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  • New Build - Version 7.1 Build 410.

    This build fixes all bugs / issues reported since Build 385.

    Excerpt:
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    B = Bug Fix
    N = New Feature
    I = Improvement

    Version 7.0.1.410
    B - Fixed bug in WinHelp import where "?/@#$%^" characters are now filtered out in import. This caused HTML-Help compilation to fail.
    B - Fixed several import issues.
    N - Command Line Compile.
    Command-Line compile settings:
    '/ch' for CHM
    '/cp' for PDF
    '/cw' for WinHelp
    '/cr' for RTF
    The syntax is:

    where
    = c:\program files\avhelp\avhelp.exe
    = /ch, /cp, /cw, /cr
    = full path of the *.sh5 file to compile.

    For example:
    c:\program files\avhelp\avhelp.exe /cr c:\documents\help.sh5

    That will compile the help file as WinHelp.

    N - USB Thumb Drive support. (Contact us for details on how to install HelpMaker on a USB Thumb Drive.
    N - Added a menu-popup option to "set as Default Topic".

    N - Chapter to Text items now are shown in HTML_Website Help
    N - Chapter to Text items now have Map IDs.
    B - Various Bugs fixed.

    Version 7.0.1.405
    N - Added Clear all table borders.
    N - Linking to other CHM now fixed.
    B - Fixed some issues with PowerEditor.
    N - Added Javascript tree.
    N - Complex bullet and numbering in both WinHelp and HTML-Help.
    B - Menu misnamed error.
    B - Bold Bullet turns entire line into bold. This is now fixed.
    B - Quotes Space in hyperlink fixed.
    B - Warning on File|Close added.
    N - Added "Topic" Macro to WebHelp.
    B - Fixed Keyword error in WebHelp.
    B - Flags for WebHelp compile was wrong. This is now fixed.
    B - Fixed the HLP_Import.
    B - Fixed the Import/Export.

    Version 7.0.1.400:
    B = Fixed Popup Bug. The bug is that normal hyperlinks turns into pop-up links instead.
    B = White color on new topic. New topics would sometimes show white color instead of the normal beige color.
    B = Setting color in TOC Template. The tempate would ignore custom colours.
    B = Popup with other extensions ".htm", ".asp" would give a Javascript error. That is fixed.
    N = Auto-increment changed to Power Editor.
    N = Power Editor. This can edit Help Context Numbers, and TopicIDs easily.
    B = Horizonal Scrolling in Tree fixed.
    B = After compiling, the Tree becomes black. This is fixed now.
    B = Import WinHelp fixed.
    B = HelpMaker would pick-up things from the trash-can on compilation. This is now fixed.
    B = Table of contents now has Javascript Tree.
    N = Cancel on exit added.
    N = Double confirm to close program. (Incase you lose data).
    B = Stream Read Error is fixed.
    B = Cannot focus on a disabled window on startup. This is fixed.
    B = Fixed Eastern European support. Some characters in Czech. language was not showing up correctly.

    2005-05-19 05:28:38 UTC by sallyp

  • New Build - Version 7.1 Build 385, Fixes all bugs.

    Hi,
    We have fixed all the bugs pending in HM.

    For more info,
    please see: http://www.vizacc.com/

    FYI

    2004-12-19 08:57:03 UTC by sallyp

  • Unicode Build

    hi,
    this new build supports Unicode. That means people who use Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew now have an option to help author using their own languages.

    A new build has been posted at our corporate webpages.

    the link is:
    http://www.vizacc.com

    this fixes all issues and all bugs posted on our newsgroups.

    2004-05-31 04:24:16 UTC by sallyp

  • New Build for HelpMaker.

    hi,
    a new build has been posted at our corporate webpages.

    the link is:
    www.vizacc.com

    this fixes all issues and all bugs with helpmaker.




    2004-05-07 09:13:03 UTC by sallyp

  • new directions

    hi there.
    this is a message to inform that the parent company is taking over this project.

    the first thing is, the website URLs will change back to the parent company's webite.

    www.vizacc.com

    a newsgroup has been created to handle all the bugs/ requests and suggestions. this will be the primary point of contact for this project.

    next, work was started last month on this help authoring project.

    the newsgroup server name is:
    news://news.vizacc.com/

    and the group name is:
    vizacc.public.helpmaker

    please post your questions and bug reports there.
    we will do our best to address the existing problems.

    thanks!

    2004-03-04 11:58:07 UTC by sallyp