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Webpage Help


New with version 2.85, the program now comes with Help in the form of web pages, displayed in your browser. Previous versions used the old "WinHelp" style, consisting of .hlp and .cnt files. Unfortunately, WinHelp is not supported by the Windows Vista operating system (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607), so I decided to convert to the webpage style.

The webpages that come up in your browser when you invoke Help from within the program are not on the Internet. They are on your own system, in a subdirectory (\helphtml) below the Recorder Digits installation directory. I have seen some firewalls (e.g. Comodo) that give a warning when Recorder Digits starts the browser to display a Help webpage, saying that it is trying to access the internet. This is not the case - it is merely issuing an open on the correct .htm file within the \helphtml directory. On most systems, the browser is the application associated with Open on .htm files, so the browser starts and displays the file. This is the same as double-clicking the file from within the My Computer display.

I plan to continue to provide the old Winhelp files as a download on my WebSite, so check there if you prefer the old style. The program itself will not invoke this old style help even if you download it and install it, but you will be able to open it by double-clicking the .hlp or .cnt file - assuming you don't have Vista, that is!