HTML Help

[MichaelRed]

Hello All,<br><br>I'm attempting (Limited sucess so far) to set up help for a programming project.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am trying to use the Microsoft HtmlHelpWorkshop&nbsp;&nbsp;(HHW) version 1.3.<br><br>First, is this the best place to ask questions?&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there another forum which discusses this tpoic sprcifically?<br><br>Has anyone here used this 'product'?<br><br>I have been through ~ 1/2 of the &quot;tutorial&quot; and gotten everthing to work, except the filter by &quot;Information Types&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this exercise, I can get the 'Customize Information' box to appear and can navigate through the 'wizzard' to set the Information Type Categories, but the TOC display doesn't change (Hide Topics De-Selected) and the 'Help Level' doesn't change for topics which have 'Graduatoions' of help detail [Beginner ¦ Intermediate ¦ Advanced].&nbsp;&nbsp;Further, the 'Wizzard' doesn't retain the selections when &quot;Finished&quot; (It has the same settings each and every time I go through the process, none of the &quot;customizations&quot; are remembered.<br><br>Does anyone know what's going on?<br><br>TIA,<br><br>Michael

 

[Karl Blessing]

I Assume you might be able to get partial help here, even tho this forume would be more suited for HTML coding and what not like on a web page, you might want to also try one of the Visual studio forums( Visual C++, Visual Basic, Visual Interdev, whichever comes closest to what you're trying to do ) <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in : C++(both VC++ and Borland),VB1(dos) thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, HTML, Visual InterDev 6(ASP(WebProgramming/Vbscript)<br>

http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=629151

 

[carpeliam]

Have you tried other products? What does HTMLHelpWorkshop give you that something else might? <p>Liam Morley<br><a href=mailto:lmorley@wpi.edu>lmorley@wpi.edu</a><br><a href=

http://www.wpi.edu/~lmorley/>

] :: imotic :: website :: [</a><br>"light the deep, and bring silence to the world.<br>
light the world, and bring depth to the silence.

 

[MichaelRed]

HTML Help Workshop (A Microsoft Product) is my default/only &quot;choice&quot; because nothing else I have tried would even get through the setup, much less actually produce anything resembling a help file.&nbsp;&nbsp;While this is probably more a problem in my use than the actual product, it seems to me, that where I have problems in getting through the setup of an application, I also have problems in the use of that application.<br><br>Actually, my 'first' choice was for the Win95 help, which is (supposedly) easier to use w/o third party addins/supplements.&nbsp;&nbsp;When I attempted to buy the &quot;advertised&quot; book, it was listed as &quot;out of print&quot; - thus dashing any hope of actually using it.<br><br>I was able to buy the two year old 'reference' manual for HTML Help, only to find out that it features version 1.1, while the current version is 1.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Further agrivating my irritation, both the web site links referenced in the book are &quot;dead&quot;, leaving me with no resource to contact the supposed 'expert' on the system.<br><br>Even with the revision level changes, HTML Help was able to actually get through the mechanics of the first 1/3 of the book and create a &quot;viewable&quot; help file - at least in a stand alone fashion.&nbsp;&nbsp;The &quot;bug&quot; which started this thread is the first instance I could (have) not figured out from relatively simple research into either the &quot;HTML Help&quot; Help file or the out-of-date publication.<br><br>So, in my simplistic opinion, it is not just my &quot;Choice&quot;, it is the only product which &quot;works&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, as far as I can tell, no matter what other &quot;addin&quot; or Supplemental system one &quot;chooses&quot; some &quot;Help Compiler&quot; is necessary to transform the &quot;Source&quot; files into a compiled/useable HELP file.&nbsp;&nbsp;Why not use the &quot;free&quot; one which comes with the development tools?&nbsp;&nbsp;Of course, there are systems (e.g. personal wants) of developers/managers which require a more sophisticated approach to their help systems than is available with the Microsoft tools, however I do not want/require ultra sophisticated functions - especially on my 'maden voyage' into these murky waters!<br>

 

[carpeliam]

Ok, I'm sorry- I thought you were seeking help on HTML, when you were trying to make help programs using HTML. <p>Liam Morley<br><a href=mailto:lmorley@wpi.edu>lmorley@wpi.edu</a><br><a href=

http://www.wpi.edu/~lmorley/>

] :: imotic :: website :: [</a><br>"light the deep, and bring silence to the world.<br>
light the world, and bring depth to the silence.