OS X Help files

[Richard Gaskin]

jim sims wrote:
> Is there some way to use standard OS X Help files with Rev? I'm  
> talking about Leopard only.
> 
> Or, do people  either make a small stack or access a set of web pages?
> 
> What are you folks using?

For WebMerge I use HTML pages, a good fit for a web production tool.

But for most products we make here we use a stack, giving us 
cross-platform consistency, automation in production, contextual 
integration with the product, and better performance than Apple's Help 
system.

At one time I considered using the conventional help systems provided by 
each OS, but Microsoft's is unpleasant to use and Apple changes 
direction on help systems as often as most people change shirts.  But 
moreover, each uses different formats which would raise costs for the 
niche products we produce, money our customers would rather have us 
spend on features.

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