Method of converting man pages to help topic files

Details Method of converting man pages to help topic files Method of converting man pages to help topic files

1996-12-13

1999-04-13

Powell, Mark R.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

G06F 1700

Patent

active

058939164

ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus, and program storage device convert text-based UNIX man pages to formatted Windows help topic files of the type including non-textual formatting information. Porting of applications to other operating systems is facilitated due to the decreased effort required to port the applications' associated on-line help documents. Moreover, the resulting help topic files may then be used to compile on-line help for multiple platforms which utilize such help topic files, e.g., Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, and even GUI UNIX variations such as X-Windows and Motif.

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patent: 5708828 (1998-01-01), Coleman

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