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I wonder isn't it possible to expand existing .hlp format, like Microsoft always do (like .doc).
by fomine3 5y ago
I wonder isn't it possible to expand existing .hlp format, like Microsoft always do (like .doc).
- Someone 5y agoAlways? .docx is a complete departure from .doc (keeping all its weird flags to enable more or less reliable document conversion) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML) As to .hlp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinHelp#End_of_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinHelp#End_of_support says “Ted Dworkin (Partner Director of WinHelp Experience) stated, "WinHelp does not meet the code standards established for Vista. These standards include security, reliability, and performance." He went on to say that WinHelp is designed in such a way that, "...we would have to rewrite it from the ground up to meet the Vista code standards. And that approach doesn't make sense given that we have two other Help systems in Vista”.