Re: manuals

[Robert Hemenway <robhem>]

At 02:40 PM 12/30/98 +0000, Mary Bernard wrote:
>I've got a shareware program that I find useful for manual-less Windows
>programs. It turns a Windows Help file into ascii text (you get to keep
>your original Help file, of course).
>

>The program is called SMARTDOC. My version is for W3.1, but there's
>probably a W95 version. It's available from Oakley Data Services,
>who in 1994 could be reached at:
>
>Tel: +44 (0)1270 759739, Fax +44 (0)1270 765272, CIS 74774,1347
>
>WWW: http://www.smartcode.com
>
Many thanks for this! Just downloaded SMARTDOC, for both 3.1 and W95, from
www.smartcode. Shareware for a reasonable price. Haven't tried it as yet . . .

They show a U.S. address as well.

Much or most of the content in the Nota Bene v. 4 manuals should apply to
the Windows version, don't you think? I've been using XyWrite for the past
couple of years, and the manuals for the DOS version and the Win version
are much the same for much of the way. Changes in the keyboard, yes, and
features added, a few features dropped perhaps--but your marginal notes in
the manual can adapt the DOS manual for Windows?

A loss, and awkward, but not devastating? SMARTDOC will help a good deal.

Regards,
RH