New links in "Help" menu for issues and forum #1210
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lassevonpfeil commented Aug 15, 2025
Added no tests btw. Works bug-free on MacOS 15.6 and should work universally. |
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Hi! Great work on this! I am curious about which version of Java you are using. We use Eclipse Temurin 17. I believe if you set that SDK then you will see that desktop.browse() will throw an exception.
here is an example in the file of the pattern you'll want to follow:
item = newJMenuItem(Language.text("menu.help.getting_started")); item.addActionListener(e -> Platform.openURL(Language.text("menu.help.getting_started.url"))); menu.add(item);
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Changed used method to Platform.openURL(). Should now work universally.
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Are these necessary anymore? If not please remove, and then this is ready to be approved! 🎉
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Okay, removed the imports now. I personally think it looks good now. But of course I would love to make some changes if needed.
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| // Ask on the Forum link opener | ||
| item = newJMenuItem(Language.text("menu.help.ask")); | ||
| item.addActionListener(e -> Platform.openURL(Language.text("menu.help.getting_started.url"))); |
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Hey @lassevonpfeil. I just caught while testing: the URL here should have been menu.help.ask.url instead of menu.help.getting_started.url. Would you mind making another PR for this small fix? Thanks! cc @catilac
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Hi @lassevonpfeil just checking in. Would you be able to confirm whether or not you'll be able to make this small PR?
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Hi, sorry for the delay. Of course, will work on it asap.
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No problem at all! Just wanted to check in. Thank you so much, @lassevonpfeil :)
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Added two links to the help menu bar. Opens either processing forum or GitHub issues tab in standard browser when clicked. Resolves Issue #1208
Implemented the new features in JavaEditor.java and also provided German language support.
Used Desktop.getDesktop() and then Desktop.browse(oURL) to follow the link.
I Placed the MenuItems between "Download official reference" and "library reference".
I will change the code ASAP when somethings bugging or the I messed up with the style guidelines.