Hi Abdel, You suggested exporting HTML then importing that to the CHM tool from MS. That is what i would plan to do, but note that one needs various support files for using the index feature, and for creating the navigation hierarchy on the left hand side of the CHM window. These are things that Lyx needs to provide.
For example: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/vsconprjcmp.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/vsconoveridx.asp Furthermore, I don't believe I can export using 'htlatex' if I am working on a docbook-lyx document. I need to use docbook-lyx format in order to support GNOME help ('yelp') output. Cheers JP Abdelrazak Younes wrote: > Jose' Matos a écrit : > >> On Friday 17 February 2006 07:55, John Pye wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> Can anyone tell me if there is an up-to-date HOWTO somewhere for using >>> Lyx for DocBook output of software user's manuals? >> >> >> No, that has been in my TODO list for a long time. :-( >> >>> In particular, I want to be able to generate 'chm' files for Windows, >>> and DocBook XML for GNOME ('yelp' help browser). Is this something that >>> other people on the list are doing? >> >> >> You need to find a tool that converts docbook to chm, and then use >> the traditional way of configuring lyx. > > > Or just export to html with htlatex and use Microsoft free chm tool. > > Abdel. > >> >> 1) Add format, with its viewer >> 2) Define how to convert from docbook to chm >> >>> I found this but it's 5 years old, and hopefully things have become >>> easier... >>> http://bgu.chez-alice.fr/doc/db4lyx/ >>> >>> If such a HOWTO /doesn't/ exist, maybe there'd be someone willing to >>> collaborate on putting it together? >> >> >> I can explain why lots of things are the way they are, and if >> possible/necessary fix those bugs. >> >>> Cheers >>> JP >> >> > > -- John Pye School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia t +61 2 9385 5127 f +61 2 9663 1222 mailto:john.pye_AT_student_DOT_unsw.edu.au http://pye.dyndns.org/
