Infopops

An infopop is a small window associated with a particular SWT widget in a plug-in's user interface.  It displays context-sensitive help and links to related help topics for the widget.  It is activated when the user puts focus on the widget and presses the F1 key (Ctrl+F1 on GTK, and Help key on Carbon).

To associate an infopop with a widget, you must first assign a context ID to the widget and then provide the description and links for the infopop.  Here is an infopop that has been defined on a workbench preferences page:

File associations dialog with infopop

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