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- RTFGEN is for you people who are trying to avoid getting involved with
- a Rich Text Format (RTF) word processor ($$ and nuisance) just because the
- help compiler requires an RTF input file. You can now use your favorite
- ASCII editor to produce a file which RTFGEN will then convert to the
- proper help compiler format.
-
- Files supplied:
-
- RTFGEN.EXE Converts ASCII file to RTF for help compiler.
- HEADING Required by RTFGEN.EXE to produce the RTF file.
- RTFGEN.DOC Documentation for RTFGEN
-
- RTFGEN.PAS Turbo Pascal source code for RTFGEN
- COMMAND.INC More source
-
- RTFGEN ASCII file used by RTFGEN.EXE to produce RTFGEN.RTF.
- The help compiler then uses RTFGEN.RTF to produce RTFGEN.HLP
- (a Windows help file). RTFGEN also serves as an example
- input file.
- RTFGEN.HPJ Help project file used by the help compiler.
- TRYME.BMP Bitmap used in RTFGEN.HLP
- GLASS.BMP Another bitmap
-
- RTF.BAT Batch file which may be used to call both RTFGEN and HC
- (the help compiler) to produce a help file.
-
- The DOC file is formatted to print using the DOS TYPE command. To print
- the docs, line up the paper in the printer so the top of the paper is
- just under the print head. From the DOS prompt:
-
- >TYPE RTFGEN.DOC^P<enter>
-
- The control P turns on the printer. When finished printing, type:
-
- >^P<enter>
-
- to turn off the printer.
-
-
- To make the windows help file, RTFGEN.HLP, make sure that RTFGEN, RTF.BAT,
- HEADER, RTFGEN.HPJ, and the two bitmap files are in the default directory.
- RTFGEN.EXE and HC.EXE should also be in one of the path directories. Then
- from the DOS prompt:
-
- >RTF RTFGEN
-
- produces the help file. To use the windows help file, from Windows, run
- WINHELP.EXE and use the file/open command to open RTFGEN.HLP.
-
- You can use either the Windows help file or the DOC
- file for documentation--they're approximately the same. The windows
- help file shows up the paragraph alignments and examples better tho.
-
- The use of RTFGEN is free. However, if you find it useful, have suggestions,
- or find bugs, I'd like to hear from you. Future support, changes will
- probably depend on how useful it turns out to be.
-
-
- Dave Baldwin
- Compuserve ID 76327,53
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