Html Dynamic

Building Enhanced HTML Help with DHTML and CSS

Format: Paperback
Author: Jeannine M. E. Klein
ReleaseDate: 06 September, 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Rating:

This book has answers for my questions
0 to 13 HTML help projects, and am having to create the project files myself because the Robo engines don't do what I need them to do. I'm converting 170 WinHelp projects created in RoboHelp 4. I bought this book to get some help and support. I have found answers to many questions in this book. I've used it as a reference, not as a primary resource though. Its usefulness really depends on your current understanding of HTML and what you need to learn. If you need or want to edit the source HTML or your project files, this book could be of use to you.

A solid book
Jeannine wisely avoids using help authoring tools, and instead describes clearly and succinctly how to build HTML Help using the Microsoft HTML Help Workshop and text editors or HTML editors. While still hoping for a "bible" on HTML Help, this book is a good starting point for understanding HTML Help.

Jeannine's examples are very good, though the book could have used a bit more editing (one code sample left out a closing double quote, for example, resulting in an error is you used the code in your work), it's the best thing out there right now.

If you're going to create HTML Help, you'll probably want to get this book.

Book's Web site is now active
However, it is up and functioning now, so I hope the reviewer (and other readers) will return to the Web site and and that they will find it useful. I am the author and I just wanted to apologize to reviewer jplummer1 for being slow in getting the Web site operational.

Also, just for information, the project documented in the book took about 6 months, not "years" as jplummer1 suggested. Finally, please disregard the "5-star" rating above--Amazon wouldn't let me post this review without supplying a rating.