The tablet Help button should be active if window is visible

interface/src/scripting/MenuScriptingInterface.cpp

@@ -151,3 +151,10 @@ void MenuScriptingInterface::closeInfoView(const QString& path) {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(Menu::getInstance(), "closeInfoView", Q_ARG(const QString&, path));
 }
 
+bool MenuScriptingInterface::isInfoViewVisible(const QString& path) {
+    bool result;
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(Menu::getInstance(), "isInfoViewVisible", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+                              Q_RETURN_ARG(bool, result), Q_ARG(const QString&, path));
+    return result;
+}
+

interface/src/scripting/MenuScriptingInterface.h

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ public slots:
     void setMenuEnabled(const QString& menuName, bool isEnabled);
 
     void closeInfoView(const QString& path);
+    bool isInfoViewVisible(const QString& path);
 
 signals:
     /**jsdoc

libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp

@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ void OffscreenUi::hide(const QString& name) {
     }
 }
 
+bool OffscreenUi::isVisible(const QString& name) {
+    QQuickItem* item = getRootItem()->findChild<QQuickItem*>(name);
+    if (item) {
+        return QQmlProperty(item, OFFSCREEN_VISIBILITY_PROPERTY).read().toBool();
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 class ModalDialogListener : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
     friend class OffscreenUi;

libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     void createDesktop(const QUrl& url);
     void show(const QUrl& url, const QString& name, std::function<void(QQmlContext*, QObject*)> f = [](QQmlContext*, QObject*) {});
     void hide(const QString& name);
+    bool isVisible(const QString& name);
     void toggle(const QUrl& url, const QString& name, std::function<void(QQmlContext*, QObject*)> f = [](QQmlContext*, QObject*) {});
     bool shouldSwallowShortcut(QEvent* event);
     bool navigationFocused();

libraries/ui/src/ui/Menu.cpp

@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ void Menu::closeInfoView(const QString& path) {
     offscreenUi->hide(path);
 }
 
+bool Menu::isInfoViewVisible(const QString& path) {
+    auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
+    return offscreenUi->isVisible(path);
+}
+
 void Menu::triggerOption(const QString& menuOption) {
     QAction* action = _actionHash.value(menuOption);
     if (action) {

libraries/ui/src/ui/Menu.h

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public slots:
     void toggleDeveloperMenus();
     void toggleAdvancedMenus();
 
+    bool isInfoViewVisible(const QString& path);
     void closeInfoView(const QString& path);
     
     void triggerOption(const QString& menuOption);

scripts/system/help.js

@@ -53,7 +53,17 @@
 
     button.clicked.connect(onClicked);
 
+    var POLL_RATE = 500;
+    var interval = Script.setInterval(function () {
+        var visible = Menu.isInfoViewVisible('InfoView_html/help.html');
+        if (visible !== enabled) {
+            enabled = visible;
+            button.editProperties({isActive: enabled});
+        }
+    }, POLL_RATE);
+
     Script.scriptEnding.connect(function () {
+        Script.clearInterval(interval);
         tablet.removeButton(button);
     });