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Re: Help for non-RSI libraries under IDL 4.0 [message #4427 is a reply to message #4367]

Wed, 31 May 1995 00:00

sterner
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Registered: February 1991

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thompson@achilles.nascom.nasa.gov (William Thompson) writes:

. . .
> The modern standard for hypertext is HyperText Markup Language (HTML) as used
> in the World Wide Web. RSI should consider moving to this standard as this
> will be what their customers will be most familiar with.
. . .

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.

If HTML were used for help adding your own help would be as easy as
making your own top level HTML page and including a link to the IDL
HTML help page. A system variable could then be set to point to your
own help page.

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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