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  Hotspot Builder
  Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME
  Version: 1.21 May 30, 2002

  www.divcomsoft.com
  support@divcomsoft.com
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Description:

Hotspot Builder is  a  tool  intended  for creating  hotspots  on graphic
images used in Win- and  HTML- help systems. Hotspots are special regions
which can work as links to help topics,  popup links and help macros when
clicking on them. Hotspot Builder provides enough functions for quick and
convenient  creating  segmented hyper graphics for your help project. The
program has such additional tools as screen capture, convert of the color
depth to  different formats, automatical  preparation  hotspots  for HTML
Help and so on. Hotspot Builder works  with several files simultaneously,
can   communicate   with  Help Development Studio,  provides   convenient
navigation on hotspots and even other graphic files of your help project.
Using  this  tool, you  will make your  application help professional and
maximum understandable for the end-user.

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Features:

* Different graphic formats *
Hotspot Builder  fully  supports creating  segmented hyper graphics using
bitmaps (.bmp)  or metafiles (.wmf). The program includes several methods
of compression what provides smaller size of .shg files and as the result
smaller  size  of the help file where they are used. Also Hotspot Builder
allows export and import of images in the JPEG and GIF formats.

* Screen capture tools *
As  in  most cases segmented hyper  graphics contain windows screenshots,
Hotspot Builder  includes  special  tools for  their creation. Using  the
built-in  Spy Tool, you  can  capture  not  only screenshots of the whole
window  but  also a part  of  it. For example, buttons, toolbars, fields,
etc. Other tool allows to capture screenshots using a timer. With it, you
can  capture  the  whole window with elements such as the opened menu and
even the mouse cursor.

* Color depth convert *
Hotspot Builder  lets  you convert the color depth of images contained in
your  segmented  hyper graphic (SHG) files. This is important as the most
screenshots  can  be  saved in 256 colors without quality loss and so, if
they  are  saved in True Color (24-bit), it only incereases  the SHG file
size and also the size  of the help file  where it's  used. So, to change
the color  depth, you don't  need any separate graphic editor, you can do
it directly in Hotspot Builder.

* Convenient navigation on hotspots *
Hotspot Builder includes a special browser which displays the hotspots of
the current  image and  allows  to select them directly from it. Also the
browser shows  the  hotspot properties such as name, type, visibility and
so on. You can set what properties to be displayed yourself.

* Easy-to-use user interface *
Hotspot Builder user interface lets you work with the program right after
its installation without  need  to  learn the  user's manual. The program
provides  convenient  working  with  hotspots, images  and other built-in
tools, allowing you to create segmented hyper graphics easily and quickly
even if you are doing it first.

* Using for HTML Help *
Despite segmented hyper graphic (SHG) format was created for using in Win
Help, the most modern help authoring tools allow  to use it in HTML Help.
Hotspot Builder provides  many  different  possibilities  usefull  if you
create  your  SHG  files  for  usage in HTML Help. For example, using the
program, you  can  automatically generate HTML map and  even save it with
the image converted  to  GIF or JPEG file what is also just irreplaceable
if you use standard help authoring tools.

* Convert For HTML Help Wizard *
This  is  one more  useful  ability  for  preparation  of segmented hyper
graphics for using in HTML Help. The built-in wizard allows you to easily
process lots of  SHG files in the automatical mode. In the result you can
get images converted to GIF or JPEG files, HTML maps containig data about
hotspots, and also test HTML documents  which demonstrate working of your
SHG files after compiling in HTML Help.

* Communication with Help Development Studio *
Creating  hotspots  or inserting macro commands at  Hotspot Builder, it's
often  necessary to enter  data  defined in the help project, the current
segmented  hyper  graphics  file  is  intended  for.  But  if you use our
Help Development Studio, to fill some hotspots parameters, you  can  just
select these data from the list which contain parameter values  got  from
the  current  help  project  in Help Development Studio. This possibility
lets  you  increase  effectiveness  and save the time spent on developing
help.

* Integration *
A  usefull   feature   for  Help Development Studio  users  can  also  be
possibility of  Hotspot Builder to add a new command to the Editors menu,
allowing to quickly call the program every time when you need it.

* Color shemes for displaying hotspots *
For  more  convenient working with hotspots, the  program  allows to  use
special color shemes.  The  included  schemes are classic, ocean, desert,
twilight and bricks. You are suggested to set that which you prefer most.

* Working with several files *
Using  Hotspot Builder, you can open and work with several  graphic files
of  your  help  project  simultaneously. The  program has full support of
multifile  mode  what is  also  very effective  in working  on developing
professional help systems.

* Managing your graphic files *
Help  files  usually  include  a  lot  of  segmented hyper graphic files.
Hotspot Builder  has a special file browser which displays the files of a
definite folder. You  can  define a directory  with the SHG files of your
help project  and then open them using it. All used directories are saved
and you will not have to define the necessary folder every time.

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Installation:

Run SETUP.EXE and follow the instructions.
Read through the Help file.

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Uninstallation:

Use the Windows control panel's 'Add/Remove program' feature.

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Distribution:

The program archive can be freely distributed provided that:
1) It is not modified in any way whatsoever.
2) It is clearly stated in accompanying text(s) that it is shareware.

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