Information Presentation Facility: Difference between revisions

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IBM Information Presentation Facility was introduced with OS/2 Version 1.2. It is based on a subset of Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML).

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-== Description ==
+[[Image:IBMOS212EE-CmdRef.png|thumb|OS/2 1.2 Command Reference using IPF]]
+IBM Information Presentation Facility was introduced with OS/2 Version 1.2. It is based on a subset of [[Standard Generalised Markup Language]] (SGML).
-Compiler for INF and HLP formatted online reference and help manuals.
+==Development Tools==
+* IBM HyperWrite
+* IBM [[Hyperwise]]
+;Compiler
+* csIPFC (Shareware)
+* [[IBM IPF Compiler|IPFC]] - Compiler for INF and HLP formatted online reference and help manuals.
+* wipfc - OpenWatcom IPF compiler
-== Source and References ==
+;Converter
+* HyperAct HLPDK/PA
-see [[IBM_VAC_3.0|VAC/C++ 3.0 package]] and [[IBM_VAC_4.0|VAC/C++ 4.0 package]]
+;Viewer
+* VIEW - included with OS/2
+* NewView - viewer that can also extract resources
+* XView - viewer for Windows
-The IPFC.EXE compiler is also included in the different OS/2 toolkits (AFAIK).
+== Articles==
+* [[OS/2 2.0 Information Presentation Facility (IPF) Data Format]] by Carl Hauser and Marcus Gröber (Jul 1993)
+* [[Inside INF]] by [[Peter Childs]] (Sep 1995)
-== License ==
+==Publications==
+* ''IBM OS/2 Warp IPF Programming Guide'' (G25H-7110) [https://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/ipfref/]
-IBM Abandonware
+[[Category:Help system]]