Per the MIF2Go documentation, you could generate .chm and convert it to .mshc (MS Help Viewer):
http://mif2go.com/xhtml/helpsys_0001_711consideringhelpsystemfeatures.htm I found RoboHelp the weakest of the three help-authoring add-ons for FrameMaker. Not only does its web help deliverable include more files than MIF2Go, it creates a whole bunch of subdirectories. I found AIRHelp so awful that I don't even like to use it for Adobe apps, I use the web help version on adobe.com instead. If MIF2Go doesn't meet your requirements, WebWorks ePublisher is the way to go. But I don't believe it can generate .mshc directly, either. On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Fei Min Lorente <FeiMin.Lorente at onsemi.com> wrote: > We're using C# in Visual Studio. > > It's good to know that the index and context markers in FrameMaker will > translate to OmniHelp. And yes, as an experiment, I output MS HTML Help from > FM using Mif2Go, and aside from some configuration goofs on my part, it went > very smoothly. > > We're looking at OmniHelp now, and we're kind of concerned about the number > of HTML files it has to install. We're worried about one going missing or > getting altered. > > Jeff, has performance been an issue with Adobe AIRHelp? I've heard that it's > slow. And are you producing that with RoboHelp? > > Fei Min > > -----Original Message----- > From: robert.lauriston at gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauriston at gmail.com] On > Behalf Of Robert Lauriston > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:01 PM > To: Fei Min Lorente; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Choosing a Help Format > > If you've already got MIF2Go generating EclipseHelp, how your docs are > structured is of no concern. Adding a second or third output format in MIF2Go > is a very minor task compared with the first. > > On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Fei Min Lorente <FeiMin.Lorente at > onsemi.com> wrote: >> Not DITA. It's our own DTD. >> >> Fei Min >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Writer [mailto:generic668 at yahoo.ca] >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:51 PM >> To: Fei Min Lorente; framers at lists.frameusers.com >> Subject: Re: Choosing a Help Format >> >> By "structured", do you mean DITA or some other type of structured content? >> >> Nadine >> >>> >>>I've got documentation in structured FrameMaker 10 and Mif2Go. I've produced >>>Eclipse Help routinely in the past, but for the first time, we're creating a >>>user interface in Visual Studio. We want to integrate the Help so that a >>>button or menu item in the UI will open a Help window, complete with a table >>>of contents and search facility. An index would be nice, and >>>context-sensitive links to the documentation would be nice, but are lower >>>priority. >>> >>>The software is intended for Windows operating systems only, and it's >>>supposed to be a standalone installation-no internet or network required. >>> >>>We are considering Microsoft HTML Help, but have a few concerns because it >>>seems somewhat dated and lacking in active development on Microsoft's part. >>>We are also considering standalone Eclipse Help because it's being >>>maintained and we can leverage our previous experience, but we are somewhat >>>daunted by its size and the fact that we couldn't find anyone using it when >>>they aren't producing an Eclipse-based product. WebHelp requires us to buy >>>RoboHelp, which isn't out of the question, but I'm not sure we can justify >>>the cost because we don't need it to run cross-platform nor from a server, >>>and our developer is a bit concerned about the uncompiled set of output >>>files being too easy for customers to mess with. Could anyone suggest any >>>other Help formats we should look at? Can anyone endorse a Help format or >>>tell us which ones we should avoid? Can anyone (besides Jeremy J) tell me >>>about their experience with OmniHelp? >>> >>>Fei Min Lorente >>>Senior Technical Communicator >>>Medical and Wireless Division >>>feimin.lorente at onsemi.com >>>+1 519-884-9696 ext. 2229 | Waterloo office >>>+1 519-831-4931 | mobile >>>+1 905-631-5724 | fax >>>www.onsemi.com >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to framers as robert at lauriston.com. >> >> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >> or visit >> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/robert%40lauriston >> .com >> >> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as robert at lauriston.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/robert%40lauriston.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
