Re: Does anyone use a help system besides JavaHelp for on-line help?

> For me, without any doubt, I see DITA based documentation as the
> absolute prime time system for Software documentation.
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Information_Typing_Architecture)
> (it can actually generate JavaHelp as one of its outputs). But - with
> the current nice and easy integration of JavaHelp into the NetBeans
> platform I do not see any great advantage to switch over.
>
> B-)
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Hermann
> Matthes<hermann.matthes@...> wrote:
> > Doogle T schrieb:
> >
> > I've read a lot of posts, documents, and have tested JavaHelp for
> > RCP (and non-RCP) applications. I have learned the advantages of
> > JavaHelp, and come across a few disadvantages. I also searched for
> > a GUI that will automatically modify the map, toc, index, etc. meta
> > (xml) files pertaining to the structure of a particular help set.
> > If one exists, I would be interested in learning about it.
> >
> > This search has brought up another question -- what are developers
> > actually using out there? Is JavaHelp used with deployed
> > applications, or in actual practice are they accompanied by a
> > traditional pdf or other stand-along document? One advantage I can
> > see to having the documentation separate is that it can be updated
> > without the need to re-deploy the application. For RCP apps, the
> > closest I've come is to have the help set in a separate module,
> > then use update manager/plugins to release updates to the help
> > documentation. This seems to work pretty well, but overall the
> > entire process still seems a little 'klunky'. I am not complaining,
> > just wondering what people are doing in general before choosing a
> > path to take. I would appreciate any feedback. Thank you.
> >
> > Doug.
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> >
> > Hello,
> > yes, I use the online help and it's implemented in a separate
> > module. With just a little effort, this online help is also
> > available on the web (see
> > http://www.hermannmatthes.de/timekeeper/index.html). It's in german
> > and you have to follow the link "Online Hilfe" to see the content.
> > By now it contains 100 pages with185 screenshots.
> >
> > Currently I'm migrating to 6.7 and it seems to be very simple. Many
> > thanks to the development team. I really appreciate your work.
> >
> > Hermann
> >