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Re: Adding libraries to online help [message #8770 is a reply to message #8720]

Tue, 22 April 1997 00:00

Andrew Cool
Messages: 219
Registered: January 1996

Senior Member

Hi all.

David Foster wrote:

snip.............

> One alternative that might cause some controversy: we document our
> routines in .doc files which are located in the same directories as
> the .pro files. Then we use a program I wrote called LHELP.PRO which
> finds all such .doc files and allows you to choose from among them
> and display their contents. Text search capabilities make it easier
> to find topics. Also, you can use it to look at the source code.
>
> files for each routine, but I thought I'd mention it. I've been flamed
> for this method before, but it is *very* convenient.
>
> Dave

I agree whole heartedly!

Why is it that I've written a similiar GUI program, as has
Bill Thompson (XDOC), and no doubt quite a few others?

I know that if you buy the right software from a third party, you
can add your own Help info to RSI's wonderful (?) GUI Help, but
*why* should we fork out more money? I know what my employer thinks
of the idea!

C'mon RSI, give us a useful, IDL-coded GUI Help utility that we can
tailor to suit our own sites with respect to printer names and any
other customisations that the user might care to make.

The same goes for a colour scale/legend routine. Let's face it, every
colour plot needs one, yet we're all forced to design our own routine
or find one on the Web.

I wonder who else feels that they're doing RSI's job for them?

Ciao,

Andrew Cool

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		Adding libraries to online help By: Eric Williams on Wed, 16 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: alpha on Wed, 23 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: Andrew Cool on Tue, 22 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: David Foster on Mon, 21 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: David Foster on Mon, 21 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: alpha on Sun, 27 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: David Foster on Thu, 24 April 1997 00:00
		Re: Adding libraries to online help By: thompson on Thu, 24 April 1997 00:00

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