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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on May 11, 2002, 08:05:29 am

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: aldo_14 on May 11, 2002, 08:05:29 am

I need a way to create some sort of nice, image including readme file, so does anyone know of a good freeware proggy to create pdf (unlikely) or (equivalent) compiled html (I think that's what it is....) 'help' file?

Basically something that's fairly largely supported, can be packed in 1 file, and supports images and possibly hyperlinks.....

Partly so I can consider packagin background onfo with Reciprocity - the sutff that isn't required for the storyline, and isn't in the techroom, but provides a background to the story and the 'older' FS2 universe.

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: an0n on May 11, 2002, 08:09:15 am

Just do a search for Help File on google and it should bring up a ton of help-file creators.

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: Nico on May 11, 2002, 09:40:48 am

what about .doc files?

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: DragonClaw on May 11, 2002, 10:01:33 am

yea Microsoft Word can include images and whatnot. Yes I know its a microsoft product, but life is unfair, is it not?

Thats the only way to go I think without getting an expensive program.

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: CP5670 on May 11, 2002, 10:10:08 am

My favorite format for these things is CHM (compiled html), which uses the same format as HTML, which means it supports user interactivity in addition to test and images, but can also combine multiple files and images into a single compressed file. Microsoft released a set of free utilities for creating CHMs called HTML Help Workshop; do a search for that and you should be able to find it. (I think the latest version is 4.0)

Another alternative is the standard Help Workshop, which allows one to make standard HLP files out of richtext documents, but these are a bit harder to work with than the CHMs.

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: Ryx on May 11, 2002, 12:03:21 pm

Ordinary .HTML files?

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: Zeronet on May 11, 2002, 12:43:27 pm

Your asking for a lot eh?

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: DragonClaw on May 11, 2002, 01:16:20 pm

Yah they are right... HTML is the best way to go actually...

Simple and easy... and I'm sure you know how to do HTML if you did that website of yours.

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: CP5670 on May 11, 2002, 01:30:35 pm

HTML is good but the problem there is that it uses too many files, so the best solution there is CHM. :D (same as HTML without that problem)

Title: Pdf / etc generators?
Post by: aldo_14 on May 11, 2002, 03:57:17 pm

Actually, I used to use HTML very early on, but it was a bit too unwieldy IMO.

anyway, that should help - cheers :)