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Subject:Advice for indep study for online doc From:mark26 <mark26 -at- MULTIPRO -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 3 Nov 1997 21:21:52 -0800
Hi, I'm designing an independant study course for writing 'help'
files. Yeah, right. No, I actually feel very good about it.
It's going to include robohelp, an intro book on C++/Java and a
few other items. However I have a question concerning 'codesheets'
that a writer is to derive 'help' files from. Will I be exposed
to that type of experience as I read up on C++ and learn basic
programming? Or is some other piece of the puzzle missing here?
I've also found a text about 'Online help for Win95', but I'm not
sure if the gap between 'codesheet' and 'help' file will be partially
(or at all) bridged by the items I have chosen so far. Any help
is appreciated here.