Steve P. wrote:
Yes I did install, or tried. I see the folder HTML Help Workshop and tried to set that as
the "helper" in preferences. Not working.
You cannot set the *folder* "HTML Help Workshop" as a helper application
in the preferences. Only *executable* *file* "hhc.exe" can be used as
the helper. File "hhc.exe" is found in folder "HTML Help Workshop".
I've tried to explain this in my previous emails, but it seems that my
explanations were not clear enough:
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Once you have successfully installed the "HTML Help Workshop" Microsoft
product, please proceed as follows:
1) Select Options|Preferences, Tools|Helper Applications.
2) Click "Add" in "File types".
3) Specify:
Filename extension:
hhp
Helper application:
"<HTML_Help_Workshop_install_dir>\hhc.exe" "%F"
where <HTML_Help_Workshop_install_dir> is the folder where you have
installed the "HTML Help Workshop" on your computer.
See this screenshot:
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/com.xmlmind.helperapps.HelperApplicationEditor.html
Background information in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/toolsOptions.html#helperApplicationsOptions
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I tried to re-install and see that api.chm, hhaxref.chm, htmlref.chm, and
htmlhelp.chm will not install for some reason.
I'm sorry but I don't known. I never had these problems on any of the
machines where I've installed the "HTML Help Workshop". (I have
installed the "HTML Help Workshop" on more than a dozen machines.)
Have others had this problem?
No. The only problem related to HTML Help is that, for security reasons,
a .chm file (that is, a Microsoft "HTML Help" file) cannot be opened
when it is stored on a file share.
In other words, double-clicking on "Z:\foo\bar.chm" to open it will give
you errors. Copying "Z:\foo\bar.chm" to "C:\temp\bar.chm" and then
opening "C:\temp\bar.chm" will work fine.
More information in this FAQ:
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When I open a .chm file generated using ditac, Windows standard HTML
Help viewer correctly displays the Table of Contents in its left pane,
but displays an error message ("Navigation to the webpage was canceled")
in its right pane. Please advise.
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http://www.xmlmind.com/ditac/faq.html#chm_on_shared_folder_pitfall
Is there another HTML Help besides Microsoft?
No. "HTML Help" is Microsoft's .chm file format. .chm files can be
opened on any Windows computer. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_help
Example:
http://www.xmlmind.com/ditac/_distrib/doc/manual/manual.chm
(Please download this file to your hard drive and double-click to open it.)
Most important - How is HTML Help different from Web Help?
Completely different. Web Help is not even a file format. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_help
Example:
http://www.xmlmind.com/ditac/_distrib/doc/manual/webhelp/index.html
(You can view the above Web Help directly from with your Web browser;
which must be a recent one. For example, Internet Explorer 6 and 7 will
not work. Internet Explorer 8 will barely work.)
I'm really sorry but I don't see how I could help you more about this
"HTML Help" problem.
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