function multiselect_help in Multiselect 7

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8 multiselect.module \multiselect_help()
2. 5.2 multiselect.module \multiselect_help()
3. 5 multiselect.module \multiselect_help()
4. 6 multiselect.module \multiselect_help()
5. 2.x multiselect.module \multiselect_help()

Implements hook_help().

File

./multiselect.module, line 12

Allows users to select multiple items in an easier way than the normal node-reference widget.

Code

function multiselect_help($path, $arg) {
  $output = '';
  switch ($path) {
    case 'admin/help#multiselect':
      $output = '<p>' . t('Provides a CCK and Form API widget for editing fields that allows users to select from a list of options in a left box and have them visually moved into the right box when options are chosen.') . '</p>';
      $output .= '<h2>' . t('Methods of Implementing a Multiselect Widget') . '</h2>';
      $output .= '<h3>' . t('Method 1: Using CCK') . '</h3>';
      $output .= '<p>' . t('When creating a new content field, select "Multiselect" as your widget type. You can use Multiselect on fields of type "list", "list_text", "list_number", "node_reference", "taxonomy_term_reference", and "user_reference".') . '</p>';
      $output .= '<h3>' . t('Method 2: Coding Your Own Module') . '</h3>';
      $output .= '<p>' . t('If you\'re developing a custom module and wish to use the Multiselect widget in place of a traditional "select" widget, you may use the Drupal 7 Form API. Included with the module is an example module called "multiselect_fapi_example" that creates a simple form on a page that stores the selected options in the Drupal "variables" table. The page is made available at the path: /multiselect_fapi_example.') . '</p>';
      break;
  }
  return $output;
}