HLPDK - Help Development Kit - Version 9.5
September 30, 1993

Write once, HELP many ! Now with improved OS/2 Support !

HLPDK is a shareware hyper-text help database development kit, distributed
by ISoft D&M, that includes two royalty free help engines and a help
compiler with a built in cross reference tool. HLPDK supports the creation
of help files for many target formats from one help source. Supported
targets are: 

   Windows 3.0/3.1 winHelp .HPJ/.RTF 
   THELP 3.0 .HL (HL 6.0 & 6.10). 
   QuickHelp 1.83 .SRC (HELPMAKE). 
   POPHELP .TXT (MAKEHELP) 
   Native (Memory HDX & text).
   OS/2 .IPF (IPFC) 
   DESQview/X .HLP (MDVXHELP) 
   TVHC 1.1 .TXT (TVHC). 
   Native (Paradox 4.x & text). 
   Word Processors (via RTF) 
   Text Documents with automatic table of contents, 
                       glossary and index.

Version 9.5 adds OS/2 IPF links popup and keywords support, Error
Processing (Trap, Strip, Delete, etc.), and more.

Developing help text is an important but often neglected part of
application development. Developers often run out of time and/or money
long before they even start it. Not a easy task to begin with (it requires
skills in both application design and technical writing), today' s help
systems also require programming expertise and a good measure of time. As
a result, many applications have inadequate help systems that do not
really fulfill their objective - help the user. The problem is even more
complex when an application has more than one target environment, each one
using different formats and programming techniques to generate help text.

HLPDK cannot solve all the problems involved in help text generation, but
it helps a lot. It allows you to write one help text source and compile it
to many different targets. Take existing texts (user manuals, technical
notes, etc.), add simple help commands, compile them and you have a
complete help system with hot-links, indexes and directories !

You can download HLPDK from your favorite BBS or get the registered version
directly from ISoft D&M (PO Box 5517, Coralville, IA 52241, Compuserve:
76350,333; Phone 319-351-8413). Registration fee is $50 (plus S&H). Help
Engine sources can be obtained for an additional fee.

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