>From the html files made by the wikipedia system you could periodically create a new .chm file. This way people could update the help file without updateing the full application.
Don't know how the wikipedia system works, maybe it's a MySQL database which dynamically generates pages, which complicates things a bit but still should be possible. Creating CHM is easily done with the free HTML Help Workshop from MS. Alfred -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Andre van Zuydam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: zaterdag 10 december 2005 12:32 Aan: Delphi-Talk Discussion List Onderwerp: Re: Another Topic : Open to All to participate Thanks for the reponse Alfred - I do believe it was a wikipedia type help system I had in mind. What do I do about the people who have no internet access? In my country South Africa a lot of people have little or no internet access. Is it possible to ship a wikipedia like help file as part of an installation? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Vink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Delphi-Talk Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 1:00 PM Subject: RE: Another Topic : Open to All to participate > > As you are suggesting a kind of wikipedia like help system, I would > make it > just that. > Host the help files on your website by means of a wikipedia-like script. > User can update/correct the help files on your website. > > In this case I would keep the help files seperate from your application. > > Refer to the online help files from your application. > > Alfred > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Andre van Zuydam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: zaterdag 10 december 2005 11:44 > Aan: Delphi-Talk Discussion List > Onderwerp: Another Topic : Open to All to participate > > Topic : Providing Help in a Delphi Application > > My previous software applications I've written have never got so complicated > as to need a help file for the user, but now since I want to package > some of > my newer software I want to implement help systems in the software. > Traditionally this is done by creating hlp files or now the newer CHM files. > Being a single developer I do not have a whole department to write the help > files for the user. I have done help for previous applications but I > find it terribly cumbersome. > > I had an idea based on websites I've seen to provide a simple help > file for > the user and then let the user expand on the help file when they get > stuck with certain situations. Does anyone have any suggestions about > how to tackle this issue of putting a help system in a programme? > > Yours sincerely > > Andre van Zuydam > Spiceware Software > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > > > __________________________________________________ > Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk > __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
