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What is the recommended help file format to use in a modern Windows app?

I am developing a WinForms application and would like to integrate help into it. In the past I integrated .chm help files. Regarding .chm files, this Wiki article states: In 2002, Microsoft announced security risks associated with the .CHM format,…
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How are you integrating help into your WPF application. Any recommendations?

The question says it all really. If you are writing a WPF application, how are you integrating the application help? What is the state of play in mid-2013? It seems that there is no clear answer to this from an afternoon with a search engine, but…
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What's the deal with helpfiles these days?

I added this question at SuperUser for the user's perspective. So I create an application in Delphi or .NET which will run on a desktop system. Some nice GUI with all kinds of functionality and nice features. It works well, tests tell me it's nearly…
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Using the MSDN docs, is it possible to hide or filter inherited members?

One of the coolest features I've seen in help viewers is the ability to hide inherited members so you can focus on only what that particular subclass offers. A good example of this is…
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How to get usage tag automatically filled in with roxygen2 in Rd files for S4 methods

I have a package with a combination of S3 and S4 methods (yeah, I know, but try to write an S4 for sort(), as.matrix() and the likes...). So I stick with the classic roxygen2 from CRAN (version 2.2.2) I've noticed that whatever I try, I can't get…
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Creating various help formats in a single build in Sandcastle Help File Builder

I'm trying to use Sandcastle Help File Builder to build documentation from my C# code base. What I'd like to do is generate both the CHM (compiled HTML help file), stand-alone HTML help files, and also OpenXml *.docx document from a codebase. I…
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Creating Chm file

I want to create a chm file for my application. Which is the best and easiest free software available? I tried HTML Help Workshop, but it is very tough. Is there any free software available?
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Creating Help Files - Applescript Studio

I would like to know how to generate help files for an applescript studio application I am currently creating. I have tried many different options of creating help, and googled it for quite some time and cannot find an answer. When I click on the…
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Generate custom documentation (based on SQL table)

I'm currently using a software with its own command-line interface, accepting its own commands with parameters, but these commands are documented in several places and files, so I can't simply run doxygen on it, and its not possible to add…
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Process custom xml elements in xml document code comments for MSDN style Help files

I am looking for a way to build Help files that include custom XML elements for a large project. I want to add my own element similar to the Summary element and have the help files include it. I have Sandcastle and Ghost Doc Pro installed. I have…
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How can I open a specific node of a CHM (Windows Help) file in the command line?

Specifically, the CHM help file I'm thinking about is the PHP User Manual. I would like some way to be able to open this file directly to a given function reference (node) in the document. Like this: C:\> php_manual_en.chm json_encode Only that ↑…
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HelpFile contents are not opened

I have an applications that install two other application which has a "Help" option. Each of these application has a common help file but the contents should be displayed based on the index selected for the application in the "Table of Contents". If…
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