Precision Helper 1.0.4
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Precision Helper is a tool for creating and managing help projects
in Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM) format.

It focuses on the organization of existing html files, xml files,
scripts, images and other resources so that the help author has
the best overview of its project.

Precision Helper works natively with the Microsoft HTML Help projects format (HHP)
and allows to publish resulting help to the CHM, WebHelp and PDF formats.

Precision Helper is designed for advanced developers and authors, but user-friendly
environment enables creating help projects also by novice users.

Missing WYSIWYG and source code editor is a wanted feature - there are plenty
of quality editors on the market to choose from and in addition to this,
Precision Helper does not want to hide or manage any piece of source file
instead of the author. Of course, Precision Helper can quickly and comfortably
open defined external editor with selected topic file.

Precision Helper is distributed as a FREEWARE. Read License.txt for more infomations.


What's new?
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- Polish translation
- Hungarian translation
- minor improvements and bug fixes


System requirements:
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Hardware:
  IBM compatible PC
  256 MB RAM
   10 MB free disk space

Operating system:
  Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Others:
  Microsoft HtmlHelp Workshop (for compiling CHM files)
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+ (for previewing of topics)


Installation:
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Run installer and follow the setup wizard instructions. On Windows Vista you must
allow user rights elevation to administrative rights during installation.

A portable version can be simply unpacked into desired folder and used by executing
the PrecisionHelper.exe file.

Note:
  Microsoft Html Help Workshop must be installed to properly compile resulting help.
  In fact, only a few dll files from this product are needed, but Microsoft does not
  recommend to install and register them outside of it's product.
  The setup wizard will automatically ask you for download and install Microsoft
  Html Help Workshop if it is not presented on your system.


Change log:
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- v1.0.4.10 (12.3.2010)
  * added:    Russian translation
  * improved: a few buttons and panels were enlarged to fit the non-english localization texts
  * added:    a multimedia files extensions was added to the select files dialog, to support inclusion of *.mp3, *.wav, *.avi, *.wmv, *.mpg, *.mpeg and *.swf files

- v1.0.3.28 (18.11.2009)
  * added:    Polish translation
  * added:    Hungarian translation
  * improved: a few buttons and panels were enlarged to fit the non-english localization texts
  * added:    button for quick hiding of Properties bar
  * added:    option to open the folder of selected file in Windows Explorer (for Included files, Projects list and Builds list)
  * improved: horizontal scroll bar in log file panel is now visible when needed
  * improved: the option 'Save contents and index items as html encoded' was added to the 'Project defaults' tab of Options dialog
  * fixed:    html encoded items are now displayed correctly in 'Table of contents' and 'Index of keywords' (ie. "Read & Blue" instead of "Read &amp; Blue")
  * improved: CHM Import - links to topics in decompiled project (including TOC and INDEX) now contain 'backslashes', according to the topics listed in the 'FILES' section.
              (before this improvement, the links were decompiled as they were stored in the CHM, with the possible unwanted difference between TOC/INDEX and the FILES section)
  * fixed:    CHM Import - context IDs are now recovered also for the situation when the IDs were stored in the project file (.hhp)
  * improved: the option 'Open last project at startup' now works also when starting the application with the /N parameter
  * fixed:    a few minor fixes in english help (links, texts)
  * fixed:    'Text size' button (in ribbon bar) localization now works
  * fixed:    color scheme for 'Options->External tools' tab now works

- v1.0.2.16 (23.08.2009)
  * improved: better handling for one instance checking - the already running instance is set to the front correctly
  * added:    The VirtualTreeview.chm help file was included into the Samples folder, to show the decompiling possibilities on the independent project.
              Note: the decompiled help project cannot be compiled with hhc.exe compiler with unchecked "Show compilation progress" option on some machines (use the default hha.dll compiler instead).
                    When you check the mentioned option, everything works well also for hhc.exe compiler.
              Many thanks to VirtualTreeview component author for cooperation (Mike Lischke, Soft-Gems, see credits).
  * fixed:    "CHM Viewer" and "Select project file" dialog issue for the floppy drives (when A: or B: drives was installed but had no media inside)
  * fixed:    About box scaling on Windows XP when running under the Virtual PC (the window has larger size than the image)
  * fixed:    when dragging a new files (topics) from other application into the TOC, a topic name was not assigned (the copy and paste method worked well)

- version 1.0.1 (22.07.2009) is a first publicly released version


Used third-party components and libraries:
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- CodeGear Delphi 2009 for Win32 Professional, http://www.embarcadero.com/
- TMS Component Pack Professional, http://www.tmssoftware.com
- VirtualTree, http://www.soft-gems.net
- Precision Language Suite for VCL, http://www.be-precision.com
- Precision VCL, http://www.be-precision.com
- Delphi HH Kit (IStorage implementation only), http://helpware.net/delphi/index.html
- PNG Components, http://www.thany.org
- NotifyIcon, http://www.torry.net/pages.php?id=245
- HyperParse, http://www.wakproductions.com/
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (IWebBrowser, mshtml.dll, ...), http://www.microsoft.com
- Microsoft Html Help Workshop (hha.dll, hhc.exe, ...), http://www.microsoft.com
- chmdeco, http://pabs.zip.to
- KeyWorks Software and Work Write (hhc.exe error message ref.), http://www.keyworks.net, http://www.workwrite.com
- InnoSetup, http://www.jrsoftware.org
- ISTool, http://www.istool.org/
- IcoFX, http://icofx.ro/
- Rumshot, http://www.shellscape.org/rumshot/
- Fugue Small Icons, http://www.pinvoke.com/
- Silk Icons, http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/
- Developers Icons, http://sekkyumu.deviantart.com/art/Developpers-Icons-63052312
- Human O2 Icons, http://schollidesign.deviantart.com/art/Human-O2-Iconset-105344123
- Oxygen Icons, http://www.oxygen-icons.org/


Contact:
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e-mail:  info@be-precision.com
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