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Bug 326897 - [Help][Context] The context servlet is returning the XML when there is no description instead of jumping directly to the assigned html
Summary: [Help][Context] The context servlet is returning the XML when there is no des...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: User Assistance (show other bugs)
Version: 3.6   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.7 M3   Edit
Assignee: Chris Goldthorpe CLA
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Reported: 2010-10-04 04:33 EDT by mgeritz CLA
Modified: 2010-10-05 13:26 EDT (History)
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2010-10-05 13:24 EDT, Chris Goldthorpe CLA 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description mgeritz CLA 2010-10-04 04:33:09 EDT 
Build Identifier: 20100617-1415

The context servlet is returning this XML when there is no description instead of jumping directly to the assigned html.

<context title="Sample View">
<description>null</description>
<topic label="Context-sensitive help" href="/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/guide/ua_help_context.htm ">
</topic>
</context>

http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=rview&goto=630404#msg_630404

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Host remote infocenter with contexts (I am using Tomcat 5.5)
2. Connect to infocenter with rcp app
3. Press F1 on object with context help
Comment 1 Chris Goldthorpe CLA 2010-10-05 13:24:35 EDT 
Created attachment 180260 [details]
Patch
Comment 2 Chris Goldthorpe CLA 2010-10-05 13:26:22 EDT 
Patch committed to HEAD, Fixed.