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HelpSmith 4.1.1

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HelpSmith is an innovative help authoring tool for easy creation of CHM Help files, Web Help , PDF, and Print Manuals using the same source. The stand-alone and very easy-to-use environment integrates a powerful MS Word-like unicode text editor for editing help topics with dynamic styles and live spell checker, advanced approach to working with graphical and video files, and many other unique features.

HelpSmith, the help authoring tool from Divcom Software, provides you with an easy way to create help files from scratch and also lets you import help topics from HTML, Word RTF, TXT files that can be written in different ANSI charsets.

HelpSmith helps you provide technical documentation for your application in different output help formats one of which is context-sensitive CHM HTML Help files, a standard format for application's online Help in Windows. HelpSmith has complete support for all the features of HTML Help, allowing you to create the hierarchical TOC, alphabetical keyword Index, edit and create custom html help's help windows, etc.

The WYSIWYG principle makes the process of using HelpSmith as easy as working with regular office application. And, in fact, you do not have to learn any technical details to start writing professional help files with HelpSmith.

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History updates (Complete changelogs since the listing on this site)

4.1.1 [06-05-13]

- The conditional compilation functionality is now available. Now you can easily include or exclude help topics and individual content blocks to/from the compiled help system.
- The non-scrolling area did not work in HTML Help (CHM) on some help projects.
- Minor bug fixes.

Other versions : 4.1 4.0.2 4.0.1 4.0 3.5.6.2 3.5.6.1 3.5.6 3.5.5.2 3.5.5.1 3.5.5 3.5.4.4 3.5.4.3 3.5.4.2 3.5.4.1 3.5.4 3.5.3 3.5.2 3.5.1.2 3.5.1.1 3.5.1 3.5 3.4.8.4 3.4.8.3 3.4.8.2 3.4.8.1 3.4.8 3.4.7 3.4.6 3.4.5 3.4.4 3.4.3 3.4.2 3.4.1 3.4 3.3 3.2.5.5 3.2.5.4 3.2.5.3 3.2.5.2 3.2.5.1 3.2.5 3.2.4 3.2.3 3.2.2 3.2.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.1.4 2.1.3 2.1.1 2.0 1.6.1 1.6 1.5.2 1.5 1.3 1.0

v4.1 [05-21-13]

- The conditional compilation functionality is now available. Now you can easily include or exclude help topics and individual content blocks to/from the compiled help system.
- The non-scrolling area did not work in HTML Help (CHM) on some help projects.
- Minor bug fixes.

v4.0.2 [04-09-13]

Minor bug fixes

v4.0.1 [03-04-13]

Now it is possible to fully customize the appearance of the navigation pane.
Now you can define custom icons for the Table of Contents.
The Search feature now allows you to find separate words or whole phrases.
Added a "Print Topic" macro for hyperlinks.
And more...

v4.0 [02-13-13]

Now it is possible to fully customize the appearance of the navigation pane.
Now you can define custom icons for the Table of Contents.
The Search feature now allows you to find separate words or whole phrases.
Added a "Print Topic" macro for hyperlinks.
And more...

v3.5.6.2 [09-18-12]

- Fixed compilation issues for HTML Help (CHM) that occurred on some help projects
- Improved the internal character-encoding engine
- Fixed issues with using special characters in some Asian languages
- Better support for PNG images, an updated PNG engine is now used

v3.5.6.1 [07-24-12]

- Fixed compilation issues for HTML Help (CHM) that occurred on some help projects
- Improved the internal character-encoding engine
- Fixed issues with using special characters in some Asian languages
- Better support for PNG images, an updated PNG engine is now used

v3.5.6 [06-25-12]

- Fixed compilation issues for HTML Help (CHM) that occurred on some help projects
- Improved the internal character-encoding engine
- Fixed issues with using special characters in some Asian languages
- Better support for PNG images, an updated PNG engine is now used

v3.5.5.2 [06-04-12]

- Fixed compilation issues for HTML Help (CHM) that occurred on some help projects
- Improved the internal character-encoding engine
- Fixed issues with using special characters in some Asian languages
- Better support for PNG images, an updated PNG engine is now used

v3.5.5.1 [05-14-12]

- Fixed compilation issues for HTML Help (CHM) that occurred on some help projects
- Improved the internal character-encoding engine
- Fixed issues with using special characters in some Asian languages
- Better support for PNG images, an updated PNG engine is now used

v3.5.5 [04-24-12]

- Support for the new video format MP4 added
- Fixed an issue with using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes

v3.5.4.4 [04-10-12]

- Support for the new video format MP4 added
- Fixed an issue with using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes

v3.5.4.3 [03-27-12]

- Support for the new video format MP4 added
- Fixed an issue with using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes

v3.5.4.2 [03-12-12]

- Support for the new video format MP4 added
- Fixed an issue with using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes

v3.5.4.1 [02-27-12]

- Support for the new video format MP4 added
- Fixed an issue with using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes

v3.5.4 [02-08-12]

- Support for the new video format MP4 added
- Fixed an issue with using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes

v3.5.3 [01-25-12]

- Support for the new video format MP4 added
- Fixed an issue with using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes

v3.5.2 [11-15-11]

- New Registration System
- Minor improvements

v3.5.1.2 [10-31-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.5.1.1 [10-17-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.5.1 [10-04-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.5 [09-20-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.8.4 [08-31-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.8.3 [08-16-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.8.2 [08-01-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.8.1 [07-13-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.8 [06-27-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.7 [06-09-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.6 [05-26-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.5 [05-11-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.4 [04-26-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.3 [04-13-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made

v3.4.2 [03-29-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor bugs fixed

v3.4.1 [03-14-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates
- Compilation from the command line is now supported
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems)
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help
- Minor improvements made.

v3.4 [02-21-11]

- The ability to insert custom HTML code into help topics and topic templates.
- Compilation from the command line is now supported.
- New Web Help option: automatic conversion of file names into lower case (useful on UNIX based systems).
- SEO friendly URLs in Web Help.
- Minor bug fixes.

v3.3 [10-18-10]

Improved Unicode support: all text controls now allow you to type text in multiple languages simultaneously.
Added the possibility to use video clips: Flash (SWF), QuickTime, and other formats are supported.
Web Help is now compatible with recent versions of Google Chrome.
Other Improvements.

v3.2.5.5 [08-16-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
Other improvements and minor bug fixes.

v3.2.5.4 [07-27-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
Other improvements and minor bug fixes.

v3.2.5.3 [06-30-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
Other improvements and minor bug fixes.

v3.2.5.2 [06-08-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
Other improvements and minor bug fixes.

v3.2.5.1 [05-18-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
Other improvements and minor bug fixes.

v3.2.5 [04-20-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
The Media Repository window now displays icons for different file types.

v3.2.4 [04-01-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
The Media Repository window now displays icons for different file types.

v3.2.3 [03-25-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
The Media Repository window now displays icons for different file types.

v3.2.2 [03-10-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
The Media Repository window now displays icons for different file types.

v3.2.1 [02-28-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
The Media Repository window now displays icons for different file types.

v3.2 [02-08-10]

A completely new spell checking engine and dictionaries for different languages are now available.
A new customizable Project Merge feature.
The Tools|Export Context Numbers feature now supports C# and VB.NET formats.
The Media Repository window now displays icons for different file types.

v3.1 [10-22-09]

Improved the HTML export engine used for the HTML Help and Web Help output formats.
Added new pre-built topic templates to the New Template dialog-box.
Implemented the "Add to Dictionary" command for the word processor's right-click popup menu.
Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

v3.0 [07-16-09]

Added support for Templates.
Added support for text Variables.
Added the Non-scrolling Area feature.
A new customizable Breadcrumbs placeholder.
New Web Help features making it much easier to provide Context-Sensitive Help.
Added support for the A-Keywords feature in HTML Help.

v2.1.4 [04-14-09]

Improved search in Web Help.

v2.1.3 [01-08-09]

Improved search in Web Help.

v2.1.1 [10-16-08]

Improved search in Web Help.

v2.0 [08-23-08]

Now with dynamic styles and improved Web Help.

v1.6.1 [07-12-08]

Improvements for Web Help added.

v1.6 [06-19-08]

Improvements for Web Help added.

v1.5.2 [05-10-08]

Added the ability to sort items of the table of contents.
Added the ability to export topic Context numbers for C++, Delphi, Visual Basic.

v1.5 [04-19-08]

Added the ability to create Web Help.
HTML Help compiler (HHC.exe) did create corrupted .CHM files sometimes. Added a workaround fixing the problem.
Now you can open topics for editing in the contents pane as well as in the general topic list (optional).

v1.3 [02-16-08]

New Printed Manual format added.
Output directory for the .CHM file did not work properly.
Minor bugs fixed.

v1.0 [12-18-07]

Initial public release.

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