The full location of a file. It includes the drive letter it is stored on, such as "C", the folder name, subfolder name(s), and file name. For example, C: \Office\Documents\Files.DOC is an absolute path.
NAME=Absolute URL
The full Internet address of a Web page. It includes a protocol, such as "http," network location, path and file name. For example, http://www.blue-sky.com/download.htm.
NAME=Active link
A link currently selected in an viewer. Authors can format the style "Active Link" (a Document style type) to change the attributes.
NAME=Active topic
Refers to a topic the author or user has selected. This term includes a topic currently selected from the Topic List, Project Manager, Link View or topic currently open in the WYSIWYG Editor or TrueCode Editor or topic currently open in the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=ActiveX
Microsoft's technology, based on OLE, for allowing software components to inter-operate.
NAME=ActiveX control
A program, based on ActiveX technology, that adds functionality to an HTML topic, such as a spreadsheet calculation or calendar control. Authors can insert ActiveX controls into topics and change their behavior and appearance. RoboHELP HTML includes several ActiveX controls for HTML Help functionality including Link controls and HTML Help controls.
NAME=Advanced full-text search
A Microsoft HTML Help and WebHelp feature that enables users to narrow down the topics found when using full-text search. From the Search tab, users enter boolean and wildcard expressions to further define what they are looking for.
NAME=ALI file
Alias file. Alias files are added to HTML Help projects whenever authors create aliases for window-level help topics (used with context-sensitive help for applications). Alias files show the relationship between topic IDs and .HTM files (aliases). For example, IDD_PizzaOrderForm=PizzaOrderForm.HTM. When Microsoft HTML Help projects are compiled, the .CHM file includes the .ALI file.
NAME=Alias
In HTML Help, an alias is the relationship between a window-level topic and a topic ID. For an application to call window-level context-sensitive help topics, an alias is required. Authors create aliases in RoboHELP HTML after creating the window-level help topics.
NAME=ALink
An HTML Help term. ALinks are terms associated with any number of topics as a way to group them together and enable common ways to link to them. In HTML Help authoring, ALinks are used for cross-references, added to topics by creating an ALink control. ALinks are also referred to as Associative Links.
NAME=ALink control
A navigation control (usually in the form of a clickable button) that displays a list of topics in the form of text links. Users click any topic and it opens in the HTML Help viewer. The links used in ALink controls are based on ALink names authors assign to topics in HTML projects. ALink names provide a way to organize topics into logical groups.
NAME=Animated GIF
An image file, in GIF89a format, that includes multiple layers that can be played in succession to create an animation effect.
NAME=Applet
A small Java program that can be embedded in an HTML topic and run from the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Application
Software created by developers to perform specific tasks such as word processing, or database management. RoboHELP HTML and RoboHELP Classic are examples of applications. Authors often write online help that is used with applications.
NAME=Application help
Online help specifically intended for use with an application and not as a standalone product. Users can only access this kind of help from within the active application by pressing F1, clicking Help buttons, selecting Help from menus and by using Whatís This? Help at dialogs.
NAME=Aspect ratio
In graphics, the ratio of the width of an image to its height. When changing the size of an image, maintaining the aspect ratio is important to avoid distortion.
NAME=Attribute
Values provided within an HTML tag to specify additional information about how the tagged element should be treated.
NAME=AU file
Audio File. A digital audio file format from Sun that is used on the Internet and can be played by a Java program. It is commonly used on UNIX systems and is also supported with Microsoft Windows.
NAME=AVI file
Audio Video Interleave. A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps).
NAME=Background sound
A sound file included with an HTML topic that plays whenever the topic opens in the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Baggage
Miscellaneous files that are part of projects that do not have a specific storage folder in the Project Manager. For example, bitmaps used with Splash screens are saved in the Baggage folder.
NAME=Baseline
A typographical term. An invisible line that is used along the bottom of letters. Descending parts of letters extend below the baseline. Ascending parts of lower-case letters extend above the baseline.
NAME=Binary index
An index that is merged with one or more indexes from other Microsoft HTML Help systems (.CHM files). This kind of index is stored in binary (compressed) form in the .CHM file.
NAME=Binary table of contents
An table of contents that is merged with one or more tables of contents files (.HHC) from other Microsoft HTML Help systems (.CHM files). This kind of TOC is stored in binary (compressed) form in the .CHM file.
NAME=BMP file
Windows Bitmap. The standard bitmap image format intended for Windows systems. Bitmap images support up to 24-bit color. In HTML, bitmaps are used with splash screens and custom buttons for link controls.
NAME=Book
Similar to the concept of grouping information into chapters in printed manuals, a book is an icon used in the table of contents to represent a category of information for organizing topics into logical groups. When a book is selected from the Contents tab in the HTML Help viewer, it typically opens to display its contents, which includes pages and sub-books. In HTML Help, books can also open topics at the same time that they expand to show their contents.
NAME=Bookmark
A location in a topic that can be used as a destination for a link. Bookmarks provide a way for users to go to a specific place in a topic when they select a link. (In WinHelp, bookmarks are called "mid-topic jumps".)
NAME=Boolean logic
Boolean logic is a technique using the terms AND, OR, NOT. It is used in advanced full-text searching to narrow down what users are trying to find. It is also used with build tags to define build tag expressions.
NAME=Broken link
A link that does not go to its destination when clicked. Broken links indicate missing topics or files, invalid paths to files or URLs, email addresses, FTP sites and newsgroups.
NAME=Browse sequence
Browse sequences are logical groups of topics designed to guide users through a process or a set of information. Users navigate browse sequences with "previous" and "next" buttons. Browse sequences are frequently used in tutorials and application overviews.
NAME=Browser
Software designed to communicate and interpret data with Web servers and HTML Help systems. Browsers can display many kinds of information including Web pages and help topics. Many different browsers are available including Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. The HTML Help viewer uses components of the Internet Explorer browser to display Microsoft HTML Help topics.
NAME=BugHunter
A tool included with RoboHELP Office that is used to test context-sensitive help topics. BugHunter can test both window-level and text-only (or Whatís This? Help) topics used with Microsoft HTML Help. BugHunter offers time-saving ways to test context-sensitive help because it enables authors to monitor calls to HTML Help and diagnose problems (it indicates what map numbers the application is calling for each topic).
NAME=Build tag
A feature that allows authors to design and create several different projects from a single set of source files. They give authors control over which topics are included in a compiled Microsoft HTML Help file (.CHM), cross-platform help system (WebHelp) or JavaHelp system. Authors create the build tags, then mark the topics to use with them. Build tags are commonly used for BETA versions of application software, to tailor content to specific audiences, and for demo versions.
NAME=Bulleted list
A paragraph style that creates a single list element, usually indicated by a bullet character. In HTML, this is also known as an unordered list.
NAME=Bulletin board
A bulletin board system (BBS) is an online communications tool. It is used to upload and download information such as software (shareware) and files. It also serves as a forum or conference allowing two or more online users to engage in online communication. Bulletin boards usually feature conferences for specific software, such as Windows. Chat lines can be used by people to share tips about applications.
NAME=Cascading style sheet
A format for style sheets used with HTML files. The term "cascading" is used because styles defined in one way override those set in another way. Inline styles (saved in individual blocks of text within a single .HTM file) have priority over embedded styles (saved in individual .HTM files). Embedded styles have priority over styles saved in external style sheets (.CSS files). External style sheets are linked to topics.
NAME=Category
In Microsoft HTML Help, a way to group information types together. In order to create information types, authors must create one or more categories for grouping them.
NAME=Cell
The smallest component of a table. In a table, a row or column contains one or more cells.
NAME=Cell padding
The space between the contents and inside edges of a table cell.
NAME=Cell spacing
The amount of space between cells in a table. Cell spacing is the thickness, in pixels, of the walls of each cell.
NAME=CGI
Common Gateway Interface. A set of rules that describe how a Web server communicates with software and how the CGI program talks to the Web server. Any piece of software can be a CGI program if it handles input and output according to CGI standards. CGI programs are commonly small programs that take data from a Web server and process it (put the content of a form into an email message or turn data into a database query). CGI programs are used with HTML forms.
NAME=Character style
A type of style created in external style sheets and embedded style sheets. Character styles format a selected block of text such as subscript, italics, code, etc. Authors apply character styles to individual characters, words, sentences or paragraphs.
NAME=Checkbox
An element used in forms that enables users to select a combination of choices by clicking a box. Often, users can select more than one box in a form. When the checkbox is selected, it is usually displayed with a checkmark or an X to indicate that a feature is selected (on). When the checkbox is blank, it indicates that the feature is not selected (off).
NAME=CHM file
The file that is created whenever a Microsoft HTML Help project is compiled. The .CHM file includes all of the files in the project, including HTML topics, images, multimedia files, context-sensitive help topics, map files and .ALI files (for aliases). The .CHM file is updated whenever the project is compiled.
NAME=CHM file link
A link from a topic in a compiled Microsoft HTML Help project (.CHM) to a link another .CHM file.
NAME=Clipboard
A temporary storage place for retaining information that was selected and copied or cut from a file. This stored data can be pasted or copied into files such as HTML topics or Word documents. Whenever new information is copied or cut, it replaces the previous information copied into the Clipboard.
NAME=Close window control
An HTML Help control that closes a window, or HTML Help viewer when clicked.
NAME=Column
In a table, a vertical collection of cells. A table must have a minimum of one column.
NAME=Compiler
In HTML Help or JavaHelp, a tool used to generate the Help system. The compiler processes the project files (image files, topic files, map files, etc.) and converts topics, images and other source files into the distributable Help file. For HTML Help, the Microsoft HTML Help compiler generates a .CHM file, which is viewable on Microsoft Windows systems. For JavaHelp, RoboHELP generates a .JAR file (viewable with systems running Java).
NAME=Compression
A method used to decrease the size of a file so it can be transported more easily. The HTML Help Compiler compresses HTML Help files (.CHMs) so they are smaller in size and easier to distribute.
NAME=Context-sensitive help
Help that users access from within an application, usually at a dialog box.
NAME=Cross-platform help
Help systems that run on non-Windows platforms such as UNIX or MacOS. Authors create the help files in RoboHELP HTML, write the content in the WYSIWYG Editor and generate WebHelp output (rather than compile Microsoft HTML Help). Cross-platform help can be viewed with Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator browsers. Any combination of platforms and browsers can access the same help system because WebHelp auto-detects the correct files to run on end-users' systems.
NAME=Cross-reference
In HTML Help, a cross-reference is a keyword that is linked to another keyword in the index. When users select the cross-reference in the index, it "jumps" to the related keyword. In WinHelp, a Related Topics cross-reference is a link to a set of topics that use the same A-keyword.
NAME=CSS file
See Cascading style sheet.
NAME=Custom color
Colors authors define for topics and projects. There are forty-eight basic colors. Authors can create, name, and save as many custom colors as necessary, in addition to these basic ones.
NAME=Custom window
An additional window used to display topics. Custom windows may or may not include navigation and tabs. Typically, they are used to display context-sensitive help topics (window-level) for Microsoft HTML Help. In HTML Help, topics can also be displayed in custom windows if they are selected from the Contents tab of the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Debugging
The process of removing errors from a help system. Debugging involves reading and interpreting compiler errors, modifying the project source files (HTML help topics, table of contents, index, etc.) and recompiling the project until there are no such errors.
NAME=Details View
A way to view topics from the Topics tab in RoboHELP HTML. It provides detailed information, organized into fields, about each topic. Authors can sort on these fields to quickly find topics based on their attributes. The information displayed includes HTML file name, topic title, Yes/No indicators to identify if the topic is included in the table of contents or index, topic status and modification date.
NAME=Dialog help
Help that is intended to provide information about a window, dialog or message in an application. In RoboHELP HTML, dialog help is referred to as window-level help.
NAME=Directory list
An indented, unordered list that is generally used to display and organize an array of short terms. Each directory item is its own paragraph. For indented Directory lists, the bullet characters change with each indent level.
NAME=Discussion group
Also referred to as bulletin boards and forums. Online places for exchanging information with others by typing and posting messages.
NAME=DLL file
Dynamic Link Library. A file that contains executable content that can be loaded by an application to complete or extend its functionality. An "application" can be an executable (.EXE) and possibly several DLLs. A .DLL may also contain images, strings, and other resources that can be used by the application. Multiple applications can use the same .DLL simultaneously.
NAME=Document style
A type of style created in external style sheets or embedded style sheets. Document styles format links and body text. Authors use this style type to set up global formats such as body fonts and background colors. Since Document styles are global, there is no need to apply them to each topic (for external style sheets).
NAME=Domain name
The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain names always include two or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is more specific and the part on the right is more general. The second part of the domain name is identified by type of organization, such as commercial (.com), educational (.edu) or government (.gov). For example, the domain name for eHelp Corporation is blue-sky.com where .com is general and blue-sky is more specific.
NAME=Drag and drop
A technique using the mouse that moves and drops objects from one location to another. Objects include files, folders, text, and images.
NAME=Drop shadow
A Dynamic HTML special effect where text or a visual object is surrounded by a silhouette, creating the illusion of a drop shadow. The effect is immediately apparent when the topic is loaded into the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Drop-down hotspot
A Dynamic HTML effect where text displays additional text in a drop-down fashion when clicked. Users click the hotspot text to view the information that "drops down" below the hotspot. When they click the hotspot again, the drop-down collapses from view. Drop-down items can include text and images. They are especially useful for displaying bulleted lists and numbered lists.
NAME=Drop-down menu
An element used in forms that enables users to make a selection by clicking a drop-down menu and choosing one of the listed options. Users can select either one item or many items, depending on how the drop-down menu is configured. Often, the selected menu option is displayed in the menu field after the drop-down list closes.
NAME=Duplicate map IDs
A situation where the same map number is assigned to more than one topic ID. Duplicate map IDs can exist in a single map file or in any number of map files that are part of the project. For context-sensitive help functionality, all map IDs must be unique. When authors find duplicate map IDs, they should notify their developer because the duplicate IDs must be replaced with unique numbers.
NAME=Dynamic hotspot
Expanding and drop-down hotspots are based on Dynamic HTML. The hotspot is specially formatted text that, when clicked, performs an action. The hotspot appears in a different color, so users recognize it as hotspot text that they can click.
NAME=Dynamic HTML
An HTML feature that combines the capabilities of both multimedia and scripting to create lively visual effects and exciting 3-D effects. For example, text can display with a drop shadow or it can appear to "fly" into the window from any direction.
NAME=Elastic
A Dynamic HTML special effect where text or visual objects spring into place from the top or right-hand side of the page.
NAME=Email
Electronic mail. An interactive method for sending electronic messages to mail recipients via a hyperlink. When the end user clicks the link in the Help system, an Email form for the address is displayed. An Email link begins with a protocol name "mailto:" followed by the Email address, as in "mailto:name@mydomain.com," as shown in the following example: mailto:jxmith@xyz.com.
NAME=Email link
A link that opens an electronic mail program and displays a predefined email address so users can compose content and send a message.
NAME=Embedded style
A style saved in an individual HTML file. It can be applied to any text or paragraphs in the same file, but it is not available to other files. Embedded styles are created in much the same way as styles in style sheets, although they only apply to the topic that is open in the WYSIWYG Editor (they are unique to the topics that use them). If the topic includes inline styles or if it is attached to a style sheet, inline styles have priority over all other styles. Embedded styles have priority over attached style sheets.
NAME=End tag
In HTML, the tag that marks the end of an element. The end tag is usually the same as the start tag, but is preceded by a slash (/) character.
NAME=Exclusive information type
An information type classification that restricts users so they can only select one information type from a category.
NAME=Expanding glossary term
A term in a topic that has been defined in the project's glossary. The term is transformed into an expanding hotspot in the text of topics by using the Smart Glossary Wizard.
NAME=Expanding hotspot
An expanding hotspot is text that, when clicked, displays additional text. Only text is supported by this special effect.
NAME=Extended attribute
An HTML attribute not directly added to a topic from a dialog or wizard. In the WYSIWYG Editor, authors can manually add extended attributes to many topic elements by using a special dialog.
NAME=External style sheet
Similar to a Microsoft Word template, a file using the .CSS extension that contains all the formatting information to apply to HTML files that link to it. It consists of style rules in valid .CSS syntax, without any HTML tags. In RoboHELP HTML, dialogs are available for creating style sheets and for formatting the styles they contain. Whenever a change is made to any style in the style sheet, all topics that are linked to the style sheet will be automatically reformatted.
NAME=External topic
An HTML Help topic that is included in a Microsoft HTML Help file (.CHM). In RoboHELP HTML, links can go to external topics in other .CHM files.
NAME=Extranet
An extension of a corporate intranet that enables a corporation's partners, suppliers and customers to gain limited access to the company's intranet to enhance their communications and business relationships.
NAME=F1 help
Help that is intended to provide information about a window, dialog or message in an application. In RoboHELP HTML, F1 help is referred to as window-level help.
NAME=Fade in
A Dynamic HTML special effect. Text or visual object slowly appears on page, as if it is fading into view.
NAME=Field-level help
Help that is intended to provide information about a specific control at a window or dialog. In RoboHELP HTML, field-level help is referred to as Whatís This? Help.
NAME=Fly In/Fly Out
A Dynamic HTML special effect. Text or visual object appears to "fly" on or off the page, from any direction.
NAME=Folder
An on-screen representation of a file folder into which you can organize files. The Windows Explorer provides a way to create folders and copy information in and out of them. In RoboHELP HTML, authors can also create and manage folders in the Project Manager.
NAME=Font
A complete collection of letters, punctuation marks, numbers and special characters (symbols) with a consistent and identifiable typeface. Authors can specify attributes for fonts such as bold, underline, strikethrough, italics, size, and color.
NAME=Font family
A set of fonts in several sizes and weights that share the same typeface. For example, Helvetica 10, Helvetica Bold 12, Helvetica Italic 24, Helvetica Bold Italic 36.
NAME=Font formatting
A Dynamic HTML special effect. Font formatting of text changes font attributes such as size, color, or font when the mouse is moved over it.
NAME=Font set
A group of fonts that specifies how text should be displayed in the HTML Help viewer. A font set includes one or more fonts that specify the preferred display font. If the preferred font is not available, the secondary font is substituted and so on. For example, a font set can include (in order of preference): Verdana, Arial, Sans Serif, Helvetica. If Verdana is installed on the system, the text is displayed using this font. If not, Arial is substituted (unless it is not available in which case, Sans Serif is used, etc.).
NAME=Form
An area in a topic that is designed to present fields (form elements) to receive user input. When users submit information they enter at a form, the window performs an action and sends values to a CGI script (created by an application developer) for further processing.
NAME=Form element
The individual fields in a form that are designed to accept user input. Examples of form elements include text boxes, check boxes, radio buttons and drop-down lists.
NAME=Forum
Also referred to as bulletin boards and discussion groups. Online places where users can exchange information with others by typing and posting messages.
NAME=Frame
An HTML feature that lets authors split the HTML Help viewer window into separate units. Each unit (frame) displays a different topic that can scroll and update independently of the other units. Collectively, the frames are known as a frameset.
NAME=Frameset
A collection of frames that work together so users can interact with the navigation scheme in the viewer. Framesets provide a way for topics in some frames to change while topics in other frames remain stationary. The stationary topics might display company logos and navigation controls that should always be visible in the window.
NAME=FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A method for accessing files over the Internet. An FTP link is a link to an FTP site. An FTP link begins with a protocol name (ftp), followed by a colon and two slashes (//). Next comes the name of the FTP server that the file is stored on (known by a unique domain name such as "ftp.xyz.com,") followed by the directories that hold the files, separated by forward slashes (/) as shown in the following example: ftp://ftp.xyz.com/drivers/.
NAME=FTP site link
A link takes users to Web or FTP sites and newsgroups.
NAME=Full-text search
A special search feature that can be added to Microsoft HTML Help, WebHelp, and JavaHelp projects to extend the functionality of the help system. It creates a database of information so users can search for words that occur in the content of topics to quickly find information.
NAME=Full-text search stop list file
A file (text-only format) that includes a list of "noise" words to omit when full-text searching. Noise words are common words or numbers that do not necessarily help users find information (for example, "the," "and," or "1, 2, 3"). These files use the .STP extension and are added to Microsoft HTML Help projects.
NAME=Generate
In RoboHELP, generating (or "compiling") is a process that creates and updates project source files containing information about your project. The compiler processes the project files and converts topics, images and other source files into the distributable Help file. In HTML Help, the Microsoft HTML Help compiler generates a .CHM file. For JavaHelp, RoboHELP generates a .JAR file.
NAME=GIF file
Graphics Interchange Format. A compressed bitmap format created by CompuServe. The oldest version, GIF87a (or CompuServe GIF) has been outdated by a newer version, called GIF89a, which supports transparency and animation. GIF files are the most commonly used image formats for HTML projects. It is particularly good for text, art, cartoons, line drawings and screen shots.
NAME=Glossary definition
A definition assigned to a term in the project glossary.
NAME=Glossary term
A defined term in the project glossary.
NAME=Glow
A Dynamic HTML special effect. Text or visual object appears to "glow" when the mouse is moved over it. This effect is achieved by adding a radiance around the outside edges of the text or object. The effect is apparent when the mouse is moved over the text or object.
NAME=H, HH or HM file
File extensions used with map files which are in text format. They can be generated in application development tools, text editors and in RoboHELP HTML when authors are creating text-only topics or aliases (for window-level help). Related Topics: Map file.
NAME=Hard space
In HTML, a character represented by (non-breaking space). The character will appear in the TrueCode. creates a blank space within text. Hard spaces are often used in HTML documents as a formatting aid to create a series of blank spaces.
NAME=Header file
See Map file
NAME=Heading
A paragraph style that is used to group information in a hierarchical manner. By default, topics are created with a heading on the first line (which uses the topic title), followed by a normal paragraph for authoring the text that pertains to the heading. Topics can contain multiple headings. The size of a heading is related to its level Heading 1 is the largest, followed by Heading 2, and so on. In HTML, there are default styles for Headings 1-6. Additional heading styles can also be created.
NAME=Help call
Term used to describe the function where the application calls a help topic. The developer writes code that calls a topic in a .CHM file. The call is made in response to the userís request for help, initiated when they press F1, click Help buttons or menus, and select Whatís This? Help. The code uses a command from the HtmlHelp API (the command used depends on the type of help).
NAME=Help topic
The basic unit of information in an online help system. In HTML Help, help topics are saved in HTML format. They are the same thing as a Web page. In WinHelp, help topics are saved in RTF (rich text) format.
NAME=Help window
A rectangular on-screen frame for viewing topics and Web pages. For HTML Hep systems, the window is called the HTML Help viewer. It functions much like an Internet browser, with added functionality specifically intended for using help systems.
NAME=HH.EXE
The Microsoft HTML Help program used to display the compiled HTML Help system (.CHM file) on end users' systems. This file is included with RoboHELP HTML and resides in the Windows folder on both the authoring and user's computer system.
NAME=HH_HELP_CONTEXT
An HtmlHelp API command used by Microsoft HTML Help to call context-sensitive help. Authors create window-level topics that use aliases. The aliases are included in the compiled .CHM file that authors distribute to developers. Developers call the HtmlHelp() function with the HH_HELP_CONTEXT command and pass the topicís numeric value as the data parameter of the function. (Using this command, calls are made to the application using the map number.)
NAME=HHC file
The table of contents file created for a project. During compilation, it is added and compressed into .CHM files (for Microsoft HTML Help) and to the appropriate output files for WebHelp, and JavaHelp projects.
NAME=HHCTRL Version control
An HTML Help control that shows the version number for the ActiveX control used in a topic.
NAME=HHCTRL.OCX
The Microsoft ActiveX control that contains HtmlHelp() API. Developers do some coding so HHCTRL.OCX is invoked when users request help.
NAME=HHK file
The index file created by RoboHELP HTML. During compilation, it is added and compressed into .CHM files (for Microsoft HTML Help). For WebHelp, the HHK file supports the site map format and is displayed on the left-hand side of the browser.
NAME=HHP file
A special HTML Help project file used during compilation. It is written every time a project is compiled. Authors should not modify this file or remove it from the project.
NAME=HLP conversion
A .HLP file is a compiled WinHelp Help file. An .HLP conversion is the transfer of a WinHelp help file into HTML Help format.
NAME=Home page
The main Web page for a business, organization, or person. For example, the point-of-entry for eHelp Corporation's Web site is www.blue-sky.com. The Home page is also the first page a Web browser goes to when opened -- the page the Web browser's Home button is set to.
NAME=Horizontal line
An area in a topic that displays a horizontal line that separates information into sections. HTML authors use them for special effects. Images (of horizontal lines) can also be used for this purpose.
NAME=Hotspot
An clickable area in a topic (or image) that opens other topics, displays text-only popups, plays sound or video, goes to Web sites, newsgroups, and other destinations.
NAME=HPJ
An .HPJ is a WinHelp project file. This file can be transferred into a an HTML Help project.
NAME=HTML
Hypertext Markup Language. A set of tags used to mark the structural elements of text (ASCII) files. HTML files include tags that create hyperlinks to other documents on the Internet. HTML can be regarded as a programming language because not only does it define what part each piece of text plays in a topic, but it also specifies to load other files, run scripts, and find and run external programs.
NAME=HTML extension
A method of extending HTML code for an element in an HTML file without opening the topic in the TrueCode Editor. It is intended to provide a shortcut for supplementing the existing code that the WYSIWYG Editor generates as well as for adding additional format tags to an element to extend its functionality. An Extensions button is available at many dialogs where HTML code can be supplemented.
NAME=HTML Help
An online help technology developed by Microsoft. An HTML Help system uses topics in HTML format (Hypertext Markup Language). HTML topics are displayed in a special HTML Help viewer that uses basic components of the Internet Explorer browser. HTML topics include traditional WinHelp features such as related topics as well as HTML features such as ActiveX controls. The Microsoft HTML Help compiler compresses HTML Help project files into a single .CHM file for easy distribution. Two other HTML Help formats are available including WebHelp (cross-platform, browser-independent help) and JavaHelp (based on the Java programming language).
NAME=HTML Help control
Special features that provide extra functionality to HTML Help topics. Splash screens display images when topics open. HHCTRL Version controls identify the version number of an ActiveX control used in a topic, WinHelp topic controls launch WinHelp help systems (.HLP). Close windows close windows, the HTML Help viewer. Shortcuts run programs. Link controls provide navigation to additional topics (related topics, ALinks, keyword links).
NAME=HTML Help Studio
An eHelp Corporation application that is distributed with RoboHELP Office (as a Tools feature). Use it to view and extract individual HTML files from compiled .CHM files. (You can also extract other components of HTML Help systems such as images and image maps with this tool.)
NAME=HTML Help viewer
The default window (based on Internet Explorer browser components) used to display compiled Microsoft HTML Help (.CHM files). Authors can design a separate custom window to display context-sensitive help topics, rather than displaying them in the viewer. For cross-platform help, the help topics are displayed in the browser rather than in the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=HTML page
A page written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) that is viewed in an Internet browser. HTML is the most popular language used to write pages distributed on the World Wide Web. An HTML topic is the same thing as a Web page.
NAME=HTML topic
An individual file in HTML format that is part of an HTML Help project. HTML topics are comprised of text, images, clickable images, hyperlinks, bookmarks, multimedia, HTML Help controls, and ActiveX controls.
NAME=HtmlHelp API
(HTML Help Application Programming Interface.) The programming interface for Microsoft HTML Help that makes it possible to display a Help window from an application. It is used by developers to integrate HTML Help projects with Windows applications. HtmlHelp API contains numerous commands for specifying the type, style and position of help windows.
NAME=HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The communications protocol on which the Web is based. HTTP sets rules for how information is passed between the server and the browser software. Help authors deal with HTTP when they define URLs for Web sites in hyperlinks.
NAME=Hyperlink
See Link.
NAME=Image link
A clickable image that performs an action. Image links are commonly used as navigation controls in both Help and HTML authoring. User click images to go to destinations. Often, images look like 3D buttons as a visual clue to users that they perform actions when clicked.
NAME=Image map
An image in an HTML file that has various areas linked to topics, Web pages or Web sites when clicked. In WinHelp, these navigation components are known as hotspot graphics.
NAME=Importing map files
The process where existing map files are integrated into an HTML Help project for context-sensitive help. After map files are imported, they can be used to create aliases for window-level help topics or to create text-only topics for Whatís This? Help.
NAME=Inclusive information type
An information type classification that enables users to select one or more information types that belong to a category. (Information types are used with Microsoft HTML Help.)
NAME=Index
Similar to an index at the back of a printed manual, an online index is a multi-level list of keywords that are associated with topics. When users select keywords, topics open in the HTML Help viewer. Keywords provide a way to find information in an online system.
NAME=Index control
An HTML Help control that authors can include in topics to provide an alternate way to access an online index.
NAME=Index Designer
A left-hand program component in RoboHELP HTML that looks just like the index in an online help system. It is used to build the keyword list for an index. (ALink names can also be added to the Index Designer and assigned to topics. ALink names are not displayed from the Index tab.)
NAME=Index file keyword
In HTML Help, a keyword that is associated with topics in a project and saved in the index file (.HHK). Multiple topics can be associated with the same keyword. When the keyword is removed from the index, all topics that are linked to the keyword lose their association with it.
NAME=Information type
A feature developed for HTML Help that identifies the type of content associated with topics that are listed in the table of contents. Information types control what types of information should appear when users open the Contents tab in the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Inline style
A block of text within an HTML topic that is formatted directly in the WYSIWYG Editor. Inline styles are independent of styles in external style sheets. If the topic that includes inline styles is also linked to a style sheet or if it contains embedded styles, the inline styles have priority over all other styles.
NAME=Interlacing
A feature of the GIF graphic format that allows the image to be streamed into an HTML file in alternate rows or columns, enabling readers to see a rough version of the image before it is completely loaded.
NAME=Internet
The global computer network, composed of thousands of Wide Area Networks (WANs) and Local Area Networks (LANs) that uses TCP/IP to provide world-wide communications. The World Wide Web runs on the Internet.
NAME=Internet Explorer
The Microsoft Web browser for Windows 98, 95, Windows NT, Macintosh, and UNIX platforms. Internet Explorer offers ActiveX, Java, plug-in support, support for cascading style sheets, and Dynamic HTML. Version 4.x or later is required for HTML Help functionality.
NAME=Intranet
A network belonging to an organization, usually a corporation, accessible only the organization's members, employees or others with authorization. An intranet's Web site looks and acts just like any other Web site and can provide links to Web sites (although Web site users do not have access to an intranet). Intranets are one of the fastest-growing segments of the Internet. Companies and organizations use intranets to communicate and share information with employees, customers and other kinds of members.
NAME=ISP
Internet Service Provider. Companies that provide access to the Internet for a fee. ISPs provide local phone numbers to call for connecting to computers that are connected to the Internet. When users sign up with an ISP, they are issued a user name and password for access.
NAME=Java
A programming language, developed by Sun Microsystems, designed particularly for the World Wide Web. Small Java programs, known as Java applets, can be run from a Web browser.
NAME=Java applet
A Java program which can be distributed as an attachment in a World Wide Web document and executed in a Java-enabled web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
NAME=JavaHelp
An HTML-based help output format designed to be used with Java applications.
NAME=JavaScript
A scripting language, developed by Netscape and Sun Microsystems specialized for controlling Web browser processes. JavaScripts are supported by HTML Help and can be added to HTML topics.
NAME=JPEG
A compressed true-color or high-color bitmap format, developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group of the International Standards Organization. JPEG is used for photographic images. This is a common image format used with Web pages. JPEGs are also supported with HTML Help.
NAME=Jump
A WinHelp term for Link.
NAME=K-keyword
A WinHelp term for keywords used in WinHelp help projects. K-keywords are associated with topics.
NAME=Keyword
A collection of words or phrases defined by the author. Keywords comprise the help system's index. They are associated with topics and are added to the Index Designer. When selected by users, the keyword topics appear in a dialog where users can select the topics they want to view in the HTML Help viewer. The Index tab is also supported with cross-platform help (WebHelp) and JavaHelp.
NAME=Keyword Link control
A navigation control (usually in the form of a clickable button) that displays a list of keywords in a topic and all topics that are linked to the selected keyword. Keyword Link controls provide a way to link together topics that use the same keywords.
NAME=KLink
A WinHelp term. The KLink WinHelp macro searches for matching keywords in the current help file.
NAME=Line break
A special character that forces a new line on a page without creating a new paragraph. In the WYSIWYG Editor, it is created by pressing CTRL+ENTER.
NAME=Link
Links (Hyperlinks) in HTML Help are the same thing as Jumps in WinHelp. A link is an area in a help topic or Web page that is "hot." It is normally indicated by underlined and colored text. The insertion point turns into a hand when paused over a link, indicating that clicking it "jumps" to another topic or calls up a piece of linked information. Both text and graphics support links.
NAME=Link View
A right-hand window in RoboHELP HTML that enables authors to view and navigate throughout the links in an HTML project. It displays all topic references in a graphical format.
NAME=Linked style sheets
Style sheets (.CSS files) that are attached to topics. The same style sheet can be linked (attached) to one or several topics. All formatting in a style sheet is available to any topic that is linked to it. When the formats in a style sheet change, all the topics linked to the style sheet are updated.
NAME=List View
A way of displaying items in the Topic List that provides a quick list of topics, bookmarks, frames, and URLs in an HTML project. In List View, topics can be sorted by their titles or file names in numeric and alphabetic order.
NAME=Mail list
An automated system allowing people to send emails to one address where their messages are copied and sent to all other subscribers on the maillist. Maillists enable users with different email systems to participate in online discussions.
NAME=Mailto
The Internet protocol used to send Email. The WYSIWYG Editor provides a dialog for creating Email links.
NAME=Map file
A text file that contains a list of topic IDs and map numbers that are related to the interface in an application. Map files are generated in development tools such as C and C++ and in RoboHELP HTML. Map files use the extensions .H, .HH and .HM. They are required for context-sensitive help topics used with Microsoft HTML Help.
NAME=Map ID
The string in a map file that pairs a map number and topic ID together. (Map number + topic ID = map ID.)
NAME=Map number
A numeric value associated with a topic ID in a map file. Both map numbers and topic IDs are saved in map files (.H, .HH, .HM). Map numbers are used with applications to specify a topic when calling context-sensitive help.
NAME=Mapping table
A mechanism that maps fields and controls at dialogs to map numbers. It is programmed into applications to provide context-sensitive help functionality.
NAME=Marquee
An area in a topic that displays a scrolling text message or image. Marquees are used to create special effects.
NAME=Menu list
An indented list that is generally used for an unordered series of brief items. Each menu item is its own paragraph and bullet characters change with each indent level.
NAME=Microsoft HTML Help
An online help format developed by Microsoft and based on HTML. All files in an HTML Help project are compiled and compressed into a .CHM file for distribution. Some Microsoft HTML Help projects include multiple .CHM files that are used in combination with each other through links and merged indexes and tables of contents. Microsoft HTML Help projects can only be used on Windows systems that have Internet Explorer 4.x or later or the required Microsoft HTML Help display files. CHM files are displayed in a special HTML Help viewer that is part of Microsoft HTML Help and based on Internet Explorer browser functionality.
NAME=MID, MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface sound file (MIDI). A variation of this format is the RIFF MIDI file which uses the .RMI extension. MIDI is a standard Microsoft Windows sound format for recording and playing synthesized sounds from electronic instruments.
NAME=MPJ file
The proprietary file format for an HTML project created in RoboHELP HTML. Authors select .MPJ files to open projects in RoboHELP HTML. (In RoboHELP Classic, the file format for a WinHelp project is .HPJ.)
NAME=Multi-File Find and Replace
A tool that is distributed with RoboHELP HTML. It is used to find and replace text in multiple files from any drive/folder on an authoring system.
NAME=Multimedia
The presentation of video sequences, animation sequences, and sound. Multimedia can be included in help systems using a variety of file formats including .AVI, .AU, .MID and .WAV.
NAME=Multimedia link
A link that plays sound or video when clicked.
NAME=Nested list
A list within another list. Usually, nested lists are indicated by indent levels. HTML also includes nested lists where numbered lists include lines that skip numbering. This type of nested list is typically used in procedures where numbered steps are broken up by screen shots, bulleted items, notes, etc.
NAME=Netscape Navigator
A Web browser that runs on Windows and non-Windows platforms. HTML Help systems can run on Netscape Navigator, with a few limitations. Authors who need to run HTML Help with Netscape Navigator generate WebHelp output files as the deliverables.
NAME=Newsgroup
A collection of messages posted by individuals to a news server (a computer maintained by a company, group or individual). Newsgroups exist on practically every subject. Messages can be "posted" and read by anyone who has access to that group. In HTML Help, links can be targeted to newsgroups. The newsgroup hyperlink syntax is "news:newsgroupname." For example, to author a link to the "rec.bowling" newsgroup, you could insert the following text to make the link: news:rec.bowling.
NAME=Newsgroup link
A link to a newsgroup.
NAME=Non-Windows platforms
Operating systems that support system software other than Microsoft Windows. Non-Windows platforms include Macintosh, Linux, Sun Solaris, and several UNIX platforms. HTML Help can run on non-Windows platforms, in the form of WebHelp.
NAME=Numbered list
An HTML paragraph style that presents an ordered list of items.
NAME=Online format
An online format is the kind of project (deliverable) created in an authoring tool such as RoboHELP HTML or RoboHELP Classic. eHelp Corporation's authoring tools support the following online formats: HTML Help, WinHelp, WebHelp and JavaHelp.
NAME=Operating system
An operating system is the main control program responsible for basic functionality of a computer. Examples are Windows 98 and NT, MacOS, and UNIX. Operating systems allocate computer resources to the software, control how applications communicate with each other and how the computer communicates with end-users.
NAME=Oracle Help
Oracle Help for Java is Oracle Corporation's implementation of Sun Microsystems' JavaHelp standard. Oracle Help is a Help format designed to work with applications written in the Java programming language, but it can work with applications written in any language. Oracle Help and Java applications run on a variety of platforms (Windows, UNIX, Mac, Linux, etc.).
NAME=Ordered list
A numbered, indented list. Numbered lists are commonly used for step-by-step procedures in HTML Help.
NAME=Page
In online help, a page is an icon used in the table of contents to represent a topic. When a topic is selected from the Contents tab in the HTML Help viewer, it opens topics or goes to some other destination such as an email address, FTP site, or newsgroup. On a Web site, a page is a single document written in HTML format. It is the equivalent of a topic in an HTML Help project.
NAME=Pane
A frame used to display a left- or right-hand program components such as the TOC Composer, Index Designer, WYSIWYG Editor, or Topic List.
NAME=Paragraph style
A type of style created in external style sheets or embedded style sheets. Paragraph styles format all text in the paragraph such as Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.
NAME=Pixel
A small dot on the computer screen that contains a unit of color. The entire screen is comprised of a grid of pixels that display the images on screen. Computer screens (monitors) can use different grids of pixels to display information in a variety of resolutions.
NAME=Platform
A program that manages a computer's internal functions and provides a means to control the system operations. Supported platforms for HTML Help include Windows 95, 98, NT, UNIX, LINUX, Sun Solaris and Macintosh.
NAME=Plug-In
A mini-software program that adds a specific feature to a larger program. For example, an ActiveX control is a plug-in that enhances the functionality of the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Popup link
A link to another topic. When clicked, the topic opens in a special "popup" window rather than in the viewer.
NAME=Popup window
A small window that displays a short description such as a definition for a term (for a popup link in a topic) or a description of a field or control at a dialog (for What's This? Help). In HTML Help, links in topics can open standard HTML topics in popup windows.
NAME=Portal
A large Web site designed as an entryway into the World Wide Web, offering all types of services such as news, editorial content, chats, bulletin boards, user forums, and email. Portals are designed to be the first place people see when using the Internet. Typically, a portal site has a catalog of Web sites and a search engine and may offer email and other services to entice people to use that site. Most search sites have become portals. Examples include eHelp, Yahoo!, MSN, and AOL.
NAME=positioned text boxs
A positioned text box serves as a container for text and images. When you include both text and graphic images in a positioned text box, you can determine how the text wraps around the image. Positioned text boxes can be precisely sized and positioned on the page. Text and other elements on the page flow behind the positioned text box.
NAME=Posting
A single message entered into a network communications system. For example, a single message posted to a newsgroup or bulletin board.
NAME=Prefix
Characters that are affixed to the beginning of topic IDs as part of their syntax. Typical prefixes include ID_, IDD_ and IDH_. They are not mandatory components of topic IDs, although they are often used with them.
NAME=Primary target
The default output format for an online help project. Primary targets can include Microsoft HTML Help, WebHelp, and JavaHelp. Primary target is the type of output automatically generated by the program (by default).
NAME=Printed documentation
Printed documentation is a set of Word files created from an online help project. In RoboHELP, the Printed Documentation Wizard is an automated tool for producing printed documentation. It creates Microsoft Word documents complete with text formatting, styles, images, organized files, a table of contents, index, and online glossary.
NAME=Progressive JPEG
A version of the .JPEG image format that supports "interlacing," a way for the image to be streamed into an HTML file in alternate rows or columns, enabling readers to see a rough version of the image before it is completely loaded.
NAME=Project Manager
A left-hand program component that displays an expandable/collapsible hierarchical view of folders that organize topics and files into groups.
NAME=Project template
A project template is a file, or a collection of files, used to create a project. Project templates can give all the pages in a project a unified look by establishing designs, layouts, and styles.
NAME=Protocol
A set of rules and standards that enable computers to exchange information. For example, certain Web servers use the HTTP protocol to share information.
NAME=Push button
An element used in forms (in the form of a button) that enables users to submit the form or reset it to its initial state. In HTML Help topics, push buttons can be in the form of clickable buttons that perform actions when clicked. For example, link controls display a list of topics users can go to when they click the button (Related Topics, Related Topics, Keywords).
NAME=Radio button
An element used in forms that allows users to select only one alternative from a group. Radio buttons are presented in a list, one of which is selected by default. Clicking a new button clears the previously selected item.
NAME=RAM
Random Access Memory. Short-term memory used by a computer to run programs, perform calculations and store data.
NAME=Registry
The registry is a database on your local hard drive that stores information about your system in binary form. The registry enables your operating system to "talk" to your program files. When you install a new application in Windows 95/98/NT, it can enter all kinds of information in the registry, such as programs open when you select file extensions (.exe, .doc., .wri, .pdf, etc.), installation dates, "trial-versions" or fully-registered (paid for) copies, what files were installed, and automatic uninstallation information.
NAME=Related topics control
A navigation control (usually in the form of a clickable button) that displays a list of related topics in the form of text links. Users click on any topic and it opens in the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Related topics link
An HTML Help term. Related topics are links to any number of topics as a way to group them together. In HTML Help, related topics links are used for taking users to related information. They are added to topics by creating a Related topics control.
NAME=Relative path
A string of characters that gives a topic's location relative to another file. For example, the relative path of an .HTM file saved in a custom folder is as follows: folder_name\file_name.htm. See also Absolute path.
NAME=Remote link
A link to a topic or file that is external to the project. Examples of remote links include links to HTML files in external .CHM files, links to topics in WinHelp help files (known as WinHelp topic links in RoboHELP HTML), and links to Web pages on the Internet (known as URLs).
NAME=Remote topic
A topic that is external to the HTML project. Authors can create remote links that open remote topics from other help systems.
NAME=Remote view
Remote view is an Oracle Help term. A remote view is an external table of contents, index, or full-text search database. Remote views are helpful if you are merging smaller projects into one master project or if you are creating a large Help system that is easier to navigate if it is organized into smaller sections.
NAME=ReSize
A RoboHELP Office tool for resizing images and image maps, converting images into different graphic formats, and for changing color depth.
NAME=RMI
A standard for recording and playing synthesized sounds from electronic instruments. See MID.
NAME=Row
In a table, a horizontal collection of cells. A table must have a minimum of one row.
NAME=RTF
Rich Text Format. A format for describing text that contains multiple fonts, graphics, and other visual objects. RTF is the source format for Windows WinHelp Help systems.
NAME=Ruler
The WYSIWYG ruler allows you to view and set paragraph indents and page margin in your topics by dragging the left and right markers. These changes occur in the line or paragraph where the cursor is positioned and do not affect styles. Selecting Ruler on the View menu displays the ruler at the top of the WYSIWYG editor.
NAME=Script
Coded instructions that control how the HTML Help viewer reacts to an event. Scripts can modify topic content and enable actions to occur when users interact with topics (such as form input). Available scripting languages include VBScript and JavaScript. Scripts written in these programs can be embedded into HTML files.
NAME=Scripting language
A programming language, such as JavaScript or VBScript, that is designed to control a particular environment or set of tools.
NAME=Search engine
A Web site dedicated to helping users find information on the Internet. Users access search engines the same way they do any other Web site - by typing in its address. Once there, they enter words or phrases they are looking for and the search engine displays a list of relevant sites to select.
NAME=Secondary window
A custom window intended to display topic content separately from the HTML Help viewer. Frequently, secondary windows are designed to display window-level help topics (for context-sensitive help). Users can select pages from the table of contents and the destination can open in secondary windows rather than in the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Server
A computer that provides information or resources to other computers. To connect to the Internet, users need to connect to a server that is connected to the Internet. The server gives users access to resources such as the Internet, an intranet, email and shared printers.
NAME=Shortcut
An HTML Help control (typically in the form of a clickable button) that starts a program or opens a dialog box so the user can complete a task.
NAME=Single source
A feature in RoboHELP Office that generates multiple output formats from the same set of source files. For example, from an HTML Help project, authors can generate compiled Microsoft HTML Help, JavaHelp, WebHelp and printed documentation.
NAME=Smart Index Wizard
The Smart Index Wizard is an automated tool for producing online indexes. It searches topics, based on search criteria specified by the author, and suggests existing keywords used in other topics and new keywords, based on the topic content.
NAME=Special effect
Dynamic HTML effects change the look of text and pages and enhance them for special purposes. Many special effects use multimedia and scripting to produce 3-D effects. Some special effects include glow, fly in, fade in, font formatting, transitions, and drop shadow.
NAME=Spiral
A Dynamic HTML special effect. Text or visual object spirals into place.
NAME=Splash screen
An HTML Help control that displays an image for a certain amount of time when a topic opens.
NAME=Standalone help
Information in an online help format that is distributed without an application. Standalone help is commonly used for online tutorials and books.
NAME=Start menu
A shortcut in Windows 98/95 to access files and programs. It is located in the lower-left corner of the screen and is accessed by clicking the Start button.
NAME=Start tag
In HTML, the tag that marks the beginning of an element. Many tags also require end tags to mark the end of the element.
NAME=Stop list
See Full-text search stop list file.
NAME=Style
Formatting elements used to define how text should be displayed online. Styles control fonts, paragraphs, spacing, backgrounds, and other HTML attributes. In HTML, there are three kinds of styles -- linked (attached) style sheets, embedded styles, and inline styles. "Cascading style sheets" is a term used to describe the behavior of the styles, in which styles defined in one way override those defined another way. For example, if a topic includes all three kinds of styles, inline styles overrule embedded styles and style sheets, and embedded styles overrule style sheets.
NAME=Style type
In HTML, there are three different style types that can be used with style sheets and embedded styles. These style types include Paragraph styles, Document styles, and Character styles.
NAME=Subkeyword
A keyword that is used in combination with another keyword in a parent-child relationship. A subkeyword is the child and its use depends on the keyword it is associated with. In an online index, a subkeyword is indented under the parent keyword. For example, if an index includes a keyword about FRUIT, subkeywords could include GROWING, PICKING and CANNING.
NAME=Sun Solaris
A UNIX platform that runs cross-platform help created in WebHelp format.
NAME=Table
One or more rows of cells in a topic used to organize the layout of information or arrange data systematically. Authors can insert anything into a table, including text, images, HTML Help controls, etc.
NAME=Table of contents
Similar to a table of contents in a printed manual, an online table of contents is a tree outline that displays topics in an expandable/collapsible hierarchy. It is commonly used to navigate through the structure of an HTML Help system and find information. Book and page icons (as well as other types) are used to represent the topic destinations. In HTML Help, both books and pages can be linked to destinations.
NAME=Table of Contents control
An HTML Help control that authors can include in topics to provide an alternate way to access an online table of contents.
NAME=Tag
A command inserted in an HTML file that specifies how the file looks and functions. For example, tags are used to specify colors for displaying text, the background image to use in a topic, the links users click to go to other topics and the image to display on the page. HTML tags are used as a set of codes, enclosed in brackets that contain specific instructions. For example, <B>Introduction</B>. "Introduction" is text surrounded by a tag that applies the bold format to the text.
NAME=Target
Target is the output format that should be created (compiled or generated) from an online help project.
NAME=Targets
Targets work together with triggers. First, you assign a trigger to text or an image in your topic. The trigger text or image becomes clickable, and when clicked, initiates the DHTML effect you assign to the corresponding target. Next, you need to link the trigger to the desired target (text or image).
NAME=Text box
An element used in forms that enables users to enter text into a form or to select a field. Text boxes can use a single-line, password, or scrolling multi-line style.
NAME=text boxes
A text box serves as a container for text and images. You can size and position text boxes on a topic page. When you include both text and graphic images in a text box, you can determine how the text wraps around the image.
NAME=Text link
Clickable text that performs an action. Typically, the action opens other topics. Text links can also go to bookmarks (sub-topics in topics), Web pages, FTP sites, newsgroups, play sound and video, and open mail programs with pre-addressed email destinations.
NAME=Text-only topic file
A text file intended for context-sensitive help used with applications. Text-only topic files include topic IDs, map numbers, and the text that is displayed when users select What's This? Help at fields and controls in dialogs.
NAME=Text-only topics
Context-sensitive help topics that are used with What's This? Help to describe how to use fields and controls at dialogs in applications. These topics are in text-only format and are usually brief -- each topic describes a separate field or control. These kinds of topics can also be created in Whatís This? Help Composer.
NAME=TOC Composer
A left-hand program component for designing online tables of contents. The TOC Composer shows book and page icons to represent the books and topics used to display information in the table of contents.
NAME=Tools
A left-hand program component that provides shortcuts to tools such as Multi-File Find and Replace and Web Graphics Locator. Authors can add shortcuts to applications such as Paint Shop Pro and Microsoft Word from this feature.
NAME=Topic
See Help Topic.
NAME=Topic IDs
Names used by Microsoft HTML Help to uniquely identify context-sensitive help topics. Topic IDs are associated with map numbers and both are saved in map files (.H, .HH).
NAME=Topic keyword (.HTM)
In HTML Help, a keyword that is saved in a topic file (.HTM) instead of the index file (.HHK). A topic keyword belongs exclusively to the topic that uses it (it cannot be associated with other topics, although other topics can use the same keywords). Topic keywords are displayed in the index just like index file keywords. Topic keywords are handy when importing topics into projects. Authors do not have to create keywords for these topics, because they are automatically added to the index when the topic is imported into the project.
NAME=Topic List
A right-hand program component that displays a list of all topics, URLs, bookmarks, and frames in a Help project. It can be viewed as a simple list (List View) or with detailed information about each topic (Details View). It is one of the most common components that Help authors work with because it provides drag-and-drop functionality for constructing important project elements such as the table of contents or index.
NAME=Topic Preview
A program feature that displays an HTML Help topic as it appears in the viewer. This feature is intended to provide a way for Help authors to view and test their topics without the need to compile their entire Help system. There are two ways to use Topic Preview: the topic can be displayed in a separate window that is always on top of the program window (this is the default) or it can appear in a pane directly below the Topic List on the right side of the program window.
NAME=Topic title
Authors assign a topic title when a topic is first created. The topic title is also used to identify a help topic in the help project as well as at the Topics Found dialog in the HTML Help viewer.
NAME=Transition
A Dynamic HTML special effect. Text or visual object performs a transition while appearing on the page. There are twenty-four predefined transitions that you can apply including box in and random dissolve.
NAME=Transparency
A feature of an image file in which certain colors can be made invisible against a background. GIF images support this feature.
NAME=Triggers
Triggers allow you to link one topic item to another and assign a particular Dynamic HTML effect to the connection. To create triggers, you first need to assign a trigger to a topic item, then you need to connect the trigger to a target. You can assign multiple targets to a single trigger, and conversely, you can assign multiple triggers to a single target.
NAME=TrueCode Editor
An editing tool in RoboHELP HTML that allows experienced HTML programmers to view and edit the HTML code directly. HTML syntax is color coded for easy viewing, and your edits are synchronized with the WYSIWYG Editor.
NAME=TXT file
A file that is created and saved in the project folder when text-only topics are created. These files are paired up with map files to provide context-sensitive support for Whatís This? Help. The .TXT file is included in the .CHM file when the HTML Help project is compiled.
NAME=UNIX
A multi-user, multi-tasking operating system widely used as the master control program in workstations and servers. There are several versions of UNIX including Sun Solaris, Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX, IBM's AIX and Linux. WebHelp output is supported on the UNIX platform.
NAME=Unordered list
Also called a bulleted list. An indented list preceded by bullets, with each list item forming its own paragraph. Bulleted lists are used to separate paragraphs and make them stand out. You can format lists to use several different type of bullet characters and you can even customize the bullets by assigning .GIF images in your Style Sheets.
NAME=URL
Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet address, as well as a standard method of naming files on the Web. It is similar to a DOS pathname, but instead of a disk drive letter, a URL begins with a protocol name, such as "http," followed by a colon and two forward slashes. Next is the name of the Internet server that the file is stored on, known by a unique domain name such as "www.blue-sky.com," followed by the directories that hold the file, separated by forward slashes (/). The file name comes last, as shown in the following example: http://www.blue-sky.com/whatsnew.htm.
NAME=USENET
A world-wide system of discussion groups linked through the Internet and other computer networks. USENET is decentralized with over 10,000 discussion areas called newsgroups. Each newsgroup focuses on a certain subject such as help authoring or technical writing. Users can read and reply to posted messages.
NAME=VBScipt
Visual Basic Scripting Language. A scripting language based on Microsoft's Visual Basic programming language. It is used in Internet Explorer for controlling Web processes and ActiveX controls.
NAME=Visited hyperlink
A hyperlink that has been activated in the viewer, but is no longer open. Visited hyperlinks can be displayed in a unique color. (The default is purple.)
NAME=Wallpaper
A design pattern that covers the background of a topic. Authors can add wallpapers to any number of topics.
NAME=Watermark
An image that appears as a background for a topic. Watermarks do not scroll as the topic scrolls.
NAME=WAV file
The native digital audio format used with Microsoft Windows. WAV files allow different sound qualities to be recorded for high-quality output. Windows uses .WAV files for general system sounds and they also work with HTML.
NAME=Web browser
Commonly called a browser. A software application for displaying HTML pages on the World Wide Web. Common browser applications include Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
NAME=Web Graphics Locator
A tool that is distributed with RoboHELP HTML. It is used to locate graphic files, preview thumbnails of images, and copy files to project directories.
NAME=Web page
A page written and designed to be seen on the World Wide Web (using an Internet browser), viewed on an intranet, or published on a CD-ROM. Web pages are written using a variety of languages, most commonly Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), but also XML and SGML.
NAME=Web page link
A link whose destination is a page on the World Wide Web.
NAME=WebHelp
An output format for cross-platform browser-independent help.
NAME=Webmaster
The person responsible for managing a Web or intranet site. Webmasters can prepare content (HTML documents) and integrate content from staff such as help authors. They can also design Web sites, write applications that run from Web sites, and monitor sites for problems.
NAME=What's This? Help
Text-only help topics that provide brief descriptions of controls and fields in a dialog. To access Whatís This? Help, users click the question mark in the upper-right corner of the dialog, and then click the field or control they want help for. The help topic is displayed in a popup window that closes by clicking the mouse.
NAME=What's This? Help Composer
An eHelp Corporation product that is integrated with RoboHELP HTML. The What's This? Help Composer automates the process of creating Whatís This? Help topics.
NAME=Wildcard expression
A technique using characters such as asterisks (*) and question marks (?) to represent any characters (*) or character (?). It is used in advanced full-text searching to narrow down what users are trying to find.
NAME=Window style
A characteristic such as sunken, raised, border, etc. associated with a window.
NAME=Window-level topic
Context-sensitive help topics which are created in the WYSIWYG Editor and intended to describe windows, dialogs and messages. Each topic is a separate .HTM file and can use text formatting, links, images, and other HTML formats. These topics are more detailed than Whatís This? Help because they describe all the user interface components that are displayed from a dialog or window in the application. Users access this help by pressing F1, clicking Help buttons and selecting Help from menus. The help is displayed in a custom window (designed by the author) or in the HTML Help viewer (if a custom window is not created for this purpose).
NAME=Windows Clipboard
See Clipboard.
NAME=Windows Explorer
The desktop management system for computers that run Windows. It enables users to work with the computer's drives and the files stored on these drives. It also enables users to view and work with other parts of their computers including fonts, Control Panel and printers.
NAME=WinHelp conversion
A conversion from WinHelp (.HLP and .HPJ files created in WinHelp 4.0 or WinHelp 3.x) to HTML Help. RoboHelp HTML includes a conversion feature so you can convert your projects easily.
NAME=WinHelp Topic control
An HTML Help control (usually in the form of a clickable button) that links a topic in a compiled Microsoft HTML Help system (.CHM) to a topic in a compiled WinHelp project (.HLP file).
NAME=Wizard
A step-by-step process that takes users through a specific task. There are several wizards available in eHelp Corporation products that make it easy to perform tasks such as automatically index, create new projects, and create printed documentation.
NAME=WWW
World Wide Web. The graphical Internet hypertext service that uses the HTTP protocol to retrieve Web pages and other resources from Web servers. Pages on the World Wide Web usually contain hyperlinks to other pages, documents, and files.
NAME=WYSIWYG Editor
What You See Is What You Get. The editing interface in the program where the Help topic being created is displayed as it will appear to the end user. In WYSIWYG, Help authors do not have to write HTML code. Rather, they can use the WYSIWYG Editor to create topics and add content while the HTML code is generated behind the scenes. The WYSIWYG Editor has the familiar look and feel of a word processor with the added power of a desktop publishing tool.
NAME=Zoom
A Dynamic HTML special effect. Text or visual object zooms in from a small size or zooms out from a large size.
