April Update: Fast Track: MSHelp2 VS2005 Integration TestCase/Lab

FrankPalinkas

<P>Hi All,<BR><BR>The Fast Track MSHelp2 VS2005 Integration TestCase/Lab has been&nbsp;upgraded with the following:<BR><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #808080" color=#ffffff>Web Accessibility for physically challenged users:<BR></FONT></EM></STRONG>- <STRONG>Added a flat TOC</STRONG> web page to the .chm. <BR>- <STRONG>Added title and accesskey attributes</STRONG> to all Headings and Hyperlinks. <BR>- <STRONG>Added an Accesskey Legend</STRONG> to identify all accesskeys.<BR>- <STRONG>Improved alt attributes</STRONG> for Images to give them&nbsp;a better description. <BR>- <STRONG>Added BACK, TABLE OF CONTENTS and NEXT</STRONG> navigation buttons (horizontal unordered lists) to each Topic web page. </P>
<P><EM><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #808080"><FONT color=#ffffff><STRONG>Interactive user improvements:</STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT></EM>- <STRONG>Added a Div Toggler javascript function</STRONG> to each Topic web page to increase and enhance user interactivity with subtopics. <BR>- <STRONG>Added an external .css border class</STRONG> to &lt;div&gt;’s containing instructional content to concentrate user’s attention. </P>
<P><STRONG><EM><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #808080" color=#ffffff>Subject matter improvements:<BR></FONT></EM></STRONG>- <STRONG>Made Phase 6 optional</STRONG> – Adding an H2Reg_cmd.ini file to the H2 Pre-Build packages. <BR>- <STRONG>Added Appendix: Creating a MSHelp2 Combined Collection</STRONG> - This addition shows you how to&nbsp;create a Parent node and subsequent Child nodes related to one Topic.&nbsp;This helps conserve space in the VS Help Contents window and,&nbsp;for example, how you can group API, Class Library, DLL Library and Programming Guide .HxS's generic to a specific application&nbsp;under one Parent node.<BR><BR>Please go to MS Help MVP Rob Chandler's Helpware FAR website ( <A href="http://helpware.net/mshelp2/frank/help2.htm">http://helpware.net/mshelp2/frank/help2.htm</A> ) to download the following packages:<BR>- Download .PDF Version<BR>- Download .CHM Version<BR>- Download .CHM Version with help source files<BR><BR>Hyperlinks in the subject matter will lead you to the tools needed to accomplish the conversion and integration procedure.<BR><BR>Web standards and accessibility have been applied to each web page according to the W3C Recommendations for .xhtml 1.1 and .css 2.1 and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (wcag) Level II&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;the US Govt's Section 508 laws. Hopefully, this will also enable physically challenged users to accomplish a successful conversion and integration procedure.<BR><BR>If you need to do this work, please&nbsp;experiment using&nbsp;the .CHM Version with help source package I created before attempting it with your own work.<BR><BR>I would like to thank:<BR><STRONG>MSHelp MVP Rob Chandler</STRONG> - for his support and allowing me to post the packages on his Helpware website.<BR><STRONG>MSHelp MVP Char James-Tanny</STRONG> - for her astute knowledge&nbsp;regarding the application of W3C Web Standards and Section 508 laws.<BR><STRONG>Microsoft Program Manager, Help Integration - &nbsp;Paul O'Rear</STRONG>, for his technical guidance and support in this project.<BR><BR>Kind regards,<BR>Frank M. Palinkas<BR><EM>MCP, MCT, MCSE, MCDBA, A+</EM><BR>Senior Technical Communicator &amp; Web Accessibility Designer<BR></P>
Posted by FrankPalinkas // Fri, Apr 28, 2006 9:24 AM

Hi All,

The Fast Track MSHelp2 VS2005 Integration TestCase/Lab has been upgraded with the following:

Web Accessibility for physically challenged users:
- Added a flat TOC web page to the .chm.
- Added title and accesskey attributes to all Headings and Hyperlinks.
- Added an Accesskey Legend to identify all accesskeys.
- Improved alt attributes for Images to give them a better description.
- Added BACK, TABLE OF CONTENTS and NEXT navigation buttons (horizontal unordered lists) to each Topic web page.

Interactive user improvements:
- Added a Div Toggler javascript function to each Topic web page to increase and enhance user interactivity with subtopics.
- Added an external .css border class to <div>’s containing instructional content to concentrate user’s attention.

Subject matter improvements:
- Made Phase 6 optional – Adding an H2Reg_cmd.ini file to the H2 Pre-Build packages.
- Added Appendix: Creating a MSHelp2 Combined Collection - This addition shows you how to create a Parent node and subsequent Child nodes related to one Topic. This helps conserve space in the VS Help Contents window and, for example, how you can group API, Class Library, DLL Library and Programming Guide .HxS's generic to a specific application under one Parent node.

Please go to MS Help MVP Rob Chandler's Helpware FAR website ( http://helpware.net/mshelp2/frank/help2.htm ) to download the following packages:
- Download .PDF Version
- Download .CHM Version
- Download .CHM Version with help source files

Hyperlinks in the subject matter will lead you to the tools needed to accomplish the conversion and integration procedure.

Web standards and accessibility have been applied to each web page according to the W3C Recommendations for .xhtml 1.1 and .css 2.1 and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (wcag) Level II as well as the US Govt's Section 508 laws. Hopefully, this will also enable physically challenged users to accomplish a successful conversion and integration procedure.

If you need to do this work, please experiment using the .CHM Version with help source package I created before attempting it with your own work.

I would like to thank:
MSHelp MVP Rob Chandler - for his support and allowing me to post the packages on his Helpware website.
MSHelp MVP Char James-Tanny - for her astute knowledge regarding the application of W3C Web Standards and Section 508 laws.
Microsoft Program Manager, Help Integration -  Paul O'Rear, for his technical guidance and support in this project.

Kind regards,
Frank M. Palinkas
MCP, MCT, MCSE, MCDBA, A+
Senior Technical Communicator & Web Accessibility Designer

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