A Localizable HelpProvider Control
5/5/2003
The HelpProvider control provided with .NET has a bug (or more precisely,
I think the bug lies in the C# code generator) that causes it to produce
uncompilable code when used on localized forms in C#. This bug is quite
annoying if you're writing localizable apps because even if you fix the code
that's generated, the next time you go to edit your form, it "fixes" your
changes back.
To fix this problem, I have created a component that derives from HelpProvider
and accepts the "invalid" parameters that the code generator passes, and
then passes all calls down to the underlying HelpProvider with the proper
parameters. While VB.NET generates what appears to be identical code, there
doesn't appear to be a problem with it in VB, which I suspect is because VB.NET
handles the conversion for you (and perhaps C# should too)
Below is a link to the source code. The license is as follows: You may use
this code in your own application, commercial or not. You may distribute the
compiled code as part of a product, but you may not distribute
the source code to the PDHelpProvider without written consent from me. You
may not sell the PDHelpProvider alone, as part of a development suite, or
in a way that it amounts to a significant portion of the code (5%), without
my written consent.
I retain all ownership rights to the PDHelpProvider. By downloading the
code, you implicitly agree to this license.
The Code
