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MDVXHELP 1.0 - 6 Jun 1992
Included in this archive are
READ.ME This file
DVXHELP.DOC The specification of the DV/X help file format,
as far as I have been able to reverse-engineer.
MDVXHELP.EXE A program for creating DV/X help files
MDVXHELP.C Source code for MDVXHELP.EXE
MDVXHELP.H Header file for MDVXHELP.EXE
MAKEFILE A Turbo C Make makefile to build MDVXHELP.EXE
EXAMPLE.ZIP The DESQview FAQ list, an example of how to use
MDVXHELP
MDVXHELP was a quick hack and probably could use some improvements. If you
make any improvements to the source code, document your changes in the header
of the source file and also in this READ.ME. Let me know if you make
changes, and I'll include them in the official distribution.
COPYRIGHT
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MDVXHELP and DVXHELP.DOC are copyright 1992 by Daniel J. Bodoh. Permission is
granted to copy this document free of charge in whole or in part, as long as
the copyright notice is included.
HOW TO USE MDVXHELP
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MDVXHELP concatenates the section and icon files that make up the help file,
and builds the header and directory. At the minimum, you must read
DVXHELP.DOC to learn about the Front Cover, the Body, and the Tags.
The MDVXHELP command line is
mdvxhelp <out-file> <front-cover> <section> [<section> [...]]
[<icon> [<icon> [...]]]
or
mdvxhelp <out-file> @<list-file>
Where
<out-file> is the name of the DV/X help file that will be created
<front-cover> is the filename containing the front cover in the format
described in DVXHELP.DOC
<section> is a file containing one section.
<icon> is a .XPM file from the Icon Editor
<list-file> is a list of the input files in the order. Each filename
must be terminated by a NL.
The END terminator is not required in any of the files; it is added
automatically by MDVXHELP.
Each section of the body should be in a separate file. This file should be
standard text format, but you may include any '/' codes into the file that
you wish. In order to make the file readable, you may terminate lines in a
paragraph with a NL (see DVXHELP.DOC), but paragraphs must be terminated with
two NLs. MDVXHELP replaces single NL's with a space, and double NL's with a
single NL.
MDVXHELP uses the filename as the section name, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST SECTION
IN THE BODY. Regardless of the name of this file, it is given the section
name 'CONTENTS'.
If the first character of a section file is a '$', then that section has a
tag attached to it and the first two lines of the file (except the '$') are
interpreted as a tag as described in DVXHELP.DOC.
The icon files MUST have the .XPM extension.
You can use the icon files directly from the Icon Editor without any
modification.
The DESQview/QEMM FAQ list is included as an example of what MDVXHELP can do.
To build it, extract EXAMPLE.ZIP and type:
BUILD
COPY DVFAQ.HLP \DVX\HELP\DVFAQ.HLP
DISPHELP -f DVFAQ.HLP
Good luck! My address is listed in DVXHELP.DOC if you have questions or
comments.