merge local .net library documentation

Question

when I press F1 on some .net keyword it takes me to the help for that keyword. I have a .net library with its documentation. I am using this library.How can I get to the library help with F1 when I press F1 on some function from this library?

in general how can we merge the local documentation with the .net documentation?

Answer 1

Unless that library provides Help 2/3 files, you won't be able to achieve that,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Help_2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Help_Viewer

Answer 2

Are you sure you need that? The normal way is to provide contextual help for your libraries with intellisense, generating the xml files.

See this and this related entries.

Also:

What's the XML file that comes together with a .NET assembly file?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd722812.aspx

Answer 3

Take a look at Sandcastle Help File Builder, which can generate a Help 1 (.chm) file, an MS Help 2 (.HxS) file, MS Help Viewer (.mshc), and/or a website.

The HTML Help 2.x output includes a valid set of collection files and an H2Reg.exe configuration file to simplify deployment and integration of the help file into existing collections such as those used by Visual Studio.