[lazarus] Help files

[Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be]

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Denis Leger wrote:

> Le Tuesday 18 December 2001 12:30, Florian Klaempfl a écrit :
> > At 09:36 17.12.01 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Le Sunday 16 December 2001 15:01, Martin Waldenburg a écrit :
> > > > >Yes, but how is a .hlp file coded ?
> > > > >Is there any documentation about this format ?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.helpmaster.com/hlp-developmentaids-helpfile.htm
> > > > http://www.helpmaster.com/hlp-developmentaids-helpdeco.htm
> > > >
> > > > Help Decompiler 2.1
> > > >
> > > > Dissects HLP help files of Windows 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, and '95 and many
> > > > MVB multi media viewer titles into all files required for a rebuild
> > > > using the appropriate help compiler HC30, HC31, HCP, HCW, HCRTF,
> > > > WMVC, MMVC or MVC.
> > >
> > >Well, i really don't like using microsoft format...
> > >
> > >I'll try to make something by myself, and you will say me if you like
> > > it or not.
> > >
> > >I hope it will be ready in a few weeks.
> >
> > Isn't there a html component for the GTK? I think html is the
> > best format for online docs in our days, no?
>
>
> Well, for the fun i will have doing it, i just want to try making my own
> help system ;-)
>
> And i don't like very much the html format, in my opinion it is too
> complicated for the very basic fonction we need : display help files.
>
> In my opinion, online help just must :
> - show text and images (perhaps tables too, i'm not sure)

Tables too, take it from me. :-)

> - accept hypertext links
> - that's all.

Isn't the above what HTML is all about ? What does HTML have more ?
(Not counting Frames/Javascript)

Michael.