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+#
+# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2005  Donald N. Allingham
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+import gnome
+import gobject
+from QuestionDialog import ErrorDialog
+
+def help(target):
+    try:
+        gnome.help_display('gramps-manual',target)
+    except gobject.GError, msg:
+        gnome.url_show('http://gramps-project.org/gramps-manual/gramps-manual-en/index.html')
+        
+def url(target):
+    gnome.url_show(target)