From: Robert DOT Cross AT scottish-newcastle DOT co DOT uk
Subject: Re: CD-based distribution (was Another website....)
20 Aug 1998 16:28:30 -0700
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#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.
#> 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...

Windows .HLP for most of the gnu-win32 information? Not as far as I know there 
isn't!

Besides, unless someone is going to tell me different, you can't read .HLP files
from the gnu-win32 side. Without being rude, .HLP's can't be all that good 
since 
even Microsoft are moving away from them in favour of a variant of HTML(XML?)

Side thought: Is the .HLP format readily available? If not, then it would be 
pretty 
useless as an information delivery method. I prefer HTML since it is wide open
and cross-platform.

Bob Cross.

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