launch help in pdf or on web

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

Gnuplot on OS/2 and Windows had always an interactive (GUI) help reader for 
their INF and HLP help formats, respectively. Nowadays, MS removed the 32 
bit HLP reader from the default Windows Vista installation and it has to be 
installed separately. Is it easy to switch the format to 16 bit HLP (for 
which WinHelp.exe is still installed by default)? Or shell we ship the CHM 
help file (is there an appropriate convertor for gnuplot formats? I've 
googled one shareware hlp2chm.exe.)?

Nowadays, there are GUIs for gnuplot running under other systems, i.e. wxt 
and qt. That would be nice if their menus can launch the interactive help 
files, i.e. help in PDF (using default pdf reader) or help on web (using 
default html browser). Possible new menu items could be:
- Help in PDF
- Help on web
- Demos on web
- Faq on web

Or will this be a job for the GUIs or for new gnuplot commands? E.g.

helppdf splot
helpweb splot

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