Re: Follow-up to the followup to RoboHELP question

[Kristen Lorenz <klor -at- INTFACE -dot- COM>]

As it turns out - it's going to be me who makes the changes to my
numbers in the map file.

There are jumps that I am adding, brand new ones, which our programmer
would have no numbers for. Would I have to let her know what these are
named are so she can create them? (I'm not familiar with how programming
works).

Thanks to everyone who has responded to my problem!!

Kristen

> ----------
> From:         Alexia Prendergast[SMTP:alexiap -at- SEAGATESOFTWARE -dot- COM]
> Sent:         Friday, October 24, 1997 3:45 PM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Follow-up to the followup to RoboHELP question
>
> One last note: You'll have the most control if you can generate the
> map
> files yourself -- We run a makehelp.bat batchfile that pulls the IDs
> out
> of the various resource files to create the HM file, then compiles the
> help using that HM file. That way, you can make sure you always have
> the
> latest map file and you can catch changes before they create a crisis
> for you. The more independent you are of the developers, the more in
> control you can be.
>
> A.
>
> --
> Alexia Prendergast
> Tech Pubs Manager
> Seagate Software (Durham, NC, USA)
> mailto:alexiap -at- seagatesoftware -dot- com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Miller [SMTP:smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM]
> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 1997 3:38 PM
> > To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject:      Re: followup to RoboHELP question
> >
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >Has anyone ever had to use the programmer's map file to link to a
> > help
> > >file? (I'm on hold with BlueSky as we speak....) Is this a lot of
> > work?
> > ><<<<<<<<
> > >
> > >For the first time, I'm using the programmer's map file to link
> help.
> > It's a
> > >weird way to work, but effective. Some important points:
> > >
> > >-  The programmer's map file has the suffix "HM." This doesn't
> affect
> > >anything. I've seen map files with suffixes H, HM,  and HH.
> > >
> > >-  The programmer's map file can change. Then your help can be
> > broken. This
> > >usually occurs when more than one developer is working on a
> project,
> > and they
> > >assign a number that is already assigned. Apparently, this is no
> > problem for
> > >the program's code, but it can be deadly for context-sensitive
> help.
> > In my
> > >case,map numbers originate in a file called "resource.h." This is
> > where you
> > >will find duplicate entries.
> > >
> > >-  The programmer's map file includes all sorts of contexts that
> may
> > or may
> > >not require a help topic. This means that pressing F1 just about
> > anywhere in
> > >the program will display help, but if you haven't hooked up help to
> a
> > >control, an error message is displayed. Many of these controls are
> > unknown,
> > >for example, how can you tell what the context is for something
> like
> > >"HIDD_FWEEBLE_DISLOCATOR?" In some cases, as a last resort, you can
> > use an
> > >alias to map unknown contexts to a single "No help available on
> this
> > item"
> > >topic.
> > >
> > >Scott Miller
> > >smiller -at- portal -dot- com
> > >
> > >
> >
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