Re-engineering linking TextPad content to Help topics

slimtuc · Post by **slimtuc** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:07 pm

I've used TextPad only for ASCII file editing, till now. But I have been asked to update a Help file and reconstruct linking from the file, open in TextPad, to Help topics.

I'm familiar with Help constructions, but I don't understand how TextPad knows to highlight keywords and I don't know how the links to Help are defined.

I suppose that a good starting question is, am I in the right place to ask these questions? If not, is there another TextPad forum in which my questions would be more appropriate?

TIA for the help - Bill Rost

nvj1662 · Post by **nvj1662** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:56 am

The highlighting is controlled via the syntax file (...\TextPad\system\html.syn). On the main menu, select "Configure", then "Preferences". Expand "Document Classes", then "HTML". You sould find what you need there, its all configurable, check the manual for details.

I'm sorry, I don't know about links to the Help system.

Hope this helps

slimtuc · Post by **slimtuc** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:22 pm

Thanks for the info regarding syntax files. I've deciphered the .syn file for our translation language. The syntax implementation in TextPad is pretty nifty! <g>

I found the answer to online Help file linking in TextPad Help. Searching TextPad Help for "Help" gave me a hit on "How to Customize the Tools Menu". That menu has a command for Online Help File, which specifies the online Help file to use.

Thanks for your help, Bill R