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HTMLHelp Docs (Microsoft)

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The documentation includes the following files:

  • HTML Help Authoring Guide (Htmlhelp.chm)

Shows how to plan, create, and compile Help projects using HTML Help Workshop.

  • HTML Help ActiveX Control Reference (Hhaxref.chm)

Explains the parameters, commands, and methods of the HTML Help ActiveX Control.

  • HTML Help API Reference (Api.chm)

Covers the commands, structures, and notification messages for the HTML Help API.

  • HTML Reference (Htmlref.chm)

A basic HTML reference for Help authors.

  • Help for the HTML Help Viewer (Viewhlp.chm)

A redistributable set of topics that provide help for the HTML Help viewer. These can be customized according to your needs.

Unofficial (Preliminary) HTML Help Specification

This is chmspec-0.1.3. This document was generated 2005-03-06 03:32:17 +800. This is documentation on Microsoft's current (at time of writing) generation of help systems (HTML Help). HTML Help is a documentation system from MS that relies on HTML, XML and a filesystem that is used in storing multiple HTML & other files in a single file and involves LZX compression.

HTMLHelp API

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documentation.help - this site provides all sorts of documentation sourced from windows help files. It brings these files to a web platform where they can be searched, googled, and easily accessed.

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