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Subject:Re: low-tech cross platform From:"David M. Brown" <dmbrown -at- BROWN-INC -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 21 May 1999 11:35:36 -0700
On WinHelp-L, Fred Wersan wrote:
>
> I embedded index keywords ... and [created a script that] wrote out an
> alphabetized index ...
>
> I'd rather have some canned tools that did this for me and did it more
> elegantly ...
That would be HTML Indexer, at least for the index. :)
Version 3.0 adds options for HTML Help (.hhk) and JavaHelp (.xml) indexes.
(It's currently in beta test and on-schedule for mid-June release.)
With version 3.0, you'll be able to create the classic back-of-the-book index Mr. Wersan describes, along with a standard index "tab" for your help project with no extra effort.
Watch the URL below for news next month.
--David
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David M. Brown - Brown Inc.
dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com
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