History of HelpExpert
The following history gives an overview of the development of HelpExpert
Date |
Version |
Description |
June 9, 2001 |
|
start of the HelpExpert project |
July 22, 2001 |
Version 1.0 |
initial release of HelpExpert |
July 23, 2001 |
Version 1.0.1 |
some bugs fixed in initial release |
July 29, 2001 |
Version 1.1 |
text formatting enhanced 'internal' topic names tool bar cross reference chapter reference path reference |
September 15, 2001 |
Version 2.0 |
PDF output JAR output Enhanced 'Insert Image' dialog limited styled text copy and paste (only character level) enhanced focus handling in content pane |
November 11, 2001 |
Version 3.0 |
Extensive drag and drop support Cut and paste for HTML Read native JavaHelp format nested index entries support |
January 6, 2002 |
Version 4.0 |
Named styles and cascading style sheets (CSS) Rich table formatting support Rich paragraph formatting support User preferences and file/directory history Enhanced list support and text formatting Undo/Redo functionality |
February 17, 2002 |
Version 4.2 |
Save operations (Save as, PDF, JAR) in separate threads Progress bar for lengthy tasks map target ID and map target URL in status bar Look and feel now changeable 'Save style' acts correct 'Save as' fixed |
April 14, 2002 |
Version 4.5 |
Java 2 v1.4 compliant Full text search database Find and replace dialog (chapter or project) Major GUI enhancement Tutorial reworked Improved handling of nested index entries Dynamic page breaks for PDF creation Headers and footers in PDF documents TOC icons can be set individually Extended options dialog Title page variable |
Description of changes in detail
Version 4.5
Version 4.2
This version is a maintenance update rather than a full new version.
Version 4.0
Version 3.0
Version 2.0
Version 1.1