Q: What is the main purpose of HelpLinker?
A: HelpLinker's main purpose is to provide an easy way for help authors to link context-sensitive help topics, created in any help authoring tool, to runtime applications. You don't need to deal with resource files, topic Ids, map files or application developers, and can focus only on the content. You yourself can be solely responsible for creation of the help and its implementation within the application.

Q: Why would I want to purchase HelpLinker if I already have an authoring tool that lets me create context-sensitive help?
A: Whereas in other authoring tools the context-sensitivity capability is just a single tool within a suite of tools, HelpLinker is dedicated only to context-sensitivity, and as such was created to deal with various situations, some of which other programs cannot deal with. For example, other tools support only applications created in Visual Basic or Visual C. If the application (or even part of it) is created with another program (such as Borland), you will not be able to generate help for it. In addition, in other context-sensitive tools the programmer must assign an ID number to each dialog box element for which help is generated. In HelpLinker the author is responsible for providing the ID numbers when creating the help, thus minimizing communication with the programmer and dependence upon him/her. The best solution is to create your help topics with an authoring tool of your preference, and using HelpLinker link these topics to the application.

Q: Can I use HelpLinker if I don't have the application's source code?
A: Yes. You'll need to purchase a special runtime engine that we have developed for such cases. The engine will be installed on the users' computers. For more information, contact us at sales@helplinker.com.

Q: How do I define elements in the application to which I want to link the help topics?
A: HelpLinker provides you with the means to capture screen elements in the application. You can capture almost any type of screen element, such as command buttons, option buttons, checkboxes, list boxes and text boxes, and link a help topic to it. You can also capture areas that enclose a set of related options, toolbars, menus and even an entire window.

Q: What type of help files can I link with HelpLinker?
A: You can link either WinHelp or HTMLHelp help topics, as you prefer.

Q: How is the final help project distributed to end-users?
A: HelpLinker includes DLLs file that links the help file to the application. The DLLs needs to be installed by the software developer in the application.

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