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Subject:Re: HTML help vs. Web Help From:Steve Arrants <SArrants -at- DATAFUSION -dot- NET> Date:Mon, 17 Aug 1998 10:01:17 -0700
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gina Hertel [mailto:Ghertel -at- ALPHA88 -dot- COM]
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 1998 6:26 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: HTML help vs. Web Help
>
>
> What is the difference between HTML Help and Web Help?
HTMLHelp is Microsoft's HTML-based Help system. NetHelp is Netscape's.
They're pretty much incompatible, and depend on the specific browser
(IE4/Communicator) for controlling and displaying the Help content. Web
Help is a 'generic' solution from Blue-Sky, that doesn't really care if
you're using IE or Communicator.
> One of my clients wants an HTML based help system to support
> a web-based
> application. I'm using (and learning) RoboHTML. Will this
> do the trick?
> Any advice?
RoboHTML will create both HTMLHelp and NetHelp, as well as Web Help.
Stephen Arrants, Jr.
DATAFUSION, Inc.
139 Townsend Street Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 94107-1922
415.222.0100 (direct) 415.836.7843
fax 415.222-1050
sarrants -at- datafusion -dot- net http://www.datafusion.net
