VyperHelp
Description
VyperHelp(TM) is a visual outliner and editor for creating online help for OS/2- based systems. It generates IPF files, as well as HTML and WinHelp files. The source code is now available under the GNU GPL license.
Developed by Mat Kramer. Open Sourced in 2005
VyperHelp has the following features:
- WYSIWYG text editing with codes revealed
- Powerful outline tree controls
- Keyword/index support
- Full symbol support
- IPF import and export
- WinHelp (HPJ, CNT, RTF, HH) import and export
- HTML (single file or framed) export
- HTMLHelp export
- RTF document-style export
- C header file export
- ASCII text import and export
- Command-line conversion program
How Can I Use It?
The editor lets you:
- maintain cross-platform help text from a single source.
- write help text without knowing IPF, RTF or HTML syntax.
- quickly and easily manipulate the contents tree.
- import or export IPF, Windows help or plain text.
- export to web pages or HTMLHelp.
- export to printable RTF or plain text.
- export help IDs to C language #define statements.
The converter lets you:
- convert OS/2 IPF help to Windows help.
- convert Windows help to OS/2 help.
- convert OS/2 IPF or Windows help into printable RTF.
- convert OS/2 IPF or Windows help into HTML or HTMLHelp.
- import or export plain text.
Requirements
- OS/2 Warp version 3 or greater
- Pentium or faster
- 4M hard drive space
- 32M memory recommended
- IPF compiler (to create HLP or INF files)
What's New in 1.11?
This is a free upgrade. All registration keys from 1.0x will work with this release. New features in this release are:
- Output and conversion to HTML (single file, framed or HTMLHelp)
- Support for bitmaps in the editor
- Retain naming of bitmap files
- Remember last directory for file operations
- Import C header file with IPF file
- Other bug fixes...
Source and References
License
Open Source under GNU GPL license