RE: Help authoring

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 8:14 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Help authoring Here is the real authority (not that faux Wikipedia source) [cut] Indeed, that's a nice summary and it

RE: Help authoring

Here is the real authority (not that faux Wikipedia source) [cut] Indeed, that's a nice summary and it makes it clear that in my case that I should stick with CHM files. I just have to find the right tools for the job. I've never used Visual Studio or Expression Web simply for writing HTML files,

RE: Help authoring

Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 5:11 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Help authoring The greatest authority in the world says: In

RE: Help authoring

The greatest authority in the world says: In 2002, Microsoft announced some security risks associated with the .CHM format, as well as some security bulletins and patches.[4] They have since announced their intentions not t

RE: Help authoring

k, Western Australia _ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 5:04 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Help authoring Oh drats! It's as bad as my expectations. We seem to be in help limbo. I ha

RE: Help authoring

Oh drats! It's as bad as my expectations. We seem to be in help limbo. I have so many SDKs installed that if I put another one in just to fiddle with some new beta help format I think my hard drive will collapse into a black hole. And lord knows how much more of my time another kit will waste.

RE: Help authoring

. _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 4:00 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: Help authoring I still use CHM format, and PDF. I used to use

RE: Help authoring

I still use CHM format, and PDF. I used to use HDK years ago, but never kept up with its evolution (or did it die?). But a new Microsoft help authoring system is a long time in coming. With VS2010, a new help system and Help Viewer was released, and accompanying its production was the SDK - see h

RE: Help authoring

I have VsDocman for generating help from the source code comments (http://www.helixoft.com/vsdocman/overview.html?net=a4c186p02) (it will generate help without any comments but the final outcome won't be as good if you do) I also have a copy of Help & Manual for producing documentation (http://w