RE: [docbook-apps] DocBook and Apple Help



Hello Jana,

 

isn't Apple Help just HTML 3.2, with "meta" elements that 
identify the help topic? My first instinct would be to insert the suitable 
attributes to the DocBook elements (like "role") and then customize the DocBook 
XSL HTML stylesheets to output the right meta elements. You would probably have 
to use chunking, too.

 

I know it's not that simple in practice, but I think that 
could be the general idea. Maybe you've read this already, but 
anyway:

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/ProvidingUserAssitAppleHelp/index.html

 

Hope this helps,

Jere

 

-- 
Jere Käpyaho () 
Specialist, Developer Platform Standardization @ 
Technology Platforms @ 
Nokia 
Corporation 

 

  

  
  From: ext Jana Volencová 
  [mailto:] 
Sent: 15. maaliskuuta 2007 
  18:14
To: 
Subject: 
  [docbook-apps] DocBook and Apple Help

  

  

  
Hello, 
  

  
 

  
does anyone know please whether it 
  is possible to create Apple Help directly from DocBook? Or what modifications 
  need to be applied to the current templates to generate HTML pages according 
  to Apple Help specifications? 

  
 

  
Thank 
  you,

  
Jana

  
 

  

  
  

  
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