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Yes, my company has had a product called "InterChange" on the market since 1987. We announced the Windows version last summer, and I think several Z-D magazines printed the press release. And their lawyers called several months ago, asking for a pay-off to use the name. I told them to…
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Interchange
Message #9677
I would recommend speaking to Lisa Landa at Ziff-Davis Interactive. Call 617-252-5000. Have you seen the name "Interchange" used somewhere else? – Paul
TELL US WHAT'S IN & OUT
Message #9573
As you probably have noticed, we publish a "What's In" and What's Out" list each month in the update section. Since our readers are not short on opinions, we'd like to know what technologies, companies, and products are either making their move toward technical immortality or sliding into well-deserved oblivion.…
Doug, No matter what development tool you're using, the process of calling a custom help file is fairly similar. Your applications responds to a user request for Help (clicking a Help button, pressing F1, or whatever) by calling WinHelp and instructing it to open a specific compiled Help file. In…
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#Windows Help Files
Message #9506
>> I assume then that your interest in Help files is as a medium for >> distributing and viewing electronic documents than as a means to document >> custom programs. If so, then you'll probably want to incorporate existing >> documents in the Help files you create. My mistake. I…
>>I am looking for a tool that supports the construction of an online documentation system to work under Windows. One such system is the standard help system available in Windows itself via F1/"Help". I'd like to know if that is available; I'd also like info on more sophisticated alternatives.>This is…
There is a thread on this topic in the General Info section starting with message number 9401.
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Windows Help Files
Message #9425
One of the best books I've seen on the subject is "Developing Online Help for Windows" from SAMS Publishing. Of course, nothing beats the "HAG" the Microsoft Help Authoring Guide. It's available as (what else?) a Windows Help file. Download HAG.ZIP from the Trends library in the PC Magazine EDITORIAL…
#Tool to create Help sys?
Message #9423
I am looking for a tool that supports the construction of an online documentation system to work under Windows. One such system is the standard help system available in Windows itself via F1/"Help". I'd like to know if that is available; I'd also like info on more sophisticated alternatives. This…