Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!watstat.waterloo.edu!dmurdoch From: dmurdoch@watstat.waterloo.edu (Duncan Murdoch) Subject: Re: tphelp compiler, bitmapped BGI fonts Message-ID: <1990Oct5.172418.17496@maytag.waterloo.edu> Sender: daemon@maytag.waterloo.edu (Admin) Organization: University of Waterloo References: <1990Oct5.171600.3045@csc.anu.oz.au> <1990Oct5.130928.3164@maytag.waterloo.edu> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 90 17:24:18 GMT Lines: 21 In article <1990Oct5.130928.3164@maytag.waterloo.edu> I wrote: > >of any way to do what you want. However, there's a free program called >MAKETEXT which can de-compile the Borland help files, and make them suitable >for import into another help system. (MAKETEXT is specifically set up to >work with TurboPower's POPHELP TSR, but I imagine it would be possible to >mechanically edit the output for Norton's online guides or another system.) >MAKETEXT comes as MAKTXT.LZH on the Bonus disk with TurboPower's Turbo >Professional and Object Professional libraries, and is probably also available >on Compuserve, in the PCVENB forum where TurboPower gives support (and maybe >the BPROGA forum where Borland gives support). I'm not certain that MAKETEXT is there, but there's a file Directory PD1: BONUS507.ARC B 150435 900205 Misc. TP 4/5 utilities/pgms from TurboPower which looks as though it should contain it on wsmr-simtel20.army.mil. Duncan Murdoch