Re[2]: Has anyone ever hear of an .shg file?

[Matthew Flynn <maflynn -at- DTTUS -dot- COM>]

The easiest way to deal with converting .shg files back to .bmp files is to
get your hands on the updated SHED editor, SHED2.EXE, which came with
Microsoft's Media Viewer 2 Jumpstart kit.  Some good folks on the WINHLP-L
list (winhlp-l -at- admin -dot- humbers -dot- on -dot- ca) have been good enough to make SHED2
and the DLL that goes along with it available at:

        ftp.pubnix.net/users/paulb/shed2.zip


This version of shed lets you export your graphic to a .bmp file, edit it
in an image editor, and then import it back in without affecting any of
the hyperlinks.  Cool stuff.

Cheers,
Matthew Flynn
Technical Writer
Deloitte & Touche Tax Technologies LLC


Richard Rogers writes:

> Jeff,
>
> The .shg file is called a SHED graphic and contains hot links to other
> topics. These are created with a graphics program designed
> specifically for help files. I use RoboHelp which uses Microsoft
> Hotspot Editor. As stated in the manual once the bitmap has been
> converted to a hotspot graphic the image can no longer be viewed or
> manipulated as a metafile or bitmap.
>
> BUT, you can convert the .shg graphic back to a .bmp. If this helps,
> page 317 of the RoboHelp Windows 95/NT development manual describes
> the procedure for converting back.
>
> FWIW, I have not used this procedure.
>
> Richard

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