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Subject:Re: RoboHelp or Doc-to-Help From:"Kevin A. Broccoli" <brocindx -at- CATSKILL -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:13:19 -0500
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From: Heit, Debra <DHeit -at- ELLIPTUS -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 5:31 PM
Subject: RoboHelp or Doc-to-Help
>My company is in the position of needing an HTML Help development tool.
>We would like to begin the process of creating a one-stop documentation
>model whereby all materials are dependents of one master set of
>documentation.
>
>I appreciate any feedback on the differences between RoboHTML Help and
>WexTech Systems' Doc-to-Help. This HTML Help will be embedded in a
>browser-based application.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Debbie Heit
>Manager of Documentation and Training
>Elliptus Technologies
>(804) 267-2062
>dheit -at- elliptus -dot- com
>
>
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>
>
I am interested in your reason, or anyone else's observations, on why you
would be considering using one of these tools in addition to or instead of
Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop. I've heard of there being benefits but I'm
not sure what they are.