Writing help information for apps

[JdV]

Hello

What are the popular methods used by B4A app developers to provide in-app help?

For small apps I've found it sufficient to put some text in a long label within a scrollview.

But for larger apps it seems like a better idea would be to provide help using HMTL files loaded into a webview - largely so that users can easily navigate through the pages.

Can someone recommend a decent (and preferably free) program that's capable of producing web pages? I have tried a couple but they seem more geared towards producing web pages for viewing on monitors.

I have used Word for this but it's less than brilliant at saving web pages, especially when it comes to exporting graphics.

Regards

Joe

 

[NJDude]

You can actually use any HTML editor or hell... even NOTEPAD!! to create your HTML's, one thing that will help your docs look a little better on mobile devices is by adding this line to the HEAD of the HTML:

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, height=device-height, initial-scale=1.0">

If you want a good WYSIWYG HTML editor, I would suggest THIS one, it's not free but it has a trial.

 

[JdV]

Thanks for the tip.

I was looking to avoid doing it manually in Notepad if I could.

On the other hand I was also looking to avoid spending a money on anything too 'fully featured'.

If no one can suggest a decent, free web design program then I might have to bite the bullet and buy a cheap web design package like the one you suggested.

Joe

 

[NJDude]

This is the link to an Old version of the designer I mentioned on my previous post, it's a full trial that doesn't expire.

I hope it will serve your purposes.

Click HERE

 

[nfordbscndrd]

I wrote a web page designer many years ago and have used it for a long time to do all my web pages. It has two connected windows so that you can edit the HTML in one window and see the page in the other. It supports multiple monitors, has spell checking built in, etc.

The zip file linked above has all the Visual Basic 6 source code as well as the EXE file, but does not have the VB6 runtime modules.

Regarding your first question, see Marketing Your App - Basic4android Wiki.

 

[Jaames]

In my opinion , easiest to use and the best looking WYSIWYG photo and web editor is Xara web designer", or "Xara designer pro" (both can handle the websites) . check it out , just google "Xara".