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Subject:Best Modern Alternative to CHM? From:"Hansen, Keith (Bannockburn)" <Keith -dot- Hansen -at- Fiserv -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 23 Jun 2017 21:22:01 +0000
Hello,
I need your recommendations for the following situation:
* For a windows-based application, we want self-contained help. In other words, we do NOT want the help system to be displayed using a browser (no WebHelp). What would be the best help output to use?
Obviously, Microsoft HTML Help (CHM) would be an option. (It doesn't involve a Web browser; it's all contained in one file and uses its own viewer.) However, CHM is very old, and there are problems opening it across a network.
What would be the best modern alternative to CHM? Is there any? What about DotNet Help output from Madcap?
Thanks for any opinions you can give.
Keith
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