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Subject:Re: Alternative Help method suggestions From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:49:17 -0700
I find them hard to navigate compared with MS HTML Help, Eclipse help,
and OmniHelp.
WebWorks' Web help also used to take way, way too long to load. Maybe
they've improved that.
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Leonard C. Porrello
<Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- soleratec -dot- com> wrote:
> I'm curious, Robert, what don't you like about the "Web help formats
> generated by Adobe RoboHelp, MadCap Flare, and ePublisher / WebWorks?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Leonard
>
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>
> I don't like the proprietary Web help formats generated by Adobe
> RoboHelp, MadCap Flare, and ePublisher / WebWorks.
>
>
>
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