Re: Help Files

Let's see, I think you put your favorite help file (must be a .hlp
file) into the \Swiftforth\doc\ directory, rename it to win32api.hlp,
and the Windows API item on the Swiftforth help menu will invoke it
automatically. I hope that is the case for all versions of
Swiftforth. . .

Glenn

-----Original Message-----
From: "Azedia of DOLFINA" <dolfina_at_dolfina.org>
To: <sftalk_at_forth.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:42:51 -0700
Subject: [sftalk] Re: Help Files

>
> Glen,
>
>
> > I use the old single-file SDK from the Borland site Swiftforth used
> to
> > link to for simple stuff, and the MSDN library for the more
> > complicated stuff. The MSDN library has a liberal share copyright
> and
> > you can get it from most programmers, but is very difficult to
> > navigate because of the plethora of non-applicable stuff, and I've
> > found that google.com can sometimes get me to what I want faster.
>
> So, I Borland products back for several years. Can I assume
> that I can use the SDK from the Borland site?
>
> Do you call it from the Help Menu like an .exe ?
>
> >
> > Most programmers would do well to also try
> > http://www.amer-mentalhealthassoc.com/selfhelp.html
>
> Yes, some would feel need for that sort of self help. My
> favorite mental health is a nice meditation of not thinking,
> which I admit is not easy for programmers. One needs to
> get one's body away from the monitor long enough to
> breathe and relax and "forget the project" to release all of
> illusion of a never ending project. My retired Lockheed
> programmer once told me when I was getting frustrated,
>
> "Programming never ends. Don't worry about it."
>
> Thanks,
> Jodell
>
> >
> > Glenn Dixon
>
>
>
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