Re: OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-04-27 Thread Georg Eck
Hi Gay, Maike wrote you some days ago: What is an Online Help? (Maike is a very excellent Author and expert in New Media). In the past we had a comparison of RoboHelp and WebWorks, but I mean that is not deciding today. I mean there are three aspects important today: 1. An Online Help is

OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-04-27 Thread Georg Eck
Hi Gay, Maike wrote you some days ago: What is an Online Help? (Maike is a very excellent Author and expert in New Media). In the past we had a comparison of RoboHelp and WebWorks, but I mean that is not deciding today. I mean there are three aspects important today: 1. An Online Help is

OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Gay Alson
Hello, On Windows 7, FM 9, fully patched, considering upgrading to 10 but nothing imminent. For years we've produced both compressed and uncompressed HTML help, most of it created manually in a good editor. We've purposely stayed away from third-party conversion utilities, mostly so that

Re: OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
, Ontario N5V 3S4 Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330 _ From: Gay Alson [mailto:gal...@epicor.com] To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:41:33 -0400 Subject: OT: Any opinions on creating online help? Hello, On Windows 7, FM 9, fully patched, considering

RE: OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Gay Alson
for all feedback, ~~Gay From: Roger Shuttleworth [mailto:rshuttlewo...@avbasesystems.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:43 PM To: Gay Alson; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: OT: Any opinions on creating online help? Hello Gay You omitted to tell us what your other deliverables

Re: OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Joseph Lorenzini
Hi Gay, It depends on what exactly you are looking to do, the level of quality you expect, and the output that you need the help system to be in. It also depends on what software you currently have. I am assuming your criteria is 1) inexpensive and 2) low learning curve 3) can generate a help

OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Gay Alson
Hello, On Windows 7, FM 9, fully patched, considering upgrading to 10 but nothing imminent. For years we've produced both compressed and uncompressed HTML help, most of it created manually in a good editor. We've purposely stayed away from third-party conversion utilities, mostly so that

Re: OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
, Ontario N5V 3S4 Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330 _ From: Gay Alson [mailto:gal...@epicor.com] To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:41:33 -0400 Subject: OT: Any opinions on creating online help? Hello, On Windows 7, FM 9, fully patched, considering upgrading to 10

OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Gay Alson
for all feedback, ~~Gay From: Roger Shuttleworth [mailto:rshuttlewo...@avbasesystems.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:43 PM To: Gay Alson; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: OT: Any opinions on creating online help? Hello Gay You omitted to tell us what your other

OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Joseph Lorenzini
Hi Gay, It depends on what exactly you are looking to do, the level of quality you expect, and the output that you need the help system to be in. It also depends on what software you currently have. I am assuming your criteria is 1) inexpensive and 2) low learning curve 3) can generate a help

OT: Any opinions on creating online help?

2011-03-30 Thread Art Campbell
I'd second Joseph's assessment. I use both RH as part of the TCS and MIF2Go -- RH produces nicer looking files more quickly because it has nice templates, but MIF2Go is much more stable and bulletproof. Art Campbell ? ? ? ? ? ? ? art.campbell at gmail.com ? "... In my opinion, there's nothing