Posted by Alexander Halser on November 16, 2022
We have released a small maintenance update for Help+Manual Translation Assistant. This is a free update for all users of the TA.
Version 9.0 build 450 is available from our download page:
https://www.helpandmanual.com/downloads.html
Posted by Alexander Halser on November 14, 2022
Can you believe this? Help+Manual is 25 years old! And we are excited to celebrate this anniversary with you:
25 Years!
25 Days!
25% Discount on all products!
Posted by Alexander Halser on October 19, 2022
We are glad to announce the immediate release of our newest product!
Help+Manual Translation Assistant, or HMTA, is a tool for for translating and updating the translations of Help+Manual documentation projects. It gives you direct side-by-side comparisons, and when you need to update an old translation it gives you an additional content-based comparison between the old and new versions of the original project.
More information about the Translation Assistant
Order now for $98,- instead of $398,-!
Posted by Alexander Halser on October 1, 2022
We just released an update to the eViewer executables for Windows (both 32 and 64 bit). The installer of Help+Manual 8.5 has been updated as well to include the new eViewer exe. This is the second maintenance update for eViewer since the release of version 3 (see also: v3.1 update).
eViewer 3.2 for Windows (stand-alone installers for 32 and 64 bit)
eWriter as Application Help (redistributables)
Help+Manual 8.5 as released per Aug 21, 2022
(Help+Manual remains unchanged but includes the updated eViewer.exe)
Posted by Alexander Halser on September 13, 2022
We just released an update to the eViewer executables for Windows (both 32 and 64 bit). The installer of Help+Manual 8.5 has been updated as well to include the new eViewer exe.
The viewer did not properly pick up the system-wide title bar accent color. Instead, the title bar of the viewer window remained dark gray. This bug has been fixed with the new version. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Alexander Halser on August 21, 2022
We are glad to announce a maintenance update for Help+Manual 8.5. If you are using version 8 already and your maintenance plan includes updates until August 21, 2022, just download the setup and run it to update your current installation.
Help+Manual v8.5 includes the new eWriter Viewer 3.0 (32 bit) to create stand-alone EXE e-books and the configuration page for eWriter export has new export options: a product logo (shown on MacOS and Windows) and menu options for MacOS.
Please note that some export options for the eWriter format are depricated with the updated viewer and have been moved to the new command line options.
Please note: the new compound .snagX format is available with Snagit 2022 only. This file format is different to the old .snag file format.
Help+Manual 8.5 is available from our download page:
Posted by tim green on August 5, 2022
This posting is only for users hosting WebHelp in Germany with Google Web Fonts activated in their Premium Pack V3 or V4 skins. Due to a recent GPDR ruling by a Munich court, users in Germany can “abmahn” and possibly charge website operators for using Google Web Fonts because they send the user’s IP address to Google. If you are hosting anywhere else this posting is not relevant for you and you can stop reading here. Because of this, the rest of the post is in German.
Nach einem Urteil vom Landgericht München, verstoßen dynamische Google Web Fonts gegen das DSGVO, weil das System die IP-Adresse des Benutzers an Google übermittelt. Das öffnet Tür und Tor für Abmahnungen und Zahlungsforderungen durch Rechtsanwälte und Privatpersonen. Um mögliche Probleme zu vermeiden, müssen Sie so schnell wie möglich dynamische Google Web Fonts in Ihrem V3- oder V4-Skin von Premium Pack 3 oder 4 ausschalten, die WebHelp neu exportieren und neu hochladen.
Posted by Alexander Halser on July 26, 2022
We are happy to announce the immediate release of eWriter Viewer V3 for MacOS.
With this update, eWriter viewer version 3 is complete. The viewer is now available for end-users for Windows (Windows XP until Windows 11) and for MacOS 11 (universal binary for Intel/ARM).
Download:
https://www.helpandmanual.com/ewriter/index.html
eWriter Viewer on MacOS screenshot
If you use the ewriter format as application online help for your own software, the redistributable eViewer executables have been updated as well.
The developer package includes executables for Win32/Win64/MacOS for redistribution, a tester application for Windows and MacOS and the complete documentation. Please download the eWriter developer package from the link below.
Download:
https://www.helpandmanual.com/download/eviewer-v3-developer-redist.zip
eViewer Tester screenshot
Posted by Alexander Halser on July 14, 2022
We are happy to announce the immediate release of eWriter Viewer Version 3. This is an update to the Windows version, a MacOS version is coming soon.
The updated viewer has a slightly redesigned and even more reduced user interface – it integrates the toolbar into the title bar. The UI supports Windows light mode, dark mode, high-contrast modes and, of course, high-dpi monitors.
Multiple languages: the UI languages English, German, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish are built-in. When you redistribute the viewer for application online help, you can supply a custom language file to match the language of your application. Further customization of the UI is still possible in Help+Manual.
Beneath the surface, pretty much everything is new.
There is a new application design: while the old version created one instance per .ewriter file, version 3.0 creates just one single instance but opens a separate window for each file displayed. This is a huge improvement, because when using the viewer to display application online help, you can close all help files that your application might have opened with one single call – a “/close” parameter.
The viewer also comes with a new command line interface. The old command line interface that you you might be using now is still supported – no changes required. The new command line interface offers additional features and is identical to the MacOS version – we’ll get to that later.
Download the updated Windows eViewer directly from the eWriter website:
https://www.helpandmanual.com/ewriter/
We have been working on a MacOS version of the eWriter Viewer and it is getting close to release state. (Please contact support, if you are interested in testing the MacOS beta.)
Please watch this news feed for updates. The timetable for eWriter Viewer is approximately:
Posted by Alexander Halser on May 28, 2022
We are glad to announce a maintenance update for Help+Manual 8.4. If you are using version 8 already and your maintenance plan includes updates until May 28, 2022, just download the setup and run it to update your current installation.
Help+Manual 8.4.4 is available from our download page: