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related to the .chm files in a modular HTML Help system?
Subject:related to the .chm files in a modular HTML Help system? From:"walden miller" <wmiller -at- vidiom -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Oct 2000 11:21:17 -0600
I have a related question about modular Help systems:
Has anyone created a help system that allows third party plug-ins to your
help without recompiling the main help?
I have a product in which all editors, datatypes, and objects are plug-ins.
Third parties can create and sell their own plug-ins to the main product.
Different sets of editors and objects are sold (chinese menu style... one
from column A, etc.) I had this nice idea of building a help system that
could scan a plug-in help directory for help modules and build menus on the
fly. HTML Help 1.0 documentation mentioned this would be a future feature.
Well, I have never heard of it again but I also haven't pushed it too hard
because I have already released the product twice with non-modular help.
I would be happy to hear from anyone who has tried similar projects or knows
where I can find out about modular on the fly help systems.
walden miller
director, vidiom systems
boulder, colorado
