Re: Help Authoring Software
From: Thomas G. Grubb (tgrubb_at_RiverSoftAVG.com)
Date: 12/19/03
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Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:58:52 -0500
Hi Jacob,
Since ALL of them make Help Files, I would say they are competitors :-)
It may be like the difference between MS Word and MS Works, but it is still
valid, especially with his requirements (in-house tool). Also, complexity
can sometimes be a bad thing. At my day job, we have a old version of
RoboHelp that noone ever unwrapped because the massive size of RoboHelp
product packaging intimidated the people who wanted to create some simple
help files :-)
Regards,
Tom
BTW Jacob, I apologize for sending the original message to you only. Looks
like I hit Reply instead of Reply-group Again... sigh. It was unintentional
and I certainly wasn't trying to bother you specifically. I followed up
this time to the newsgroup.
>
>
> > > > I am looking for some software to help me create a context based
help
> > > > system. I don't need a fancy commercial product but one to be used
in
> > > > house.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Nothing beats Help & Manual. It's very capable, very intuitive, and
> costs
> > > significantly less than the nearest competitor.
> > > http://www.helpandmanual.com
> >
> > I know nothing about Help and Manual (I'm sure it is excellent) but the
> > statement about cost is wrong. HelpAndManual is $279. A LOT of help
file
> > makers are less than $100 (HelpScribble $99, Shalom Help Maker Free, I
> think
> > dream company has a free one, someone else mentioned RoleHelp for $59).
> > Sure, Robohelp and Forehelp are more but who would use those products?
:-)
> > If you just want some inhouse stuff, IMHO the under-$100 crowd will do
> fine
> > for you.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> I don't believe that HelpScribble is a valid competitor to RoboHelp (which
> was the nearest competitor), and I'm not familiar with Shalom. I'll check
> out the options that you pointed out, as it's always good to stay
informed.
> Thanks for the information.
> --
> Jacob Thurman
>
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