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I'm investigating software for creating online help systems for
Windows, and I've narrowed the choice down to RoboHelp vs. ForeHelp.
I've used RoboHelp before (in a course), and it looks really good:
fast, productive, lots of helpful tools. The main drawback to RoboHelp
is that I would have to purchase Microsoft Word: this is a cost issue
(I'd need to upgrade to a 486 to use it productively, in addition to
the software cost), but there are also some office politics involved.
This suggests that ForeHelp is the logical choice, as it seems to be
highly rated and will work with AmiPro (our house word processor). I'd
appreciate an evaluation of Forehelp from anyone who has enough
experience with ForeHelp (particularly in tandem with AmiPro) to have
seen its dark side as well as its good points. Thanks in advance for
your help.
--Geoff Hart geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
#8^{)} <---specs for online help!
