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Re: Apple's Help Viewer
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Re: Apple's Help Viewer


  • Subject: Re: Apple's Help Viewer
  • From: Jerry Krinock <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:27:47 -0700

OK, since it's three against me, and since you folks pointed out some good
reasons, I'll continue to use Help Viewer.

on 05/04/28 20:47, Matt Neuburg at email@hidden wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:41:45 -0700, Jerry Krinock <email@hidden> said:
>> I have used some very nice applications that open their help in the default
>> web browser instead of Apple's Help Viewer.  I'm working on a rewrite of my
>> app and I think I am going to use the default web browser also.  Before I do
>> so, I'd like to ask if anyone knows of some benefits of Apple's Help Viewer
>> which I have overlooked.
>
> It is searchable, and interface items can go directly to particular pages.
> See John Gruber's review of my Help Viewer help for Affrus.
>
> <http://daringfireball.net/2005/02/apps_of_the_year_2004>
>
> Help Viewer is a superb venue for help, but only if you're willing to take
> the time to write it. The main reason most people think Help Viewer is bad
> isn't that it's bad (it used to be, but it no longer is) - it's that the
> vast majority of help itself is bad. m.


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