NSHelpManagerMBS.isContextHelpModeActive as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacBase Plugin	11.1	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Indicates whether context-sensitive help mode is active.

Returns true when the application is in context-sensitive help mode, false otherwise.

In context-sensitive help mode, when a user clicks a user interface item, help for that item is displayed in a small window just below the cursor.

NSHelpManagerMBS.NSContextHelpModeDidActivateNotification as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacBase Plugin	11.1	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

One of the notification names to be used with NSNotificationObserverMBS class.

Posted when the application enters context-sensitive help mode. This typically happens when the user holds down the Help key.
The notification object is the help manager. This notification does not contain a userInfo dictionary.

NSHelpManagerMBS.NSContextHelpModeDidDeactivateNotification as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacBase Plugin	11.1	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

One of the notification names to be used with NSNotificationObserverMBS class.

Posted when the application exits context-sensitive help mode. This happens when the user clicks the mouse button while the cursor is anywhere on the screen after displaying a context-sensitive help topic.
The notification object is the help manager. This notification does not contain a userInfo dictionary.

NSHelpManagerMBS.setContextHelpModeActive(active as boolean)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacBase Plugin	11.1	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Specifies whether context-sensitive help mode is active.

active: True turns on context-sensitive help, false turns it off.

You never send this message directly; instead, the NSApplication method activateContextHelpMode activates context-sensitive help mode, and the first mouse click after displaying the context-sensitive help window deactivates it.

When the application enters context-sensitive help mode, the help manager posts an NSContextHelpModeDidActivateNotification to the default notification center. When the application returns to normal operation, the help manager posts an NSContextHelpModeDidDeactivateNotification.