[lazarus] Help files???

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, John The Ripper wrote:

> On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 22:21, Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, John The Ripper wrote:
> >
> > > is there any way to create simple XML aka. I was having something like
> > > this in my mind
> > >
> > > <UNIT>
> > > 	name.....
> > > 	<VARIABLES>
> > > 		<declarations>
> > > 			<help text>
> > > 			<example>
> > > 			<user created examples, notes etc.>
> > > 		</declarations>
> > > 	</VARIABLES>
> > > 	<OBJECTS>
> > > 		<declarations>
> > > 	</OBJECTS>
> > > </UNIT>
> >
> > I think you misunderstand the concept. What you suggest here,
> > is the INPUT of the fpdoc help tool. the XML it needs is similar to
> > what you ask for here.
> >
> > You can create an empty XML skeleton/template with 'makeskel', it
> > will create the XML for you, based on the pascal sources.
> > Then you can fill the XML up with actual help text.
> >
> > After this is done, the fpdoc tool then creates a number of output
> > formats from this XML: HTML,TeX, PDF, PS etc. It has functionality
> > for linking between different XML file etc etc etc.
> >
> > To help in editing the XML, there is a GUI tool called 'fpde', which should
> > work on Windows and Linux. It too can create the Xml skeleton.
> >
> > Of course should be possible to have a viewer for the XML without the need
> > for fpdoc, but no-one has written that yet. It would be almost like writing
> > an HTML viewer, so one would be better off creating HTML and using a
> > standard viewer.
> >
> > Clearer ?
> >
>
> yep, was clear about two messages after starting this discussion.
>
> problem is that, I still need that XML help files for my bussines. 4
> devels and multiple connected projects (server services filters etc).
> All 4 of us, well we're mostly unavailable and being able to have help
> in cvs like structure with internal notices possibility means really
> great deal to us.

So, you can use the xml files without the need for the fpdoc tool.
The fpde editor is enough for you. All you need to do is write some
tool to quickly browse the XML.

>
> so if the question meaning of clearer?

No :/

Michael.