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| steve 2006-05-20, 10:04 pm |
| Hi,
I'm in the progress of coding up a new application , that is significantly
complex to require a help system & training material for each screen.
Obviously the best palce to put the "help" in in the app.
does anyone have any exp. or recommendations on which "free" system to use?
are the following "dead" products are they still active
Oracle Help for Java Production Release 4.2.7
Java Help 2.0
Thanks
steve
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"steve" <steve@aol.com> wrote in message
news:e4ohkh01hd0@news2.newsguy.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm in the progress of coding up a new application , that is significantly
> complex to require a help system & training material for each screen.
> Obviously the best palce to put the "help" in in the app.
>
>
> does anyone have any exp. or recommendations on which "free" system to
> use?
>
>
> are the following "dead" products are they still active
>
> Oracle Help for Java Production Release 4.2.7
>
> Java Help 2.0
>
I have Java Help 2.01 on my system and I'm also subscribed to the JavaHelp
mailing list. I think this product is still alive because I still see
traffic for the mailing list, although the traffic is pretty light. I did a
couple of help systems with it and found it pretty usable. I haven't used it
in the past year or two because I haven't needed any help systems lately but
you should find it workable for your system.
I haven't tried any of the competing systems though so I can't say if the
other systems are better.
--
Rhino
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| IchBin 2006-05-21, 8:07 am |
| Rhino wrote:
> "steve" <steve@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:e4ohkh01hd0@news2.newsguy.com...
> I have Java Help 2.01 on my system and I'm also subscribed to the JavaHelp
> mailing list. I think this product is still alive because I still see
> traffic for the mailing list, although the traffic is pretty light. I did a
> couple of help systems with it and found it pretty usable. I haven't used it
> in the past year or two because I haven't needed any help systems lately but
> you should find it workable for your system.
>
> I haven't tried any of the competing systems though so I can't say if the
> other systems are better.
>
> --
> Rhino
>
>
Yes, Java Help is still alive and well. You may want to look at
JHelpDev in combination with Java Help.This is a authoring tool for
Java Help.
http://jhelpdev.sourceforge.net
Also, you maybe interested in looking at a program called Wink. Wink is
a tutorial and presentation creation program, primarily aimed at
creating tutorials on how to use your software. You can build some
interesting stuff for presentation along with the Java Help. Well, at
least take a p at it. It is also free like JHelpDev.
http://www.debugmode.com/wink
Thanks in Advance...
IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA
http://weconsultants.servebeer.com/JHackerAppManager
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'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
-William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)
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| On Sun, 21 May 2006 11:49:45 +0800, Rhino wrote
(in article <_qRbg.11123$aa4.465702@news20.bellglobal.com> ):
>
> "steve" <steve@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:e4ohkh01hd0@news2.newsguy.com...
> I have Java Help 2.01 on my system and I'm also subscribed to the JavaHelp
> mailing list. I think this product is still alive because I still see
> traffic for the mailing list, although the traffic is pretty light. I did a
> couple of help systems with it and found it pretty usable. I haven't used it
> in the past year or two because I haven't needed any help systems lately but
> you should find it workable for your system.
>
> I haven't tried any of the competing systems though so I can't say if the
> other systems are better.
>
> --
> Rhino
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>
Thanks Rhino.
how do you build the help systems do you use a 3rd party tool, and if so
which one?
Steve
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| On Sun, 21 May 2006 13:57:46 +0800, IchBin wrote
(in article <FZudnf9jNu_FnO3ZUSdV9g@ptd.net> ):
> Rhino wrote:
>
> Yes, Java Help is still alive and well. You may want to look at
> JHelpDev in combination with Java Help.This is a authoring tool for
> Java Help.
>
> http://jhelpdev.sourceforge.net
>
> Also, you maybe interested in looking at a program called Wink. Wink is
> a tutorial and presentation creation program, primarily aimed at
> creating tutorials on how to use your software. You can build some
> interesting stuff for presentation along with the Java Help. Well, at
> least take a p at it. It is also free like JHelpDev.
>
> http://www.debugmode.com/wink
>
> Thanks in Advance...
> IchBin, Pocono Lake, Pa, USA
> http://weconsultants.servebeer.com/JHackerAppManager
> ________________________________________
__________________________________
>
> 'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"'
> -William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-)
thanks man, that's one link I did not find in my search engine.
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"steve" <steve@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 21 May 2006 11:49:45 +0800, Rhino wrote
> (in article <_qRbg.11123$aa4.465702@news20.bellglobal.com> ):
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> Thanks Rhino.
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> how do you build the help systems do you use a 3rd party tool, and if so
> which one?
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I don't use a third party tool. I just follow the instructions in the
JavaHelp Users Guide. I write my own HTML files and I construct the various
files that link everything together, like the Table of Contents, Index, etc.
according to the examples given in the Users Guide. I don't even use an HTML
editor, just a regular text editor, since I am very comfortable with writing
HTML that way.
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Rhino
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