16.1.2 Understanding the effects of mid-topic links

Several of the HTML-based Help systems are not designed to support large files with many mid-topic links. These Help systems are intended for, and some are optimized for, single-topic files. In OmniHelp, mid-topic links cause problems with navigation; for example, the Prev/Next buttons do not work as expected. HTML Help, Eclipse Help, and JavaHelp also have trouble with mid-topic links. In HTML Help, for example, the TOC does not synchronize with the topic being displayed.

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16.1.1 Considering Help-system features

16.1.3 Evaluating Microsoft Windows Help (WinHelp)

16.1.4 Evaluating Microsoft HTML Help

16.1.5 Evaluating WebHelp

16.1.6 Evaluating OmniHelp

16.1.7 Evaluating JavaHelp and Oracle Help for Java

16.1.8 Evaluating Eclipse Help