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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 18:14 BST-1
From: ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk (Ofir Gal)
Subject: Re: Online Help (DIGEST)
To: gem-list@world.std.com
Message-Id: <memo.677470@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Precedence: bulk
In-Reply-To: <2e28cf7aad030@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
In message <2e28cf7aad030@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>, mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca said:
>>I don't understand this, all the details to create hypertext files are fully
>>and exhaustively documented, the creator has full control, I can't see any
>>problem?
>
>This is not what Waldi meant, I think. He meant the specifics of the
>compiled format, so that people could write viewers that are internal
>to their programs, or get specific information out of a compiled
>HyperText without having ST-Guide do it.
The file format is documented in hcp.hyp (part of distribution). I just
tried to create a small hyp file and it's quite easy and work very well.
>Not all applications support XACC; PC_HELP is better, but the AV-Protocol
>is the best. It is very complete, widely supported. It is entirely in
>German, though, which is something of a problem for english speaking
>users (though not a very big problem).
The AV protocol docs are also included in the st-guide.hyp. All docs are in
English and will be available shortly.
Bye,
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