What was the question? Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Christopher Richards > Sent: 28 January 2009 17:35 > To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com > Subject: Help file for FreeBMD > > I've just taken on a new transcriber who has recently been made > redundant as a computer programmer. I asked her about help files... > > This was the reply > > It's a _very_ long time since I've written any help files > (for Windows > apps), so can't remember much about it, but I've also written > documents > with XML markup and run them through parsing software to > correct errors, > so I have a bit of a clue about that sort of thing. If > someone can tell > me what is required and how to go about it, I'll be happy to > put in the > time and effort to produce a suitable help document. > Looking forward to hearing from you again, > > Is this what we are looking for... > > Christopher Richards > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message >

Can my new transcriber assist the FreeBMD team in producing a TKB in help file format. However please be warned my new transcriber hasn't done help file work for quite a long time. Allan Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Archer Barrie" <Barrie.Archer@uk.fujitsu.com> To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:02 PM Subject: RE: Help file for FreeBMD What was the question? Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Christopher Richards > Sent: 28 January 2009 17:35 > To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com > Subject: Help file for FreeBMD > > I've just taken on a new transcriber who has recently been made > redundant as a computer programmer. I asked her about help files... > > This was the reply > > It's a _very_ long time since I've written any help files > (for Windows > apps), so can't remember much about it, but I've also written > documents > with XML markup and run them through parsing software to > correct errors, > so I have a bit of a clue about that sort of thing. If > someone can tell > me what is required and how to go about it, I'll be happy to > put in the > time and effort to produce a suitable help document. > Looking forward to hearing from you again, > > Is this what we are looking for... > > Christopher Richards > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Having the TKB in Help File format (.chm) is not a good idea because it changes relatively often and transcribers would, almost always, be working with an out of date version. I suspect this all came from the thread with the subject "Indexing information for transcribers" which was about providing a searchable index of information for new transcribers' help information. It was suggested that Windows Help would be a solution to this, but I was unclear whether it was intended for this to be a client side help system (.chm file) or a web based help system authored using the Microsoft HTMLHelp Workshop. Since we have non-Windows users I assume the latter. I have produced a searchable index of the existing html (see separate posting) but if the Help File route is what is required then we need to find someone to do it and a process to handle it. However, it would surely be sensible in this case to revise the information first, indeed since Windows Help is structured it may be essential. But isn't this is where all this started, the observation that the help information is not user friendly and, by implication, needed revising? Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Allan Raymond > Sent: 28 January 2009 20:40 > To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Help file for FreeBMD > > Can my new transcriber assist the FreeBMD team in producing a > TKB in help > file format. > > However please be warned my new transcriber hasn't done help > file work for > quite a long time. > > Allan Raymond > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Archer Barrie" <Barrie.Archer@uk.fujitsu.com> > To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:02 PM > Subject: RE: Help file for FreeBMD > > > What was the question? > > Barrie > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > > Christopher Richards > > Sent: 28 January 2009 17:35 > > To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Help file for FreeBMD > > > > I've just taken on a new transcriber who has recently been made > > redundant as a computer programmer. I asked her about help files... > > > > This was the reply > > > > It's a _very_ long time since I've written any help files > > (for Windows > > apps), so can't remember much about it, but I've also written > > documents > > with XML markup and run them through parsing software to > > correct errors, > > so I have a bit of a clue about that sort of thing. If > > someone can tell > > me what is required and how to go about it, I'll be happy to > > put in the > > time and effort to produce a suitable help document. > > Looking forward to hearing from you again, > > > > Is this what we are looking for... > > > > Christopher Richards > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > > of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message >