Swift/SwiftUI source code to accompany article on adding a PDF Help file to a SwiftUI app for macOS.
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An explanation of how to implement the Help command, and how to use that to display a PDF document in a SwiftUI View.
Confess, identify, solution, damage limitation, and reference – key elements in the information an app needs to provide the user when an error occurs.
All about helpd and HelpViewer, how they index and maintain Help books. And what has gone wrong recently, including an odd difference between Intel and Apple silicon Macs.
Something wrong with your Mac? Why not ask ChatGPT, or the new Bing, to diagnose it and recommend a solution?
Writing good documentation often takes longer than coding and testing. Is it a good investment of time when documentation seems so little used? Is there a better way?
In Big Sur and Monterey, if you’ve not opened an app’s Help book, the first time you do it may appear empty, or simply not work. Here’s why and how to fix it.
A major new version of macOS bringing few big changes, but lots of opportunity for improvements and fixes.
Time to speak Klingon to your Mac. Or, rather, don’t try this at home or you could end up with mixed languages, and Help pages in something else.
macOS Help system was last revamped in High Sierra, and has worked well. Until Big Sur has problems finding Help books, and shows some in French. How Help should work.