Index File

HTMLHelp 1.x Format

Following table shows the data format and the index tab of a uncompressed help in a browser window:

<li><object type="text/sitemap">
    <param name="Name" value="Aktuelles">
    <param name="Name" value="Aktuelles und Historie - Microsoft Online-Hilfe">
    <param name="Local" value="Help_Info_Allgemein\news.htm">
    </object>
    </li>
<li><object type="text/sitemap">
    <param name="Name" value="ALIAS">
    <param name="Name" value="CHM Buttons">
    <param name="Local" value="Help_Info_HTMLHelp\hh_chm_add_buttons.htm">
    <param name="Name" value="HTMLHelp command-line">
    <param name="Local" value="Help_Info_HTMLHelp\hh_command.htm">
    <param name="Name" value="Creating context sensitive help">
    <param name="Local" value="Visual_Basic\vb_context-id.htm">
    </object>
    </li>

Help2 Format

Following table shows the data format and the index tab in Visual Studio .NET:

  <Keyword Term="aktivieren">
    <Jump Url="Help_Info_Wissensbasis\MS_WinHelp\00000401.htm"/>
  </Keyword>
  <Keyword Term="Aktuelles">
    <Jump Url="Help_Info_Allgemein\news.htm"/>
  </Keyword>
  <Keyword Term="ALIAS">
    <Jump Url="Help_Info_HTMLHelp\hh_chm_add_buttons.htm"/>
    <Jump Url="Help_Info_HTMLHelp\hh_command.htm"/>
    <Jump Url="Visual_Basic\vb_context-id.htm"/>
  </Keyword>

Web-based Index

KIT supports writing a web-based index. The index then can be installed into a web-based help which was generated with the program FAR (http://www.helpware.net/FAR/).

Following table shows the data format and the index tab in a web-based help:

<option value="Help_Info_Wissensbasis\MS_WinHelp\00000401.htm">aktivieren</option>
<option value="Help_Info_Allgemein\news.htm">Aktuelles</option>
<option value="Help_Info_HTMLHelp\hh_chm_add_buttons.htm">ALIAS</option>