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| From: Technical Writers List; for all Technical Communication issues
| [mailto:TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU]On Behalf Of David M. Brown
| Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 2:11 PM
| To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
| Subject: Re: Troubleshooting Documentation
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| Microsoft's proprietary, ActiveX-dependent HTML Help lets you add
| index entries to your help topics and creates an index much like the
| familiar Winhelp "Search" tab. For standard HTML, though, there have
| been no such tools; but that's about to change.
|
Actually, "WebHelp" from Blue Sky Software, included in the last two
versions of RoboHELP, enables the familiar TOC-Index-Search mechanism for
HTML-based help. And because WebHelp is a Java applet, not an ActiveX
control, it does not depend on the user having Internet Explorer installed.
It's been tested successfully on many platforms in both major browsers.
Technically, WebHelp is based on the HTML Help format, so I cannot say it
gives an index in "standard HTML," but since it runs across platforms and
browsers and is included in a help authoring tool that many people already
have/use, I'd say it's worth a look!
