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Jeff Gaines <jeff@jgaines.co.uk> wrote in message news:<l17t3v8gn1nvgoe2oh8k5sba653ieev41o@4ax.com>...
> I am a newcomer to Delphi and have been using Delphi 7 for about a
> month now.
> I am having massive problems with the help system, sadly it looks like
> a mix of Windows 3.1 help files that don't seem to be integrated.

Over the years I have used Delphi 1, 2, 3, 4, and now 7.  With each
edition Borland has redesigned the help system, and each time I have
found it confusing adjusting to the new version.  In Delphi 1 there
was a button to click to take you from Delphi help to Windows API
help.  Later they integrated the two together, so that you could move
from one to the other without realising it.  This may sound simpler,
but the fact that you don't realise you are in a totally different
help file organised differently can cause confusion, particularly for
a beginner.  Then Windows API help became separated, and to anyone
without a detailed knowledge of the system it was not obvious that it
existed at all.  And so on . . .

Borland could do with beta testing new editions of their help system
with (a) people used to their previous version, & (b) newcomers to
Delphi, and make sure that the system is clear enough to understand
before publishing it.

    Michael Davis