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Get a copy of the SHED2 editor. This was a freebie from MS before they
abandoned compiled WinHelp for HTML help. Your should be able to download a
copy from http://www.helpmaster.com/
This editor has the ability to replace the bitmap portion of the shed file.
It's a great timesaver and should help with your problem.
Dan Azlin
At 03:39 PM 3/2/00 -0500, gyaker -at- csc -dot- com wrote:
>
>
>Although it's not working, I'm trying to remain calm here.
>
>I was told earlier this afternoon I will have to use an entirely new
dataset for
>the screenshots in my help document.
>
>As it stands, the bulk of the images in this help document are SHED files so
>that users can click on these screen shots to show the pop-up help.
>
>The graphics originally were .bmp's inserted into the help documents (btw,
I'm
>using RoboHelp 5.5) with the 'insert graphic' button on the robohelp toolbar.
>After they were inserted into the document, I would use the SHED editor to
add
>20-30 hotspots per graphic.
>
>Since only the dataset that has changed, theoretically I can futz with the
>screens to make them appear as if different data was there. Here's my
problem:
>It seems that once a bitmap has been SHED'd, it is nolonger a true bitmap and
>can not be edited. Is this true?
>
>Is there any application that will let me edit the image content (colors of
>discrete pixels) while leaving the dimensions and number of hotspots intact?
>
>
>Gil Yaker
>gyaker -at- csc -dot- com
>Computer Sciences Corporation
>Federal Black Lung Project
>
>
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