Windows to UNIX help (via HyperHelp)

[Katie Schuler <klschulr -at- UNITY -dot- NCSU -dot- EDU>]

Hi folks -

I am de-lurking to ask for your advice.  For those of you who have worked
on similar projects -

I am about to create an online help system for Windows using RoboHelp.
The application I am developing this system for is really a Motif/X
Windows application.  We are "porting" it to Windows NT for a specific
customer - although, we will probably sell more systems on this platform in
the future.  This customer was also the first to request an online help
system, so I am starting development there.

I have briefly investigated using HyperHelp to create help for the UNIX
versions of our program.  My question is this - has anyone attempted to
simply convert a windows help file to a UNIX/Motif help file using Hyper
Help?  It seems that this is possible - based on what I've read in their
product literature.  I wonder how "seamless" it really is.  I'd also like
to create a fancy Windows help system - complete with lovely bitmaps and
possibly even video - how well do these things convert?  I don't want to
create a "monster", so to speak!

Our applications run on all sorts of UNIX platforms, by the way - SUN,
HP, IBM, and so forth.  Is there anyone who has used Hyper Help to create
help for a variety of UNIX platforms?  Are there portability problems?

If anyone has experience in this area...and some "free" time, please
email me privately.  No need to clutter up the list - I know this topic
has been touched on before.

Thanks!
Katie Schuler
klschulr -at- unity -dot- ncsu -dot- edu