Re: Help files

2000-06-01 Thread Chad Loder
We may want to base any XML help approach on JavaHelp. Sun has defined a simple and general file format for platform independent, context-sensitive help files. See http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/spec-1.0.pdf. Obviously Freeamp is not implemented in Java, but it doesn't appear that the raw

Re: Help files

2000-05-31 Thread Chad Loder
Actually, the help files should be written in XML and then translated to the platform-specific HTML format by automatic means. At 11:12 PM 5/31/2000 -0700, you wrote: >It would be nice to be able to use the same format for both platforms. Also I >know the Mac help system is now HTML... so is Be..

Re: Help files

2000-05-31 Thread Mark B. Elrod
It would be nice to be able to use the same format for both platforms. Also I know the Mac help system is now HTML... so is Be This would make translations like Victor's easier too... elrod Joe Cosentino wrote: > One thing is that FreeAmp could change to using HTML Help files. Micro$haft >

RE: Help files

2000-05-31 Thread Julie Belote
Hi Joe, "HTML Help" requires certain IE4 components to display the help. Either the end-user must have IE4 or higher installed, or FreeAmp has to install these additional components. This is one of the reasons we chose not to use Microsoft HTML Help. Julie -Original Message- From: [EMA