Blue Sky Software eases the creation of Internet Web sites.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)--Dec. 27, 1995--Blue Sky Software announced the new 32-bit Help-to-HTML Converter for Windows 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . Based on Blue Sky Software's unique Help-to-HTML technology, the new Help-to-HTML Converter automatically converts any Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 Help file into a Web site. No Internet publishing experience is needed to easily create Internet Web sites! With the new Help-to-HTML Converter, you can now take advantage of the many similarities between 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. and HyperText Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". (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. ). You can use all currently available Help authoring environments, from low-end shareware Software on the "honor system." The concept is that users try a product, and if they like it, they voluntarily pay a set registration fee or make a donation to the program's creator. There are tens of thousands of shareware programs; some fantastic, some awful. products to high-end products such as RoboHELP to create Help files and easily and quickly convert them into HTML and Web graphics files with the Help-to-HTML Converter. Help-to-HTML Conversion The Help-to-HTML Converter automatically converts Help features into corresponding HTML and Web graphic files (GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. ). No programming is needed! The Help-to-HTML Converter automatically: -- Converts the Contents Tab or the Contents Topic of a Windows Help file into an HTML Home Page; -- Transforms each Help topic into an HTML file; -- Converts jumps and pop-ups into HTML links; -- Converts each bitmap into a Web graphic file (GIF); -- Transforms each hotspot graphic into a Web graphic file (GIF) with corresponding image map files. Help-to-HTML Kit ---------------- The Help-to-HTML Converter is part of the new Help-to-HTML Kit, which also includes the RoboHELP HTML Plug-in for RoboHELP 95, award-winning Help authoring tool for Windows 95 and Windows NT. RoboHELP HTML Plug-in With the new RoboHELP HTML Plug-in, RoboHELP 95 now supports the creation of both a Help system and a Web site from a single source. The new RoboHELP HTML Plug-in used with RoboHELP 95 allows users to easily create Help systems and their corresponding HTML files while remaining in RoboHELP's user-friendly, visual environment. RoboHELP 95 is the only Help authoring tool providing simultaneous Help and HTML creation from a single source. Pricing and Availability The Help-to-HTML Kit will be available in January 1996 at an introductory price of $199 (list price is $398). RoboHELP 95 is now available at a suggested retail price of $499. Special competitive upgrade pricing is now available for users of competitors' Help authoring tools. For information, contact Blue Sky Software at 800/459-2356; international 619/459-6365; fax 619/459-6366; http://www.blue-sky.com; Internet sales@blue-sky.com. CONTACT: Blue Sky Software Corp., La Jolla (for media only) Marylin Guarino, 619/551-2485 (phone) 619/551-2486 (fax) 701-1737 (MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. ) http://www.blue-sky.com 71052,1641 (CompuServe) maryling@blue-sky.com (Internet) |
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