Re: [HATT] Help As Part Of The Programming Language?

["Jeremy H. Griffith" <jeremy@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:46:27 +0200, Harro de Jong <Harrod@applicare.com> 
wrote:

>One might argue that the effort now directed at creating another viewer
>could also be directed at pressuring certain companies into creating more
>standards-compliant product, thereby eliminating the drawback to using
>existing browsers you mentioned. 

And how successful has HATT been at "pressuring" such companies in
the recent past?  LOL!!  Rather than waste time jawboning, we will
create a real alternative.  Then pressure won't be necessary; simple
self-interest (for the vendors) will cause migration from proprietary
viewers to the new "standard" viewer.

Note that for the tool vendors, the viewer is a major loser.  It
does not increase product sales, and attempts to build advertising
into it <g> are met with (appropriate) furious resistance from Help
authors.  It is a drain for tech support, and whenever a browser
maker puts out a new version there are a new set of headaches to
deal with.  Any sane tool vendor will welcome a chance to shed this
burden gracefully... but there *does* have to be a viable alternative.
We aim to provide that.

>PS don't see this as an attack on the project, I'm just curious, that's
>all...

And you raise good questions.  Thank you for your comments!

-- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
  (jeremy@omsys.com)  http://www.omsys.com/

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