HelpExpert Features
Application, User Interface
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runs on Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac
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reads and writes JavaHelp format without the need to convert to
different internal format
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opens multiple projects
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test view function for created help sets
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variable look and feel (Windows, CDE/Motif, Metal)
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'remembers' various user preferences
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drag and drop support for structural changes in the table of contents
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drag and drop support for index entries
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compliant with latest Java 2 technology (JDK 1.4)
Document Format
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JavaHelp (XML / HTML) help sets
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JavaHelp Archives (JARs)
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PDF documents
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resulting documents can be used on Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac
Document Structure
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graphical table of contents tree
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links between topics
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automatic link consistency when changing the document structure
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simple creation of cross references as well as path and chapter
reference within a topic
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automatic index maintenance per topic
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automatic map file maintenance for creation of context sensitive help
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automatic creation of full text search database
Editor
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HTML editor with support for cascading style sheets (CSS)
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individual character styles for font, font size, font weight, font
style and font color
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paragraph styles for text (font, style, colors) and position
(alignment, margins)
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user defined named styles per project based on cascading style sheets
(CSS)
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support for tables with extensive table formatting options and
convenient adding and deleting of rows and columns
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support for inserting images with preview and scaling options
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supports ordered (numbered) and unordered (bullet) lists
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drag and drop support for text editing
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cascading undo / redo support
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find and replace for single chapters of the entire documentation
project