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Re: Good toolkit for creating program help

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From	Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com>
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Subject	Re: Good toolkit for creating program help
Date	Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:42:19 -0600
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markspace <-@.> writes:

> On 7/13/2011 1:38 AM, Ross wrote:
>> On Jul 13, 4:47 am, Warren Tang<nos...@tangcs.com>  wrote: --
>>> Is there any library to built a *local* help (not online)?
>>
>> I'd also prefer to use an offline solution.
>
>
> I'm 90% sure that when Java Help says "online solution" they mean the
> help is provided electronically with the program.  It doesn't mean you
> are required to browse the web.
>
> The traditional use of "offline" with regard to help is a book or
> printed manual.  This is 1960/1970's terminology, but it's still with
> us nevertheless.

Javahelp uses HTML, but the help pages don't have to be on the web.  You
can bundle them with your program and keep them on the local file
system.

I used Javahelp a couple of years back and ended up very frustrated,
because it wasn't a good fit for what I wanted to do.  If I had it to do
over again I would just start from scratch.  My advice would be to try
it, but not to waste too much time fighting with it if it isn't what you
need.

-- 
Jim Janney

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Good toolkit for creating program help Ross <rossclement@gmail.com> - 2011-07-12 03:31 -0700
  Re: Good toolkit for creating program help lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-12 14:10 -0700
    Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Warren Tang <nospam@tangcs.com> - 2011-07-13 11:47 +0800
      Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Ross <rossclement@gmail.com> - 2011-07-13 01:38 -0700
        Re: Good toolkit for creating program help markspace <-@.> - 2011-07-13 08:24 -0700
          Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-07-13 15:42 -0600
            Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Ross <rossclement@gmail.com> - 2011-07-13 15:15 -0700
      Re: Good toolkit for creating program help lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-07-13 10:22 -0700
  Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-07-13 21:24 -0700
    Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Ross <rossclement@gmail.com> - 2011-07-14 02:16 -0700
      Re: Good toolkit for creating program help RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBrick@spamweary.invalid> - 2011-07-14 14:25 +0100
        Re: Good toolkit for creating program help Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-07-14 09:26 -0700

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