This topic addresses questions from the Visual Studio SDK user community about help support. The topic will continue to be updated with new content from the community.
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Multiple Language Support
Additional Help Integration Documentation
Multiple Language Support
Q: Is there a way to explicitly control which language appears in the Table of Contents if .hxs files in multiple languages are installed?
A: Conditional support for multiple language scenarios is not supported. Normally, the installer for the help collection is expected to detect the locale of the machine and then install the appropriate context for that locale.
A possible alternative would be to develop a custom user interface, as part of the installation application, that prompts the user for the preferred language of the installed help file.
Additional Help Integration Documentation
Q: What additional documentation is available on help support and integration?
A: Microsoft has produced a series of whitepapers that are installed as part of the Visual Studio SDK. These can be found in [Visual Studio SDK installation path]\VisualStudioIntegration\BestPractices\.
The following is a list of the available help integration white papers:
"Adding Codelang Attribute to Search Results"
"Adding Topic Attributes for Filters and Dynamic Help"
"Custom Search Filters"
Describes how to create and install custom search filters.
"Intellisense and Object Browser Support"
Discusses Intellisense architecture and XML file formats.