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Have any of you used Cool:Plex to develop application help files? I am
starting a project that consists of approximately 30 applications that are
integrated into one large application and this was done using Cool:Plex. I
do know that text is created using RTF files and that for each existing
.exe file, Cool:Plex has a compiler that creates the .hlp files.
If you have developed any Cool:Plex application help files, I would
appreciate any input as to planning and implementing in order to prevent
the biggest pit falls and hurdles.
Can I use RoboHTML or another 3rd party HAT to create application help (Win
or HTML help) rather than the Cool:Plex compiler???
BTW, this is my first application online help project and would appreciate
any input. Please respond directly, because I am on digest mode! Thanks to
you all.
