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It would appear that CHM help files are no longer the help file format of choice.
WinHelp
- obsolete
HtmlHelp (CHM)
- not supported on Vista by default
- does not work well on a network share
Help 2 (HXS)
- I understand this is used in VS2005+ for displaying help
Web Based
- Could be hard to manage for multiple versions
What help file format would you use in a new (C#) application that provides multiple versions from the same codebase?
We would like to use CHM help however it doesn't appear to be the direction that Microsoft wants us to move in.
Does anyone employ HXS for their help files?
Feeback appreciated
Update based upon lassevk comments;
Looks as though HXS help is not intended to be used for normal help projects.
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What exactly makes you think there's no default .chm viewer on windows Vista ? (There certainly is one on my computer, as well as on my Win7 box)
You might confuse .chm with .hlp (Microsoft indeed dropped .hlp support in vista, then eventually resumed it in a windows update)
Bottom line : .chm files seem to be still supported on all windows version, and the only real alternative to .chm files i know of is .html
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