On 8/21/2018 6:16 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 10:45 AM Keith N. McKenna <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> On 8/21/2018 12:02 PM, FR web forum wrote: >>> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:Documentation/OnlineHelp >>> >>> ----- Mail original ----- >>>> De: "Keith N. McKenna" <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> >>>> À: dev@openoffice.apache.org >>>> Envoyé: Mardi 21 Août 2018 17:56:46 >>>> Objet: Creating and Updating the Help Files >>>> >>>> Do we have documentation anywhere on how to Create/Update the AOO >>>> help >>>> files? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Keith >>>> >>>> >> Thanks for the link, but most of those do not describe the process in >> any kind of detail. What I need is a process document that explains the >> process in detail along with links to any tools needed. >> >> Regards >> Keith >> >> > The old definitive guide -- specification, etc. -- can be found from this > area: > http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/online_help/index.html > > Since I have added help files I will say that the process is NOT easy. > Mostly because nearly ALL paragraphs are tagged with ids, and you must > "create" these ids yourself. There was once a tool to use within AOO that > was supposed to help but I never got this to work for me. The structure is > difficult and seems somewhat arbitrary to me. > > The idea to port the internal Help to a different system/architecture was > brought up almost at the outset of bringing AOO into the ASF but no one > volunteered to do this. > > Anyway, good luck. I will try to be of help if I can. But, it's been a > while ... > > Thanks Kay. I had stumbled across that PDF while exploring some of the other links. I will study it over the next few days and see if I can figure it out. I was reviewing some of the threads on re dev@ around options for redoing the help system. I would be nice to see a more straight forward system. I just don't have the background to do it.
Regards Keith
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