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Re: LYNX-DEV Windows Lynx help files?


From: Al Gilman
Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV Windows Lynx help files?
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 11:35:01 -0500 (EST)

to follow up on what Jim Spath said:

> I've been using Lynx-Win32 quite a bit and can see the need for
> Windows help screens for new users.

> I downloaded the help compiler and played with a bit.  So far,
> I haven't come up with a rational scheme of going from some raw
> text format such as HTML or nroff and feeding it through
> filters to get .HLP files.

There are tools sold that do this, but...

Are you sure you want to do it with .hlp files?  Is Windows
Help any advantage over .htm files played with Lynx?  Isn't
Microsoft retiring the .hlp format in favor of HTML?  Or do you
want to do screen shots?

> I'm willing to help create and test such help files...

Great!

Al

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