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"Paul Hope" <paulhope@allcomm.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:47a2df9e$2@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Hi Dan
>
>> >
>> > I have trying to move from D6 to D2007 and have now 
>> > come
>> > to a standstill
>> > with this horrible new help system.
>> >
>> > What can I do to install context sensitive help files
>> > (.hlp) from older
>> > component suites which dont have the MSHelp2 files?
>> >
>> > Also I have heard that MSHelp2 is dropped in Vista in
>> > favour of HTML (.chm)
>> > help - does anyone know what Codegears plans are 
>> > regarding
>> > this?
>>
>> You just need to recalibrate yourself.  Upgrade to D2006
>> first, then you won't feel nearly as bad about the doc in
>> D2007<vbg>.
>
> Thats the crueliist thing anybody has ever said to me :-)

I can do better but I was trying to be nice.
OK: Upgrade to D2005 first! <lol>

>> That is to say: they got it really screwed up, they know 
>> it,
>> and they're working very hard to resove it (with some
>> serious progress believe it or not).  Still a ways to go 
>> to
>> be sure, but they're not ignoring it.
>>
>
> Lets hope the progress is in the right direction, Lees 
> blog didnt fill me
> with confidence.

It is MUCH better.  Take it from a guy that desperately 
needs good documentation (a VB newbie to Delphi).

I still routinely rely on DelphiBasics 
(www.DelphiBasics.co.uk)  but the built in doc is much 
improved.

Dan