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- From: dis@nic.com (Daniel I. Schwartz)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Wanted: Amigaguide.lib replacement for compressed files?
- Date: 17 Jan 1996 23:34:35 -0500
- Organization: NIC Internet Connection in NJ: email info@nic.com
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- I am suprised that I've never seen anyone ask about this but what I'm
- looking for (I think) is a program or other solution that would intercept
- what I would guess are calls to amigaguide.library from programs that
- support the Help key.
-
- Amigaguide files are good candidates for compression. (eg. 80k -> -> 26k)
- There are amigaguide replacements, such as "Showguide" which was recently
- posted to Aminet, which will read these files.
-
- However, if a program supports the help key, either in a context sensitive
- fashion or just calling up a help file, and the program is powerpacked (or
- otherwise compressed) you just get a screen of gibberish.
-
- I tried replacing amigaguide with Showguide, but nothing happened. That's
- why I suppose it must have something to do with the amigaguide.library.
-
- Does anyone know of a way to do this? Maybe the author of one of the
- amigaguide replacements could tackle this.
-
- -=Dan=-
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- Daniel I. Schwartz
- email: dis@nic.com or dschwartz7@genie.geis.com
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