I've observed that with programs that have Winhelp (as opposed to HTML) style help, there is only ever one instance of the help. For example, from app #1 display a help topic. Now display a help topic from app #2, PBEdit for example. The same window that was displaying app #1 help is now displaying PB help. Click the back button and we again see app #1 help but in a PB style window (ie. with the Contents/Index/Search window on the left). I've noticed similar behaviour with so many pairs of apps. that I conclude it's an inherent feature of Winhelp.
That's sort of fair enough, I suppose, but the thing that seems a bit naff to me is that its possible to be viewing the help for one app and to then close the other app and the whole help comes down with it.
Standalone help, on the other hand, seems to be multi instanced. For example, double click on PbDll.hlp, then double click again on PbDll.hlp and there are two instances of the help.
Has anyone got any insight into the single instance behaviour of program help? Is there a way of making it multi instanced to prevent interaction with other progs?
Keith
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That's sort of fair enough, I suppose, but the thing that seems a bit naff to me is that its possible to be viewing the help for one app and to then close the other app and the whole help comes down with it.
Standalone help, on the other hand, seems to be multi instanced. For example, double click on PbDll.hlp, then double click again on PbDll.hlp and there are two instances of the help.
Has anyone got any insight into the single instance behaviour of program help? Is there a way of making it multi instanced to prevent interaction with other progs?
Keith
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