Short: Browse+search compressed HTML docs
Author: bsrogers@cobweb.com.au (Brendan Rogers)
Uploader: bsrogers@cobweb.com.au (Brendan Rogers)
Version: 1.1
Type: text/hyper
Replaces: text/hyper/GetHelp.lha
Requires: OpenURL 2.0, LhA, MUI for SearchHTML
Latest Changes
==============
SearchHTML updated to v0.4 - include or exclude HTML code from search!!
GetHelp Description
===================
The goal of this project was to make HTML format help documents easier to
contend with on the Amiga. Suppose someone has constructed help documentation
in HTML, complete with graphics, links to web sites, email addresses etc.
What is actually a single document traditionally arrives as a multitude of
smaller files - HTML pages and images.
The end user doesn't need a bunch of small files, the browser does...
Your filesystem will love you as you have cut down a multitude of small files
into just one archive. GetHelp will unarchive and cache all the small files to
Ram:T as you open them, then delete them when you've finished.
The GetHelp system allows you to use an HTML document like an Amigaguide
document - a single hypertext help file. Because its compressed, a GetHelp
file will generally be much smaller than the equivalent Amigaguide file.
Try constructing a '.help' file from an Amiguide document that has been
converted to HTML using GuideML or equivalent tools. My PCDoom_FAQ.guide (386kB)
has been trimmed to a PCDOOM_FAQ.help (222kB).
Gethelp also opens the door for a comprehensive hypertext based help system on
the Amiga, referencing each document with a single click and navigating in a
browser environment - see the included examples!
SearchHTML
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All browsers allow simple text search of the currently displayed file.
This release includes a global document search utility which will generate
a list of files which match your search parameters.
Installation and notes
----------------------
There is no installer required for this installation, just follow the
instructions in the HTML documentation. Take care to note the limitations
section. Once GetHelp is installed and your browser configured, you will be
able to access "GetHelp.help" from your browser instead.
C Source for SearchHTML is included in the hope a C guru will critique /
improve it for me!! Any suggestions welcome.(that goes for my arexx too!)
History
========
GetHelp history
---------------
1.1 - removed limitation on use of spaces in filenames and paths
- REALLY included SearchHTML executable this time(sorry!)
1.0 - second aminet release
- handles .htm suffix as well as .html
- includes SearchHTML utility
0.9 - incorporated OpenURL2.0 to simplify and shorten the script
0.8 - modified arguments to lhA command for better compatibility
0.7 - Initial aminet release.
Had some feedback that the lha command was not working for some people.
Thanks to Neil Botwick for his suggestions.
SearchHTML
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0.4 - New option to include or exclude HTML formatting code and hyperlinks
from your searches
0.3 - Initial aminet release.
Allows simple text matching, including options to look for whole words
and case sensitive searches.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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4558 4431 2.7% 10-Jan-99 17:34:38 +Amiga_help.help
1873 1122 40.0% 08-Jun-99 22:36:38 +Amiga_help.help.info
1873 1124 39.9% 14-Feb-99 12:55:54 +def_help.info
1636 859 47.4% 22-Jun-99 11:06:58 +Docs.info
1267 649 48.7% 13-Feb-99 22:55:56 +author.html
5952 2387 59.8% 08-Jun-99 22:23:08 +construct.html
1855 649 65.0% 22-Jun-99 10:55:20 +GetHelp.html
3882 1513 61.0% 22-Jun-99 10:53:10 +history.html
43912 43912 0.0% 10-Jan-99 12:04:50 +author.jpg
21094 21094 0.0% 09-Jan-99 21:50:38 +demo.gif
3789 3789 0.0% 08-Jan-99 22:04:34 +gethelp.gif
960 960 0.0% 08-Jan-99 18:03:44 +help.gif
16567 16567 0.0% 09-Jan-99 00:25:16 +IBrowse.gif
1281 1281 0.0% 10-Jan-99 13:08:08 +iconS.gif
1217 1217 0.0% 10-Jan-99 13:07:56 +iconU.gif
985 985 0.0% 08-Jan-99 19:33:48 +index.gif
1278 1278 0.0% 26-Dec-98 16:32:08 +largerule.gif
1000 1000 0.0% 08-Jan-99 19:32:12 +next.gif
1001 1001 0.0% 08-Jan-99 19:33:22 +prev.gif
9764 9764 0.0% 05-Jun-99 22:36:52 +rexxconfig.gif
3062 3062 0.0% 22-Jun-99 11:01:46 +search.gif
1000 1000 0.0% 08-Jan-99 19:28:44 +toc.gif
4854 1726 64.4% 06-Jun-99 15:22:50 +install.html
3696 1609 56.4% 06-Jun-99 15:57:52 +introduction.html
2194 982 55.2% 08-Jun-99 22:24:08 +limits.html
1466 653 55.4% 08-Jun-99 22:34:02 +requirements.html
4093 1736 57.5% 22-Jun-99 11:03:46 +search.html
1700 759 55.3% 13-Feb-99 22:56:40 +thanks.html
3882 1542 60.2% 06-Jun-99 19:34:26 +usage.html
122122 115433 5.4% 22-Jun-99 11:08:22 +GetHelp.help
1873 1123 40.0% 08-Jun-99 22:36:30 +GetHelp.help.info
3200 1523 52.4% 22-Jun-99 11:17:40 +GetHelp.readme
1364 811 40.5% 22-Jun-99 11:22:06 +GetHelp.readme.info
17768 14095 20.6% 08-Jan-99 22:26:48 +GuideML.help
1873 1121 40.1% 08-Jun-99 22:36:34 +GuideML.help.info
264 181 31.4% 08-Jun-99 21:59:24 +readmefirst!
1364 807 40.8% 22-Jun-99 11:22:06 +readmefirst!.info
1636 864 47.1% 06-Jun-99 19:30:36 +Rexx.info
6152 2248 63.4% 08-Jun-99 22:37:20 +GetHelp.rexx
2796 1127 59.6% 22-Jun-99 11:19:24 +SearchHTML.rexx
24628 12275 50.1% 22-Jun-99 10:35:02 +SearchHTML
1161 778 32.9% 22-Jun-99 11:22:06 +SearchHTML.info
1636 861 47.3% 06-Jun-99 19:30:34 +Source.info
3665 1233 66.3% 22-Jun-99 11:10:14 +dirlist.c
8189 2468 69.8% 22-Jun-99 11:10:14 +get_title.c
5273 1553 70.5% 22-Jun-99 11:10:14 +gui.c
1608 551 65.7% 22-Jun-99 11:10:22 +gui.h
5628 1730 69.2% 22-Jun-99 11:10:14 +main.c
390 188 51.7% 22-Jun-99 11:10:30 +makefile
2199 758 65.5% 22-Jun-99 11:10:14 +report.c
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366480 290379 20.7% 28-Jun-99 22:01:56 50 files