Documentation: new and improved helpview.

Helpview. v2.0.3's fast and easy help system just got a bit more helpful with a new search feature & glossary.

The search feature is accessed by entering keywords (separated by spaces) into the search box in the hud, then clicking the "search" button.

Helpview will search its pages and present a list of matching pages, and the number of matches on each.

But what about the glossary? well, you can read through it like a normal page, but you will probably find the integrated glossary results included in the search feature to be much more helpful.

Starting troms with a click.

fileview.py showing SBTCVM's base directory.

fileview.py

SBTCVM now has fileview.py, an integrated file browser that can launch troms and stregs. It can also view images, tasm source files, and text thanks to the companion MK2-TOOLS.py programs, imgview and textview. It even features type filtering.


speaking of MK2-TOOLS.py programs, there is now helpview. This additional tool is used by various graphical SBTCVM utilities to provide context help via F1.

New graphical launcher and tutorial programs

launcher.py

SBTCVM is not a simple project, and can be a bit daunting at first.

Though work is being undertaken to make SBTCVM much more novice-friendly.

a new graphical launcher

launcher.py, acts as a central hub for users. Its built on a modified version of one of my other projects.

The tutorials program

SBTCVM_tutorials.py, is still being worked on, but already includes an introduction, an overview of the VM's user interface, a reference list of programs, and a section on the command shell.


Desutezeoid, an arbitrary, pygame/XML based point and click game engine, powers both the new launcher, and the new tutorials program, with some modifications.