RE 6901 MantidEV usability

Added help menu item and linked it to initial, incomplete help page for MantidEV. The help page will be completed before the release. refs #6901
mantidproject · Apr 25, 2013 · d410c9c · d410c9c
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diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MantidEV.h b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MantidEV.h
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ class MantidEV : public API::UserSubWindow
 
 private slots:
 
+  /// Go to help page
+  void help_slot();
+
   /// Slot for the select workspace tab's Apply button 
   void selectWorkspace_slot();
 

diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MantidEV.ui b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MantidEV.ui
@@ -40,8 +40,15 @@
       </property>
       <addaction name="actionShow_UB"/>
      </widget>
+     <widget class="QMenu" name="menuHelp">
+      <property name="title">
+       <string>Help</string>
+      </property>
+      <addaction name="actionOnline_Help_Page"/>
+     </widget>
      <addaction name="menuFile"/>
      <addaction name="menuView"/>
+     <addaction name="menuHelp"/>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
@@ -1688,6 +1695,11 @@
     <string>Reset Default Settings</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionOnline_Help_Page">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Online Help Page</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>

diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/MantidEV.cpp b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/MantidEV.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 
 #include "MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MantidEV.h"
 #include "MantidAPI/AlgorithmManager.h"
@@ -273,6 +274,10 @@ void MantidEV::initLayout()
 
    QObject::connect( m_uiForm.actionShow_UB, SIGNAL(triggered()),
                      this, SLOT(showUB_slot()) );
+
+   QObject::connect( m_uiForm.actionOnline_Help_Page, SIGNAL(triggered()),
+                     this, SLOT(help_slot()) );
+
 
                           // connect the slots for enabling and disabling
                           // various subsets of widgets
@@ -439,6 +444,15 @@ void MantidEV::setDefaultState_slot()
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Go to MantidEV web page when help menu item is chosen
+ */
+void MantidEV::help_slot()
+{
+  QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("http://www.mantidproject.org/SCD_Event_Data_Reduction_Interface_(MantidEV)"));
+}
+
+
 /**
  *  Slot called when the Apply button is pressed on the Select Data tab.
  */