Thanks Alfred Thats an excellent idea! So part of my package builder could be creating a chm from the wikipedia htmlfiles.
I'm going to do some testing on this to see what works well. This subject is not closed however - any added comments are welcome. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Vink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Delphi-Talk Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 1:56 PM Subject: RE: Another Topic : Open to All to participate > > >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 > __________________________________________________ Delphi-Talk mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi-talk
