RE: Context-sensitive help - HTML help and VB application

["McDonald, Guy A." <Guy -dot- A -dot- McDonald -at- usa -dot- conoco -dot- com>]

Glenn Maxey [glenn -dot- maxey -at- voyanttech -dot- com] wrote ...

This latter definition is probably what the developer is thinking. RoboHelp
and ForeHelp assist in enabling this functionality sometimes through hybrid
WinHelp/HTML-Help systems. Pop-up's are in WinHelp while the main topics are
in HTML-Help. Why? Because HTML by itself doesn't support this.
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Precisely why some of the usability studies I have read support using tool
tips instead of "What's this?" help. Your comment about "pop-up happy
context-sensitive help" being mostly useless is correct in my eyes.

And now back to mixed metaphors, puns, writing specs, and throwing
fooz-balls at developers.

Guy A. McDonald
Information Development Manager
Technical Information Architects, Inc.
<mailto:Guy -dot- A -dot- McDonald -at- usa -dot- conoco -dot- com> 
<mailto:gmcdonald -at- tiainfo -dot- com> 
Direct 281.293.6422
Fax 281.293.5530

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