Re: LYNX-DEV Windows Lynx help files?

[Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim)]

On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Al Gilman wrote:
> 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...

I'm thinking of simple "getting started" help, for those users who have
Windows experience, but haven't installed Lynx yet.  After that, they can
be led to the HTML through Lynx.  We should wean them from graphics
browsers right away :-)


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