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Subject:Re: Tool for OS/2 Screen Captures and Help From:Paul Branchaud <paul -at- VEDGE -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 16 Jul 1997 11:06:31 -0400
On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, Mike Norton wrote:
> What tools do you guys recommend for...
>
> 1. Capturing OS/2 screens
>
> 2. Converting Window Help files (or RTF files) to OS/2 Help files (or
> IPF files)
Mike,
Having worked on a project in association with IBM, I have had to deal
with the very problems you face. For screen grabs, PMCAMERA is very hard
to beat. It ranks in my top 5 favorite screen capture utilities,
regardless of platform. You can find PMCAMERA at a variety of shareware
sites, or you can email me for a zipped copy of it.
As for converting WinHelp to OS/2 IPF files, you'll want to look at a
product called SMART. I forget the name of the folks who make SMART, but
they were very helpful in getting us a copy about two years ago. SMART
inputs a Windows help file and spits out an IPF file. The IPF usually
requires some fine-tuning, but it beats the heck out of writing it from
scratch.
Paul
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