With an easy-to-use dialog box, ForeHTML converts your help topics into an interlinked set of web pages. ForeHTML translates WinHelp jumps, macros (as appropriate), and popups (depending on whether you choose to build all, some, or no untitled topics) into HTML hypertext links.
CREATES HELP TOPICS FROM WEB PAGES
ForeHTML imports HTML files and converts them to help topics. Internet address links are converted to help-format jumps.
CONVERTS GRAPHICS
All BMP and WMF graphics are converted to GIF or JPG format on HTML export, with the option to specify transparent backgrounds. GIF and JPG graphics are converted to BMP format on HTML import.
DISPLAYS WEB PAGE RESULTS IN YOUR BROWSER
ForeHTML can launch any web browser to instantly view your completed web pages.
CREATES CLICKABLE IMAGE MAPS
ForeHTML converts WinHelp segmented hypergraphic (SHG) files into clickable image maps. ForeHTML supports both client-side or server-side image maps.
CREATE "HOME" BUTTONS AND NAVIGATION LINKS
ForeHTML can automatically place a "Home" link on your web pages and will convert WinHelp browse sequences to HTML links with "Next" and "Previous" icons.
SUPPORTS MICRSOFT AND NETSCAPE EXTENSIONS
ForeHTML supports Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer extensions including tables, font sizing, font naming, font colors, AVI files and paragraph and image alignment. ForeHTML also allows you to add "HTML-only" text, for text or graphics that you want to display only in the web pages.
FAST, EASY HELP TO HTML CONVERSION
1. Open your help project. Open your Windows 3.1 or Windows 95/NT help project in ForeHelp 2.95. ForeHTML will convert help projects created in ForeHelp or in any help authoring tool.
2. Build HTML. Select the HTML build options including Netscape or Microsoft extensions, transparent GIFs, home buttons, browse buttons, and go! ForeHTML builds your project quickly and you're ready to look at your Web pages.
3. Browse your web pages. Launch your browser directly from ForeHelp 2.95 to view your completed web pages. You have the option to build one page at a time as you are working on your help files.
GIVE YOUR WEB PAGES A POLISHED LOOK
Add a home button to each page. ForeHTML can add a "home" icon to your web pages with a link to your designated home page.
Convert browse sequences. You can convert your WinHelp browse sequences to navigation links. ForeHTML creates the links and adds "NEXT" and "PREVIOUS" icons.
Add backgrounds. You can specify your help window color as the default background, or select a tiled background image.
Fonts. Translate your font sizes into browser-supported relative font sizes. ForeHTML gives you control over font sizing.
Automatically creates HTML files. ForeHTML builds an HTML file for each topic. You can assign your own file names to the HTML files, or let ForeHTML automatically assign them.
HTML IMPORT
Instant help files from web pages. Create a new help file from a set of web pages or import web pages into an existing help file.
Locates linked files. Select the HTML files you want to import. ForeHTML can automatically locate and import all files which are linked to your selected import files. You can select your home page and let ForeHTML locate and import all of the interconnected HTML files. One topic is created for each HTML file.
Imports and converts graphics. ForeHTML locates and imports all graphics referenced by the HTML files. JPG and GIF files are converted to BMP format, with transparency preserved. Client-side clickable image maps are converted to WinHelp segmented hypergraphic format (SHG).
FOREHTML KEY FEATURES
HELP TO HTML CONVERSION
* Creates an HTML file for each help topic
* Converts jumps, macros, and popups into hypertext links
* Option to bypass popup topics
* Select HTML 2.0 standard output, HTML 2.0 with Netscape extensions, or HTML 2.0 with Microsoft extensions
* Converts topic banners into title area with horizontal rule
* File names created from topic title or user-specified names; specify long or short file names
* Converts Windows 95 contents pages into home pages
* Allows text to be marked "HTML output only". Marked text is built into the HTML files, but is not compiled into the help file. Marked text can include HTML tags.
MICROSOFT AND NETSCAPE EXTENSIONS
* Supports relative font sizing on HTML import and export; HTML relative font sizes can be assigned to specific font sizes in WinHelp
* Font naming supported on import and export
* Font colors supported on import and export
* AVI file supported on export
* Supports paragraph and image alignment
GRAPHICS FILE CONVERSION
* Converts WMF and BMP files to GIF and JPG image formats on HTML export
* Converts GIF and JPG image formats to BMP on HTML import
* Option to make GIFs transparent on export-preserves transparency on GIF import
* Preserves left, right, center placement and text wrap
