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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.
Three descriptions of THE HELPER are included here, for catalog listings.
They may be edited if required, provided the edited version remains accurate.
The Helper v3.2 - Creating Help screens and hypertext files
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Long Description
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The Helper is a fully integrated package for creating hypertext-
like programs and help files, which can either be used independently
or incorporated into Turbo Pascal programs. Features are:
* Create a "Help file" from an ASCII text file, and compile it
into an interactive hypertext document. This can be used as
an information document for inter-related topics, or as a
controlling program in its own right.
* Each file is divided into categories of information, with
a number of pages (screens) per category. Scroll within a
category, or flip between pages and categories with cursors;
* backtrack through previously-selected categories;
* animate the screens by using time-delay overlays;
* search for text;
* print some or all of the Help screens;
* set window size and position individually for each page,
with full color control on each page;
* cursor actions can be programmed to execute specific DOS
commands, or enter a DOS shell (for sophisticated menu
programs, auto-installation routines, etc).
* The Helper itself contains masses of help screens to guide
you through all the features and aspects of the program
while you develop your own applications.
* sample Help files are supplied as demonstrations and
tutorials to illustrate most of the features of The Helper.
In addition, if you write Turbo Pascal programs you can add
access to the Help files to them, with the above features plus:
* entry from your program into any specific category of the
Help file (for context-sensitive help) or automatic entry
into the most recent category used;
* exit and re-entry for your own user-specific functions,
activated either by global "hot keys" or from a cursor bar
within the document. These user functions could be anything
from sounding the bell to running another application,
returning to the controlling Help file on completion.
Note that you do NOT require Turbo Pascal to use The Helper. However,
if you are a Turbo Pascal programmer you can incorporate access to your
compiled Help files directly into your programs. Sample Turbo Pascal
programs are supplied to demonstrate how easy it is to do this. In its
simplest application only 2 or 3 lines of source code are required.
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Medium Description
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With The Helper you can create hypertext-like programs and help files,
which can be used independently or incorporated into Turbo Pascal programs.
An ASCII text file is compiled into an interactive hypertext document.
Once compiled it can be used as an information document for inter-related
topics, or it can become a controlling program in its own right.
Major features are:
Masses of help screens for all the program's features.
Flip between categories with cursor bar.
Backtrack through previously-selected categories.
Animate the screens by using time-delay overlays.
Search for text, and print some or all of the Help screens.
Set window size, position and colors individually for each page.
Cursor actions can be programmed to execute specific DOS commands,
or enter a DOS shell (e.g. menu programs, auto-installation routines).
Sample Help files are supplied as demonstrations and tutorials.
In addition, if you write Turbo Pascal programs you can access the Help
files directly from them, including context-sensitive help and global
"hot keys" or cursor selection for activating user-specific functions.
These could be anything from sounding a bell to running another
application, returning to the controlling Help file on completion.
Note that you do NOT require Turbo Pascal to use The Helper. However,
sample Turbo Pascal programs are supplied to demonstrate how easy it is
to add the Help files to your own programs. In its simplest application
only 2 or 3 lines of source code are required for full access to a Help
file for your program, including all the features listed above.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Short Description
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Create hypertext-like programs and help files to be used as information
documents for inter-related topics, or as controlling programs in their
own right. Masses of help screens; Easily flip between categories;
Backtracking; Animated screens using time-delay overlays; Search for
text; Print screens; Set window size, position and colors for each page;
Program cursor actions to execute specific DOS commands or shell (for menu
programs, auto-installation routines, etc); Use the files independently
or interface to Turbo Pascal for context-sensitive help and user-specified
functions.
Note that you do NOT require Turbo Pascal to use The Helper, though sample
TP programs are supplied to demonstrate how you can add the Help files to
your own programs.