From: banders AT ec DOT rockwell DOT com (Bartlee A. Anderson) Subject: Re: CD-based distribution (was Another website....) 20 Aug 1998 17:40:21 -0700 Message-ID: <35DB126B.5A5A.cygnus.gnu-win32@ec.rockwell.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Jeff Sturm Cc: Marcus Brown , Robert DOT Cross AT scottish-newcastle DOT co DOT uk, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Aren't there already windows .hlp files for a lot of this stuff? I think that would be the most native/easiest to use. I don't want to bring up a browser with overhead to do a man request. Jeff Sturm wrote: > > HTML help files are a good idea provided the user has a decent browser > installed (probably nearly all desktops these days). Plenty of tools > exist to convert man and tekinfo files to HTML (I assume). > > One problem using static files for help is the lack of a search > facility. I've heard Microsoft has done something for Win98, but that > won't help us since the GNU-win32 distribution is targetting Win95/NT > too. Maybe someone can build a help engine based on Apache though... > > Marcus Brown wrote: > > > > An Idea, > > How about using HTML Help as opposed to .info/man files? This is an > > up'n'coming help system that seems to be gaining a lot of ground, just a > > suggestion... > > > > Jeff Sturm wrote: > > >The 'man' command should be included. What about HTML, or (ick) > > Windows > > >.hlp files? > > > > >Jeff Sturm > > >jsturm AT sigma6 DOT com > > -- > Jeff Sturm > jsturm AT sigma6 DOT com > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to > "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". -- Bartlee A. Anderson System Test (Interfaces-Tools-Automation-ISDN) Rockwell International Electronic Commerce Division 300 Bauman Ct. banders AT ecd DOT rockwell DOT com MS 933-605 Opinions my own, not Rockwell's VOICE (630) 227-8975 Wood Dale, IL 60191 FAX (630) 227-9771 - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".