Best value Help file builder

11 Mar 2006 9:41 AM

Paul Aspinall

Hi
I'm trying to get opinions on the best free / best value help file (CHM)
compilers out there.

What do you use?

Thanks

11 Mar 2006 11:50 AM

Ken Tucker [MVP]

Hi,

I kind of like the HelpStudio Lite authoring tool
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/

Ken
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"Paul Aspinall" <p***@aspy.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I'm trying to get opinions on the best free / best value help file (CHM)
> compilers out there.
>
> What do you use?
>
> Thanks
>

12 Mar 2006 2:35 AM

David White

Ken,

I was not aware of this. Thanks. I have downloaded the SDK and taken a quick
look at this. It appears that it can only produce help systems displayed via
the VisualStudio 2005 UI. It also seems that the license restricts it to that
use even if it could produce stand-alone help systems. Am I missing something?

Having said that, it does look like an interesting product.

Ken Tucker [MVP] wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> I kind of like the HelpStudio Lite authoring tool
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/
>
> Ken
> -------------
> "Paul Aspinall" <p***@aspy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:kXwQf.111109$Q22.34712@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>
>>Hi
>>I'm trying to get opinions on the best free / best value help file (CHM)
>>compilers out there.
>>
>>What do you use?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>
>
>

12 Mar 2006 3:03 AM

Martin

Have a look at HelpMaker on www.vizacc.com
It's free, and I love working with it.

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"David White" <whitedav***@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Ken,
>
> I was not aware of this. Thanks. I have downloaded the SDK and taken a
> quick look at this. It appears that it can only produce help systems
> displayed via the VisualStudio 2005 UI. It also seems that the license
> restricts it to that use even if it could produce stand-alone help
> systems. Am I missing something?
>
> Having said that, it does look like an interesting product.
>
> Ken Tucker [MVP] wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I kind of like the HelpStudio Lite authoring tool
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/
>>
>> Ken
>> -------------
>> "Paul Aspinall" <p***@aspy.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:kXwQf.111109$Q22.34712@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>>
>>>Hi
>>>I'm trying to get opinions on the best free / best value help file (CHM)
>>>compilers out there.
>>>
>>>What do you use?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>
>>

12 Mar 2006 8:52 PM

David White

Thanks. Looks very good!

Martin wrote:

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> Have a look at HelpMaker on www.vizacc.com
> It's free, and I love working with it.
>
> "David White" <whitedav***@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uAzhs2XRGHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
>>Ken,
>>
>>I was not aware of this. Thanks. I have downloaded the SDK and taken a
>>quick look at this. It appears that it can only produce help systems
>>displayed via the VisualStudio 2005 UI. It also seems that the license
>>restricts it to that use even if it could produce stand-alone help
>>systems. Am I missing something?
>>
>>Having said that, it does look like an interesting product.
>>
>>Ken Tucker [MVP] wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>> I kind of like the HelpStudio Lite authoring tool
>>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/
>>>
>>>Ken
>>>-------------
>>>"Paul Aspinall" <p***@aspy.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>news:kXwQf.111109$Q22.34712@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>I'm trying to get opinions on the best free / best value help file (CHM)
>>>>compilers out there.
>>>>
>>>>What do you use?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>