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Popup Winhelp Demo

 
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:11 pm    Post subject: Popup Winhelp Demo Reply with quote

Popup Winhelp Demo
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This scipt/DSU helps you to use winhelp popups on your dialog
to offer help to your user.

It has several advantages over Tool Tips built into VDS including:
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1.Larger size allowing more information to be provided.
2.You can use custom fonts/colors/even images in the popup.
3.Hyperlinks can be provided.
4.Link to another topic if user wants more help.
5.Advanced users can take full benefit of Winhelp macros.

Disadvantages:
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1.More difficult to implement than a tooltip.
2.Need to distribute the popup Help file along with your app.
3.A little Inferior to Balloon tips in appearance/function.
4.Cannot be implemented on dialog elements for which no mouseover
style is available.

All the functions are wrapped into a DSU to make this difficult
area relatively easy.

Screenshot:


Download here:
http://codescript.vdsworld.com/VDS5src/popupwinhlp.zip

Enjoy!

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really nice example. Very Happy Now all I need to do is learn how to make a .HLP
file. Smile

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shalom Help Maker is pretty easy to use.
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/shelpm/index.html

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

SnarlingSheep wrote:
Shalom Help Maker is pretty easy to use.

Indeed. I have used that and had provided the source of the help file I created in the package along with the link to download it for everyones benefit.

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