DesktopX 3 User Guide

MHT vs PDF

https://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/docs/3x/DXUserGuide.mht
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Normally we use Adobe Acrobat for creating our documentation.  But for DesktopX 3, we're looking at switching over to MHT.  It seems to be more flexible than Acrobat and the output seems quite good still.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm I don't know. What is MHT anyway?

How about just using standard HTML? 100% of windows has suport for that.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

HTML doesn't have quite the same layout flexibility. Otherwise I would have used HTML.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Umm, is it possible to view those files in Firefox?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Why? Have you uninstalled IE completely from your system or something? It's just using IE to view the file.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice, I haven't used MHT before. Thanks.

Talking about IE (sorta) is there any news on your tab extension for it? Would be so useful right now as having to support a lot in IE in work.

Thanks.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hm... hever heard about the MHT format before... Will have to check this out.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hang on... .mht, like in the file format that IE uses when you save a complete webpage?
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I prefer pdf... Especially for a new product (to me), I like to print out a manual and read it. I also like to be able to refer to the manual while looking at the running app to learn how it works. To me, that means a printed doc with table of contents and page references and indexes.

There is a reason they're called 'browsers' not 'readers'

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Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have been reading the 2.x pdfs a lot this week. I like them more than the mht.

The font sizes are inconsistant in the mht in regards to headings, sub-headings, and content. Everything blended together.

The search in Acrobat is superior.

The pdf is nicer when printed (which I do).

That being said; thank you so much for all the documentation that you provide for DesktopX. Stardock has gotten so much better with thier docs. Good job!

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Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm it's true that PDF files is better in quality and etc, but Those abode programs always takes a whole minute or more to load on my laptop.


That said, I do prefer em to be PDF files.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Won't open for me in either IE, Firefox, or anything...