Re: Help Questions



Richard wrote:

1) Why does help always seem to be such a challenge? It's not like
the language itself has changed drastically over the years. You guys
come up with good, detailed help then poof, it's gone and you start
from scratch. Why?

They went from HLP-specific content to precisely the sort of
"universal" system you advocate, and they're still getting the kinks
out of the system. Rewrites are always a challenge. IIRC, they
presently use Doc-O-Matic.

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