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Re: Help for non-RSI libraries under IDL 4.0 [message #4420 is a reply to message #4367]

Wed, 31 May 1995 00:00

sterner
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Registered: February 1991

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sterner@strdev.jhuapl.edu (Ray Sterner) writes:

> I agree that HTML should be used for help. Something like netscape
> should be able to do pretty much everything that the new IDL 4.0
> help does. The 4.0 help cannot be copied from the help window and
> pasted into IDL (or anywhere else). HTML does not have this problem.

To clarify the statement about not being able to copy help text,
that is not quite right. You can copy the text, it takes an extra
step: Use the Copy option from the Edit menu. A new widow appears
with plain text which can be copied.

I have learned some of the reasons for not using HTML for IDL 4.0
help. The same text is used for both online help and the published
manuals. The current help system took a considerable time to develope
and when started HTML browsers were not as widely available or as
good as now. Plus they still do not have good support for easy
cross referencing and indexing. Perhaps if HTML support software
becomes more widespread the balance will change.

Ray Sterner sterner@tesla.jhuapl.edu
The Johns Hopkins University North latitude 39.16 degrees.
Applied Physics Laboratory West longitude 76.90 degrees.
Laurel, MD 20723-6099
WWW Home page: ftp://fermi.jhuapl.edu/www/s1r/people/res/res.html

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