This is a small utility designed to display nice-looking Help files, not just normal boring textfiles.
Using it in your own programs
Simply copy the !Help application inside your own application and replace the HelpText file with the !Help file for your application. Please leave the ProgHelp file intact. Any textfile can be loaded by dragging it into the HelpReader window. You can also make HelpReader load any file if you provide it with a filename (see below).
Syntax:
Run !Help -load <filename>
File format
The files are stored with the filetype plain text (&FFF), but contain several control codes which alter the appearance of the document. The control codes must be placed at the start of the line or paragraph you wish to apply the effect to. Note that to enter a code in Edit you must press the key-combination, not simply type the square brackets and number.
[14] (Ctrl-T) - Title / Sub-heading
[02] (Ctrl-B) - Bold
[09] (Ctrl-I) - Italic
[0b] (Ctrl-K) - Program coding (think 'Kode'!)
Only press Return to force a linebreak - eg. at the end of a paragraph. The program will automatically wordwrap all the text.
A limitation to the program is that currently it only handles up to 255 lines of formatted text. If this is a problem to you, contact me and I'll see if I can sort out an upgrade.
Boring legal gubbins
You are free to use and distribute HelpReader with your own programs, provided that no file (other than the 'Helptext' file) is modified, and that no charge is made for it (other than for media and distribution costs). If you are planning to use HelpReader in a commercial product then I would appreciate being informed about this.
