An infopop is a small window associated with a
particular SWT widget in a plug-in's user interface. It displays
context-sensitive help and links to related help topics for the widget. It
is activated when the user puts focus on the widget and presses the F1
key (Ctrl+F1
on GTK, and Help
key on Carbon).
To associate an infopop with a widget, you must first assign a context ID to the widget and then provide the description and links for the infopop. Here is an infopop that has been defined on a workbench preferences page: