Simple launch

If you just want to open the root page of your manual, you can use the Filer_Run OS command. In your !app.!help file that would look like this:

Filer_Run <app$dir>.Resources.uk.appmanual
If you examine StrongHelp's own !help file, you'll see that it does more or less this, but with an added step to support multiple languages.

From within your application you'd do basically the same:

C	`system("Filer_Run <app$dir>.Resources.uk.appmanual");`

BASIC	`OSCLI "Filer_Run <app$dir>.Resources.uk.appmanual"`

Assembly	`ADR R0,help`
	`SWI "OS_CLI"`
	`...`
	`.help EQUS "Filer_Run <app$dir>.Resources.uk.appmanual":=0`

Opening a specific page

If it's not the root page you're after, you'll have to do slightly more work.You broadcast a Help_Word message. If the message bounces, you use StrongHelp$Dir to launch StrongHelp, and then send the message anew.

Where to launch it from

The user should be able to get to the root page of the manual from the following locations:

The !app.!help file (ie selecting 'help' from the filer menu)
Clicking on 'Info' in the iconbar menu
Clicking on a 'help' button in the 'about this program' window
A 'Help' entry in the document 'Misc' menu.
For keyboard driven programs; Pressing F1