Apparently build 603 of ActiveState's version had exactly what you are asking for in HTMLHELP (.chm) format. It doesn't seem to be included anymore: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Perl/Products/ActivePerl/Changes.html
If you want to try Beau's last suggestion, it may be easier than it sounds: http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/Pod-HtmlHelp/HtmlHelp.html You do need the hhc.exe to use this module. I used to be able to find a Perl helpfile on the internet in Windows format, but I guess it wasn't maintained. One thing you might look for is a text editor that can supply cursor-on-word context help from HTML; that might kinda sorta seems like it's a Windows help file. HTML-Kit for example, has Perl keyword help that is supposed to do that, but you may have to edit the keyword file to point to the right directories. "Rob Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Greetings! > > Another question showing my heritage as a programmer in the world > according to Microsoft: > > Poking around in the man pages seems to me to be a slow process, > especially for one who is new to the world of Perl. Has anyone > converted the man pages into the same kind of indexed help files that > come with Microsoft compilers and many other programs in that world? > In that world, help files come with a table of contents, an index, and > a search capability. A similar thing for Perl would be a great help to > this poor benighted heathens struggling to see the light of Perl. > > Thanks! > > Rob > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
