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At 09:46 AM 7/21/99 -0400, David Castro wrote:
>Well I never thought I'd see this on the list! I am a technical writer for
>Sterling (formerly Synon), who makes COOL:Plex (formerly Obsydian).
>
>The included WinHelp-creation tool is pretty rudimentary, and we definitely
>recommend that you use a third-party application. My coworker wrote a
guide on
>how to use a third-party tool. I'll make sure that she sees this post, so she
>can send you a copy of it.
That would be me (the coworker, that is). If anyone is interested in
the help file that describes how to use third-party HATs to create
context-sensitive help for COOL:Plex, I'll be happy to send it to you.
I wrote it before the acquisition, so it still calls the product Obsydian,
rather than COOL:Plex.
martha
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Martha Jane {Kolman | Davidson}
Dances With Words mailto:editrix -at- slip -dot- net
"If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
If I am only for myself, what am I?
If not now, when?"
--Hillel, "Mishna, Sayings of the Fathers 1:13"
