WinHelp 2000 Comparison Chart
| Feature | WinHelp 2000
| WinHelp 4 | HTML Help
| Standard HTML |
| Internet access | Yes
| No | Announced
| Yes |
| WinHelp compatibility | Yes
| Yes | No
| No |
| Hierarchical TOCs | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| No |
| Keyword searches | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| Yes |
| Multi-level keyword searches | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| No |
| Associative links | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| No |
| Advanced formatting | Yes (a)
| No | Announced
| Yes (a) |
| Table borders | Yes
| No | Announced
| Yes |
| Popups | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| No |
| Custom buttons | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| Yes |
| Shortcuts | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| Yes |
| Multiple windows | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| No |
| Information types | No
| No | Announced
| No |
| Single-file compression | Yes (b)
| Yes | Announced
| No |
| Non-scrolling regions | Yes
| Yes | Announced
| Yes (c) |
| WinHelp macros | Yes
| Yes | No
| No |
| Java and VB scripts | Yes
| No | Announced
| Yes |
| Java applets | Yes
| No | Announced
| Yes |
| Active X Controls | Yes
| No | Announced
| Yes |
| GIF and JPG graphics | Yes
| No | Announced
| Yes |
| Animated GIFs | Yes
| No | Announced
| Yes |
| HTML/WinHelp links | Yes
| No | No
| No |
| WinHelp macros supported in HTML topic |
Yes | No
| No | No
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(a) With cascading style sheets. (b) Expected to
be available in the future. (c) Can be simulated with frames.
Announced = Microsoft has announced that these features
will be included in future release(s) of HTML Help.
JpbNotes:
A text, HTML Help Authoring Kit: The Official
Guide to Understanding , Creating and Migrating to HTML Help
was published by Microsoft Press (June, 1997). It is not yet available
from Amazon, the largest On-Line Book Store. WinHelp 4 is a Microsoft
Help product included in the Win32 Software Development Kit. Standard
HTML is HTML 3.2.
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