Blue Sky Software Speeds up Visual Basic 5.0 Development.LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 1997--Blue Sky Software announces immediate support for Visual Basic 5.0 with its new What's This Help Composer and SmartHelp ActiveX Control A software module based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture. It enables a program to add functionality by calling ready-made components that blend in and appear as normal parts of the program. included in RoboHELP 4, the award-winning Help authoring Tool for Windows 95, Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
RoboHELP 4 revolutionizes the creation of context-sensitive Help Context-sensitive help is a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state. for Visual Basic applications with a new and unique cutting-edge technology available only from Blue Sky Software. With RoboHELP 4, Visual Basic programmers can now automatically create and add context-sensitive Help to Visual Basic applications without programming. What's This? Help Composer -------------------------- The new What's This? Help Composer allows programmers to quickly and easily add What's This? context-sensitive Help to any Visual Basic forms' controls without programming. The What's This? Help Composer scans the Visual Basic project file, automatically creates a Help topic with default text for each forms' control, and generates all the files needed for context-sensitive Help. The What's This? Help Composer in RoboHELP 4 has been optimized for creating Help for Visual Basic 5.0 and Visual Basic 5.0 Pro applications. The What's This? Help Composer also includes support for Visual Basic 4.0 applications and any 32-bit applications written for Windows 95 and Windows NT (both NT 4.0 and NT 3.51) and compiled using Microsoft, Borland, Symantec, or Watcom C and C++ compilers. SmartHelp ActiveX Control ------------------------- The SmartHelp ActiveX control eliminates the need to program context-sensitive Help into any Windows applications developed with Visual Basic 5.0, Visual Basic 5.0 Pro (or previous versions of Visual Basic), Visual C++ 4.x, Access 95, and Visual FoxPro An Xbase development system for Windows from Microsoft. Originally known as FoxPro for Windows, FoxPro for DOS, etc., Visual FoxPro added object orientation and client/server support. Although FoxPro usage is on the decline, the language is highly regarded by the developers who use it. 3.0 or any other development environment supporting the ActiveX or OLE Control See OCX. standard. Using the SmartHelp ActiveX Control, Visual Basic programmers simply drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. the included Help button in the application's forms/screens and visually select any Help file (HLP (filename extension) hlp - A Microsoft Windows filename extension for hypertext WinHelp files. These are in a proprietary format, and are compiled from source files written in a dialect of RTF. See also gid. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp. ) -- no source code needed. The Help button is automatically linked to the selected topic and the context-sensitive Help link is created. No programming is needed. With the new SmartHelp ActiveX Control, it takes only a few seconds to integrate context-sensitive Help buttons into any Visual Basic 5.0 or earlier, Visual C++ 4.x, Access 95, and Visual FoxPro 3.0 applications. The SmartHelp ActiveX Control also includes a Button Gallery with different types of graphical Help buttons to visually choose from. RoboHELP 4 ---------- The What's This Help Composer and SmartHelp ActiveX Control for Visual Basic are included in RoboHELP 4. RoboHELP 4 turns Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. 97 and Word 7 into full-featured Hypertext authoring tools capable of creating Help systems as easily as plain text. RoboHELP 4 allows Help authors and programmers to create Microsoft HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Help, Netscape NetHelp, Windows Help Microsoft WinHelp is a proprietary format for online help files that can be displayed by the Microsoft Help browser winhelp.exe or winhlp32.exe. The file format is based on Rich Text Format (RTF). It remained a popular Help platform from Windows 3. , printed documentation, and Intranet/Internet Web sites from a single source. RoboHELP 4 fully supports the emerging HTML-based Help standards: Microsoft HTML Help and Netscape NetHelp. RoboHELP 4 also provides full support for Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and Windows NT Help development and has been optimized for the powerful, new Windows NT 4. WinHelp Office 4 ---------------- The What's This Help Composer and SmartHelp ActiveX Control for Visual Basic are also included in WinHelp Office 4, award-winning Help authoring suite for Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and Windows NT. WinHelp Office 4 provides Help authors and programmers with everything they need for professional Help development, whether they are creating Help systems for Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and/or Windows NT or moving their current Windows Help systems to HTML-based Help or to the Intranet/Internet. WinHelp Office 4 includes cutting-edge products such as RoboHELP 4, the WinHelp Video Kit, the WinHelp Tool Kit, the WinHelp HyperViewer, Mastering WinHelp, and the Moving to HTMLT Kit. Pricing and Contact Information ------------------------------- The What's This Help Composer and SmartHelp ActiveX Control for Visual Basic are now available at no extra cost as part of RoboHELP 4 and WinHelp Office 4. RoboHELP 4 is now available at a list price of $499. WinHelp Office 4 is now available at a promotional price of $699. The components of WinHelp Office 4 purchased separately cost nearly $1600. For information, contact the Blue Sky Software Sales Department at 1-800-459-2356 -Intl.: 619-459-6365 Fax: 619-459-6366 - http://www.blue-sky.com . Press contact ------------- Marylin Guarino, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager, Blue Sky Software Corp. Tel: 619-551-2485 - Fax: 619-551-2486 - http://www.blue-sky.com CompuServe: 71052,1641 - INTERNET: maryling@blue-sky.com CONTACT: Blue Sky Software, La Jolla Marylin Guarino, 619/551-2485 |
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