Oh for an easily searchable Help file

Mohlar · Post by **Mohlar** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:24 am

It must be my age - but I long for the type of Help file which allows you to search for a keyword or phrase and then see a dropdown list of all associated references and/or topics. At least in Creatoon, although the Help file is pdf, it can be searched by using 'Find'. In AS, you only seem to be able to find a word if its on that page and if you know which page its on, why would you need to search for it?

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:32 am

I think you can use google search capabilities to do that. Even use Google Desktop to do that.
-G

myles · Post by **myles** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:32 am

Hi Mohlar,

see here for one solution (Windows only, I think).

Bupaje used a trial version of an e-book maker to put the .html help into e-book form, and the e-book reader has a search function.

The posted result is a little out-of-date now (Moho version 5.0 ?), but the process should still be valid.

Regards, Myles.

FiNiPa · Post by **FiNiPa** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:44 pm

Hi, seeing the link from myles it seems allowed to post the docs so here it is.

AnimeStudio.chm

I don't know how long I will keep this domain, but I will make sure the file is not lost. Of course e-frontier is free to add this file to their install (if they want

)

I created this chm with the FAR tool for whom wants to know, pretty easy, I simply had to strip the script tags.

Best regards
Philipp

mooncaine · Post by **mooncaine** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:28 pm

Having one for Mac or Linux would be nice, too.

I'm having a hard time finding out what one of the widgets on Anime Studio Pro's screen is for, but it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the Help, and looking something up is really difficult in this Help.

FiNiPa · Post by **FiNiPa** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:35 pm

me think that chm files can easily be read on both Linux and Mac, don't know the names of the viewer-apps though.

quick google search...

for Mac: http://chmox.sourceforge.net/

for Linux: http://www.kchmviewer.net/features.html

there may be more, google is your friend

mooncaine · Post by **mooncaine** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:15 pm

Thanks for the info. Not to seem ungrateful, but to me, "easily" would mean I didn't have to install an app.

FiNiPa · Post by **FiNiPa** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:16 pm

well, easy in creating the chm, and easily viewable on windows (it's an windows format you know

) so unless Linux and Macs don't natively support chm you will have to install a viewer. Same as PDF you know, but there everybody has to install a viewer. But I'm not forcing you you know, it's meant to be for Mohlar and everybody else who wants a searchable help.

bunnyb · Post by **bunnyb** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:54 am

Hi FiNiPa,
Thats got to be the best thing since sliced bread!!.
Thanks a lot
Bunnyb

FiNiPa · Post by **FiNiPa** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:00 pm

bunnyb wrote:Hi FiNiPa,
Thats got to be the best thing since sliced bread!!.
Thanks a lot
Bunnyb

glad you like it, but personally I prefer sliced bread

Ovjeh · Post by **Ovjeh** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:01 pm

Can someone repost the file?

FiNiPa · Post by **FiNiPa** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:06 pm

Ovjeh wrote:Can someone repost the file?

Oh sorry, my deposit domain got deleted, will reupload it asap.

ok, got it up again, this time at rapidshare.
Get it here chm file

Have fun.

J. Baker · Post by **J. Baker** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:08 am

hmm... that chm file is corrupt or something. All I get are blank pages.

FiNiPa · Post by **FiNiPa** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:03 am

nah I checked it by redownloading it, all is ok, do you have a mac? I'm running windows...

I uploaded a zipped version in anycase, hope it helps.

Get the Zipped version here

jahnocli · Post by **jahnocli** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:09 am

Wow. That must be the most aggressive and unfriendly download service I've ever seen...