--- a/Templates/TemplatePropertiesDialog.py Sat Oct 03 14:37:29 2015 +0200 +++ b/Templates/TemplatePropertiesDialog.py Sun Oct 04 13:35:09 2015 +0200 @@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ self.descriptionEdit.setText(itm.getDescription()) self.nameEdit.selectAll() + + self.__helpDialog = None def keyPressEvent(self, ev): """ @@ -111,81 +113,10 @@ """ Private slot to show some help. """ - E5MessageBox.information( - self, - self.tr("Template Help"), - self.tr( - """<p>To use variables in a template, you just have to""" - """ enclose the variablename with $-characters. When you""" - """ use the template, you will then be asked for a value""" - """ for this variable.</p>""" - """<p>Example template: This is a $VAR$</p>""" - """<p>When you use this template you will be prompted for""" - """ a value for the variable $VAR$. Any occurrences of $VAR$""" - """ will then be replaced with whatever you've entered.</p>""" - """<p>If you need a single $-character in a template, which""" - """ is not used to enclose a variable, type $$(two dollar""" - """ characters) instead. They will automatically be replaced""" - """ with a single $-character when you use the template.</p>""" - """<p>If you want a variables contents to be treated""" - """ specially, the variablename must be followed by a ':'""" - """ and one formatting specifier (e.g. $VAR:ml$). The""" - """ supported specifiers are:""" - """<table>""" - """<tr><td>ml</td><td>Specifies a multiline formatting.""" - """ The first line of the variable contents is prefixed with""" - """ the string occurring before the variable on the same""" - """ line of the template. All other lines are prefixed by""" - """ the same amount of whitespace as the line containing""" - """ the variable.""" - """</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>rl</td><td>Specifies a repeated line formatting.""" - """ Each line of the variable contents is prefixed with the""" - """ string occuring before the variable on the same line of""" - """ the template.""" - """</td></tr>""" - """</table></p>""" - """<p>The following predefined variables may be used in a""" - """ template:""" - """<table>""" - """<tr><td>date</td>""" - """<td>today's date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>year</td>""" - """<td>the current year</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>project_name</td>""" - """<td>the name of the project (if any)</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>project_path</td>""" - """<td>the path of the project (if any)</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>path_name</td>""" - """<td>full path of the current file</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>dir_name</td>""" - """<td>full path of the parent directory</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>file_name</td>""" - """<td>the current file name (without directory)</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>base_name</td>""" - """<td>like <i>file_name</i>, but without extension""" - """</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>ext</td>""" - """<td>the extension of the current file</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>cur_select</td>""" - """<td>the currently selected text</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>insertion</td>""" - """<td>Sets insertion point for cursor after template is""" - """ inserted.</td>""" - """</tr>""" - """<tr><td>select_start</td>""" - """<td>Sets span of selected text in template after template""" - """ is inserted (used together with 'select_end').</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>select_end</td>""" - """<td>Sets span of selected text in template after template""" - """ is inserted (used together with 'select_start').""" - """</td></tr>""" - """<tr><td>clipboard</td>""" - """<td>the text of the clipboard</td></tr>""" - """</table></p>""" - """<p>If you want to change the default delimiter to""" - """ anything different, please use the configuration""" - """ dialog to do so.</p>""")) + if self.__helpDialog is None: + from .TemplateHelpDialog import TemplateHelpDialog + self.__helpDialog = TemplateHelpDialog(self) + self.__helpDialog.show() def setSelectedGroup(self, name): """