![]() I wouldn’t want a client seeing that, which means that this would go on my already-too-long list of After RH Generation Tasks - a list of things I always have to hack in the help system between compiling and delivery. However, when I launched my sample FlashHelp file in Firefox 2.0, this popup appeared: ![]() I’m forbidden to have IE7 on my work machine, so I can’t test the output there. The WebHelp skin editor is the same as X5, and there are no new flash skins. Same SSL folders, full of the same *.js, *.hh_, and *.vbs script files. But as far as I can tell… that’s about it.Īs far as output goes, I noticed nothing different from my old X5 topics. Adobe also spiced up the conditional build tag functionality, and made multi-author support easier. The GUI, which had always been user-friendly, now sports drag-and-drop functionality. Well, for starters, they added a few features, like variables, command-line generation, and even Acrobat Elements to assist with printed output. I’m sure they at least they got rid of the proprietary Kadov tags, right? Create a new topic, add some fancy stuff… view source code, and… Seriously? No GUI changes? No support for dual monitors? No effort to bring it into the Adobe family using dockable tool palettes? We’ve decided to stay in 1995? Did I click on the wrong icon? I checked Help > About, and it confirmed version 6. I installed the update, launched the software, clicked the “Continue to 30-Day Trial” button, and… One blogger I really respect claimed, “Congratulations to Adobe for getting this out technically ahead of time!” Another wrote, “Well, the ‘RoboHelp is dead’ crowd will be disappointed to note their predictions were wrong.”Īs a long-time RoboHelp (RH) user, I excitedly rushed to download the trial update, eager to see what five years, two corporate transitions, millions of dollars, and the motivational threat from new competitors (Madcap, AuthorIT) had done to my once-beloved RH. So, I arrive to work this morning, and am deluged with emails from Adobe, message threads in the HATT list and RSS feeds barking at me about Adobe’s “surprising” and long-awaited release of RoboHelp 6. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.
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