HyperAct, Inc. announces availability of HLPDK/PA 12.5, the multi-platform
help authoring tool.

The Hypertext and Hypermedia generation products from HyperAct, Inc.
include a set of tools that can generate to and convert from several
popular hypertext and hypermedia formats on different operating systems
and operating environments.

HLPDK/PA - Cross-platform hypertext generation
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HLPDK Professional Author

The next generation of HLPDK, based on the proven HLPDK HDF language with
an improved compiler.  Includes the new HLPDK Editor - A Fast HLPDK
Sensitive editor, that allows you to create and manage your HLPDK
databases with a multiple window editor, fast search and replace, built in
spell checker, quick topic verification, integrated database generator,
built-in help compiler and hypermedia file management.

You have never been able to create HLPDK documents that easy!

A hyper-text help database development kit that includes 2 royalty free
help engines, and a help compiler with a built in cross reference tool,
supports creation of DOS help databases, popular source files, Windows
(winHelp & Multimedia Viewer), OS/2 (IPF), WWW and DESQview/X help source
files!  Creates text and word processors documents with automatic table of
contents, glossary and index from the same source. Now with Multimedia
support!  Write once, help many!

Features :

Topics, PopUps, Links, Keywords, Text Formats, Navigational and Structural
facilities, Target Code insertion, Multiple module files, Automatic
Pascal/C/C++/VB reference generation, Exception handling, Multiple file
target databases, Graphics, Sound, Groups, Application Launch, Automatic
exports creation, user defined link templates and more.

Targets :

Native(PX), Native(MEM), winHelp 3.0, winHelp 3.1, Multimedia Viewer,
THELP, QuickHelp, TVHC, PopHelp, DESQview/X, OS/2, Text, Word Processors
Documentation (Via RTF), Sony MM Player (Via MM Viewer), World Wide Web
HTML supported readers (Windows, Macintosh, UNIX-Motif, VMS and more).

Platforms: Help Compilers are available for DOS, DPMI, Windows, and OS/2
platforms.

SRP: $299, Until Dec. 31 1994 - $149 only.

HLPDK/PA includes the following additional tools :

NewsDB - Usenet article database generator
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NewsDB - News Hypertext Database generator

The tool that allows you to enjoy "Other People's Wizdom" - Create
sophisticated hypertext databases from Usenet News articles.  A companion
to HLPDK, allows you to store the news articles that are of value to you,
with smart news groups directories, automatic keywords generation for fast
search, user defined groups, automatic article association from articles
textual information to user groups, Author directories and references,
article references to other (previous) and from other (later) articles and
more.  Database can be compiled to all the targets supported by HLPDK,
including Windows, OS/2, DOS (several targets), DESQview/X and documents. 
Can even handle non Usenet text articles, with user groups links as well.

Currently at version 1.1. (Included with HLPDK/PA).

RC -> HLPDK, Resource to Help template generator
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RC2HDK - Help Template Generator from Resource files.

Generate Help Templates for Windows Programs from RC resource description
files.  User's interaction with your application is done through the
resources described in the RC file.  With this tool, Your RC files are
parsed, and a help template for your project is created.

All you need to do is feel in your application options specific help,
compile, and go!

Currently at version 3.0. (Included with HLPDK/PA).

WinHelp -> HLPDK Conversion product
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WH2HDK - winHelp -> HLPDK Conversion Tool.

With WH2HDK you can port your Windows Help Databases to other platforms
such as OS/2, World Wide Web, DOS, DESQview/X and more.  Use WH2HDK (with
HLPDK) to save the additional investment required for multiple target
development!

Now you can create your Help Databases in your favorite winHelp authoring
tool, and still benefit from HLPDK cross-platform portability, and
enhanced navigation and code generation tools.

WinHelp -> HLPDK will automatically create a HLPDK document from your HPJ
and RTF sources, keeping the topic, paragraph, link and referenced bitmap
graphics structure.  Most of the times all you need to do is to compile
the document using the HLPDK compiler, and your hypertext database is
available on additional targets!

Currently at version 2.4. (Included with HLPDK/PA).

Additional conversion tools included with HLPDK/PA are:

NG2HDK - Norton Guides -> HLPDK
IL2HDK - Interrupt List -> HLPDK
HPCHDK - HelpPC -> HLPDK
POPHDK - PopHelp -> HLPDK
TPFHDK - Pascal FAQ -> HLPDK

Contact information :

        HyperAct, Inc.
        P.O.Box 5517
        Coralville IA 52241
        U.S.A

        E-Mail      : Compuserve - 76350,333
                      Internet - rloewy@panix.com
        Phone/Fax   : (319) 351-8413

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