> text editor like TextPad that can
>          sort lines, select the second to last lines and sort them in
> ascending order so you can
>          find your way around.
>
> 2       Find the lines beginning with "bluej.help." which configure
> the Help menu.
>
> 3       Add these TWO lines (quotes added to indicate the extent of a
> single line, which may be wrapped or
>          broken by the email transport):
>
>          "bluej.help.searchJavaApi.label=Search Java API"
>          "bluej.help.searchJavaApi.url=http\://www.google.com.au/ 
> search?hl=en&rlz=1B2GGGL_en___AU202&q=
>          %22index.html%3Foverview-summary.html%22+site% 
> 3Ajava.sun.com%2Fjavase%2F6%2Fdocs%2Fapi%2F&btnG=
>          Search&meta="
>
>          These lines implement the menu option label and the  
> behaviour.
>
> 4       Find the line beginning with "bluej.help.items=".
>
>          This line makes the menu options appear on the help menu in
> the order specified.
>
> 5       Add "searchJavaApi" to this line in the menu position
> convenient for you, making sure
>          that it is separated from the preceding and following items
> by space characters.
>
> Now you can search for stuff like "+cmyk +rgb +convert" or whatever!
>
> Regards,
> Hedley
>
>
>
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