It has been easy to hack help files for ages and I've never heard of anyone having a problem.
I think the original idea for standalone EclipseHelp was that it would be a lightweight format. On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Fei Min Lorente <FeiMin.Lorente at onsemi.com> wrote: > Okay, that would explain why no one seems to be using Eclipse Help unless > it's an Eclipse product. :-) > > We're concerned about the OmniHelp files on the theory that if people can do > something, someone will. That could be a completely unfounded concern, so I'm > glad to hear opinions to the contrary. > > Fei Min > > -----Original Message----- > From: robert.lauriston at gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauriston at gmail.com] On > Behalf Of Robert Lauriston > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 12:26 PM > To: Fei Min Lorente; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Choosing a Help Format > > I agree with Jeremy, standalone EclipseHelp is a huge and complicated > distributable. It's not a practical format. I'm not sure if there's a use > case where it would make sense. > > Why would users mess with your help files? > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Fei Min Lorente <FeiMin.Lorente at > onsemi.com> wrote: >> And we weren't worried about OmniHelp losing files; we are worried about >> users going in and messing with them. Is there any way to lock them down? >> >> We're very curious about using standalone Eclipse Help; has anyone here used >> it for a non-Eclipse-based product? If not, I'll take this question to the >> eclipse_tw group. > _______________________________________________ > > > 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.
