What's new

Version 5.9.1.788 – Release date: Nov 19, 2018 – Download

Included HTTP Server could fail to work properly under certain conditions
Smaller setup EXE file: removed unneeded files

Version 5.9.0.711 – Release date: Sep 6, 2018 – Download

New WinHelp (*.hlp) file importer (Beta) which can import topics, contents, pictures, hyperlinks and keywords from older WinHelp files
Google Analytics support in the default HTML template: add a valid Google Analytics ID in the template settings and it will be included in the generated pages
Library items analyzer can now detect and report items used in builds settings: they are not marked as unused anymore
New script to merge children topics' contents in the currently selected topic: MergeChildrenTopics.hnd.pas
Some common error messages now include help topics for easier troubleshooting
In the default HTML template, it wasn't possible to translate the "search..." placeholder
Styles gallery now only displays styles with a checked "Quick Access" property
HelpNDoc defaults to baseline vertical-align for images while the default HTML template used middle
Changes to project author, comment, description, copyright, summary or version wasn't immediately visible in library items' popup preview
Mass import library items window wasn't translated to French / German
Build log images weren't correctly scaled on high DPI screens
Conditional tags were not correctly drawn in the topic editor for High DPI screens
When placed right after a bullet item in the topic editor, conditional tags used an incorrect font making them unreadable
Text files are now imported as UTF-8 files
Importing a document using the library import dialog did import it with an unknown extension resulting in warning at generation time
Previous and Next buttons didn't work anymore in the topic editor
Faster application loading time by deferring API initialization
Fixed memory leaks including an obscure memory leak on shutdown

Version 5.8.2.643 – Release date: Jun 5, 2018 – Download

Rapidly import multiple media elements in the library using the new "Import files" dialog
Drag multiple files from the Windows Explorer and drop them on the library panel to import them
Dropping files to the topic editor will show the new import files dialog: single document dropping will insert it in place
Template assets (CSS, JavaScript, Images...) can be edited directly from the template editor using any third party application
Create new blank template asset from the template editor without the need to import an existing file
Ability to quickly rename a script in the template editor
Access the template location on the computer from the template editor using the new "Open location" button
Optionally force image size generation as Inches for CHM help files: could produce better results for High DPI screens
Template editor can be launched even when project is closed
HTML based documentation formats will now warn if the default topic is not a "normal" topic to avoid problems with the generated documentation
Default CHM template now supports custom CSS and JavaScript code from template settings
Fixed default CHM template rendering for High DPI screens
Error message could be shown when saving a project after library item manipulation
Renaming a library item didn't always update the topic editor (E.g. variables were never renamed)
Library item's editor tool-bars were customizable when they shouldn't be
Localized spelling options dialog (German, French) didn't show the whole content correctly
Topic titles variables were not always working as expected
Deleting a library item's caption in the library panel and using the ESC key froze the application
Keywords without associated topics could create a corrupted "Index" for the CHM documentation format
Automatically setting up a default topic when not defined didn't work as expected

Version 5.7.1.578 – Release date: Apr 17, 2018 – Download

Completely redesigned the library item creation / modification dialog for simpler and faster library item management
Library items included within the project can now be individually exported
Library item editor now displays a preview of image maps and snippets
Library item editor now accepts files dropped from a third-party application such as the Windows Explorer
Library item editor window is now resizable
Picture library items can now be converted to image maps and vice versa
Completely rewritten library items hint preview: larger and more robust preview image, faster loading, less resource consumption
Library item hint will now display a preview of external picture items (dynamically loaded from disk)
Dropping an HND project file on the welcome page from Windows Explorer will open it
Editing the caption of a library item in the hierarchy didn't validate it anymore thus allowing library items with duplicate captions
Hovering over library items while one item was being renamed could cause editor to be closed
Library items and keywords title change could require a focus change to be stored
Ribbon tabs and groups were not always translated
Images and Tables contextual ribbon tabs were always visible
Popup menus in the ribbon bar could hide (collapse) some infrequently used items
Included CHM decompiler has been improved and is now a signed trusted executable
Decreased generation time for HTML based documentation formats with large number of files to process
Optimized speed and resource consumption when hovering over library items
More robust main window positioning when a monitor has been unplugged
Overall speed and resource enhancements regarding to included library items content

Version 5.6.1.532 – Release date: Mar 2, 2018 – Download

New customizable syntax highlighter with multiple built-in programming languages
Help IDs now allow the dash "-" character making it easier to create SEO hyperlinks
The quick access toolbar customization is now saved and restored when the application is launched
HTML generation now warns if the generated file name is the same as one of the topic's help id as it could cause problems
CTRL + Click on a topic link to an anchor in the topic editor will show the topic at the correct anchor's position
Project analyzer incorrectly checked spelling in hyperlinks
Fixes and performance enhancements in the HND project file format handling
Further enhancements to SVG icons rendering and High DPI monitor support
For HTML based documentation format, choosing a file name similar but with different case as one of the help ids could cause a file creation error
Using the default HTML template, CTRL + Clicking on hyperlinks didn't open in a new window / tab
Greatly reduced memory usage for Word and PDF generation of malformed projects with lots of different styles due to copy / paste from third party software
Some Wingdings characters were incorrectly exported to HTML based documentation formats only
The "ß" character is now replaced by "ss" when filtering topics' Help Ids
Moving library items or keywords just after changing their caption could cause an error
Optimized and improved debug code and reported debug information for the debug edition
Fixed obscure memory leaks

Version 5.5.0.486 – Release date: Jan 16, 2018 – Download

New project analyzer section: spell checker which will find misspelled words in the whole project
Topic titles will stick to the same page as the topic content in Word documents
Ability to add tab character in Word / PDF topic titles using the \t placeholder
Beta version of the floating license server for Linux and Mac OS X
New script to automate topic caption numbering based on its hierarchy level in the table of contents
Speed and memory improvements when generating search data for all HTML templates
Project analyzer now reports the number of words in the project
HTML templates' JavaScript search data could include content which wasn't included due to unmet conditions
CHM and HTML navigation arrows could include links to blank topics thus creating 404 not found errors
Default topic's content was added twice to JavaScript search engine database
Better high DPI screen support in various parts of HelpNDoc such as the topic editor...
Enhancements in HelpNDoc's user interface with better skin painting, less intrusive scrollbars, better scalable icons rendering...

Version 5.4.1.404 – Release date: Oct 19, 2017 – Download

Completely rewritten command line options: it is more reliable, with additional features, it has a cleaner syntax and an enhanced console output
Command line build action can now override the project builds' output path, tags, template and variables
Command line can now include the "verysilent" option (ss) which won't even show a console window
New anchor editor to easily and rapidly create, delete and locate anchors in the current topic
Font dialog now displays a preview of the fonts
Adding an item to the library will automatically insert it in the currently selected folder or in the currently selected item's parent folder
It is now possible to specify the HTML rendering engine used by the CHM help viewer, including Microsoft Edge and older versions of Internet Explorer
Ability to add a link to the default HTML template's custom logo
Re-engineered application's internals for more reliable startup and shutdown and greater future scalability
Document generation dialog's build list could be hidden under certain conditions
Some color picker popups could be incorrectly displayed on some screens
HTML documentation's search engine result list could include corrupted topic titles
HTML documentation's index could malfunction when topic titles contained specific characters
HndTopicsTags was not accessible from scripting API
Enhanced High DPI support in the topic editor
A topic with an help ID of "main" could break the HTML table of contents
Fixed bugs in HTML based list style exporting
Better saving of tables to Word DocX
Better RTF Import / Export

Version 5.3.2.378 – Release date: Sep 7, 2017 – Download

HelpNDoc is now High DPI aware: UI and icons have been updated to scale according to Windows display settings
HTML documentation can now be launched to a specific tab (e.g. ?tab=index) and with a specific search (e.g. ?search=help)
Unknown document library item extensions will be imported as text instead of displaying an error
Ability to rapidly load system and user scripts: click the arrow next to "Load Script" to quickly load it
New script to sort all topics in currently opened project alphabetically by topic caption
New script to sort all children topics of the currently selected topics alphabetically by topic caption
New script to reset all topics' context numbers incrementally
Default HTML template will now display an error message in case the web server is misconfigured to serve JSON files
Deleting keywords or library items could result in an error message when they were being renamed
Keywords were incorrectly written to HTML topics in the HTML documentation format
Script editor will correctly open / save to "Script" personal folder by default and filter by script extension
Some JavaScript features of the HTML documentation format could not work when topic titles included non-breaking spaces
Main form's height was not always correctly restored
CTRL+K keyboard shortcut didn't work when trying to add currently selected word to keyword list
Better CHM topic title importing
Default HTML template did not use the correct icon (question mark) for topics without children
Default HTML template did make an unwanted GET request to a debug file
Build names were always in English (not localized) when a new project was created
It wasn't possible to create a new Qt Help template from the template editor

Version 5.2.0.265 – Release date: Jun 6, 2017 – Download

Default HTML template can now generate a valid sitemap.xml file if specified in build settings
Build summary now display the number of warning and errors for each build to rapidly spot a potential problem
JavaScript search engine will now find partial words by default instead of only full words
New text transformation: change character case of the selected text, which loops between uppercase, lowercase, capitalize words
New text transformation: convert paragraph breaks to soft line breaks
HTML based builds now warn when the output directory is not empty to avoid possible compilation problems
Ability to insert non-breaking spaces using the CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE keyboard shortcut
Default HTML template has a new onTopicChanged event which is called each time the topic changes
Custom JavaScript code is now run before the app in the default HTML template giving it a chance to customize the app
Default HTML template will now correctly load the JSON table of contents even if the web server is misconfigured
Selecting similar project items in the project analyzer could cause an exception
Replaced default HTML template keywords popup by modal dialog as it was not working for long lists and on small devices
Keywords attached to topics whose caption contains single quotes didn't always correctly show the topic list in default HTML template
When topics were scrolled down on the default HTML template, linking to another topic didn't move the scroll bar up
HTML code library items didn't correctly export line breaks
HTML language code was always "en" instead of the correct project's language code
Smarter automatic generation of Qt Help project namespace which could previously produce invalid ones
Qt help documentation generation could fail when retrieving compiler output
Find all in entire project with "Search forward" option unchecked didn't always work as expected
Internal web server's 404 error links used hard-coded localhost URL which could cause problem when browsed from an outside device
Some e-mail subjects were not correctly encoded in HTML based documentation formats

Version 5.1.0.217 – Release date: Apr 18, 2017 – Download

Project settings (title, default topic, author, date/time format...) can now be overridden for each build
HTTP Web Server can now be launched at any location from the Tools ribbon tab
It is now possible to specify the default listening port of the HTTP Web Server instead of the default 8080
Pasting topics with hyperlinks to children topics now correctly restore those hyperlinks
Hyperlinks to files were not always working properly using the default HTML template
Hyperlinks to _blank URLs didn't always work property in the default HTML template
Custom and hidden headers / footers were not correctly exported in default HTML template
Hiding the navigation arrows in the default HTML template could produce incorrect HTML code
Default HTML template will not try to request debug map files anymore
Anchors with space didn't work correctly in responsive HTML template
Numbering as text didn't work in CHM / HTML templates anymore
HTTP Web Server's error pages are more useful: 404 error pages will list available HTML files
HTML library items with Unicode content could be corrupted when exported to HTML based documentation formats
Empty topics were not listed in Word / PDF table of contents anymore
Topic visibility wasn't updated in table of contents' popup
RSS feed display didn't include new version notification anymore
Project settings better scales for smaller window sizes
Script editor now always stays on top of HelpNDoc's main window
Using the "Vacuum project" command will prompt before starting and confirm after successful completion
Resetting the project's date/time format will ask confirmation first
Fixed some memory leaks

Version 5.0.1.188 – Release date: Mar 7, 2017 – Download

Updated user interface: introduced Microsoft Office 2016 inspired look and feel
Completely rewritten HTML template: HTML5, compatible with all device sizes (responsive), easily customizable...
It is now possible to split imported files (Word documents, HTML files...) by font size or outline level
Topics can now be removed from the table of contents only by setting their visibility to "Hidden in table of contents"
Updated jQuery mobile HTML template to the latest version: performance improvements and better mobile compatibility
Added jQuery mobile themes to customize the look and feel of mobile HTML web-sites
Added the ability to alter the text flow around floating items by clearing text left, right or both
A local HTTP server is available to show the HTML documentation as if uploaded to a web-server
License check system: named license are activated via a license key while floating licenses are manager by a floating license server
PDF generator can now generate projects of any size without memory limitations
Enhanced RSS feed display in the welcome page: faster application loading time and less random errors
Optimized loading of library items content
Word and PDF generators will now correctly number table of content and topic titles when hidden topics are used
It wasn't possible to generate Qt Help files from the command line
HelpNDoc could produce an exception at closing time
Better handling of project locking: when a project is opened by an instance of HelpNDoc, it can't be opened by another instance
Invalid characters could be added to captions: they are now automatically removed
PDF generator didn't always respect the list of excluded PDF fonts thus sometimes creating larger PDF files
Clarified PDF settings dialog regarding user permission
Enhanced generation log summary to provide additional options: copy path, open location, open file, serve file
Reworked the project analyzer's user interface to simplify access to filters and actions
Keywords analyzer is now more useful as it displays a list of attached topics
Deleting multiple library items in the analyzer could take a long time
Legacy frame HTML template could show a JavaScript error if a topic wasn't in the table of contents
Page number approximation in generated Word documents is much more accurate. F9 field refresh is still needed to force field updates
The table of contents' page numbers in the generated Word documents were missing if the cover page was hidden
Quick generation output path will now use the output path setup in the options
Made sure a default topic is always selected at generation time to avoid generation problems
Topic titles could be incorrectly positioned after floating pictures in all documentation formats
Easier image resizing for high DPI screens
Better picture saving to RTF
Some links in custom HTML code could break HTML-based documentation generation
Won't show an exception anymore and lock the generation dialog when generating to an unwritable folder
Multiple speed enhancements and bug fixes
HelpNDoc is not tested on Windows XP anymore: Microsoft doesn't support Windows XP anymore

Version 4.9.2.132 – Release date: Jan 12, 2016 – Download

New generated documentation format: Qt Help
New auto-completion for hyperlinks: start with http:// or other protocols and hit CTRL-SPACE to rapidly create an hyperlink
Distributed paragraph alignment. Only recommended for East Asian languages
Opacity support for paragraph background color
New scripts for mass header/footer updating
Faster project creation and opening
Better table sizing in topic editor
Setting table cells preferred width to percent didn't work as expected
An access violation errors could occurs under certain rare conditions when generating documentation
Inserting a page break within a table cell generated produced an "Item index is out of bounds" error
Word table of contents page fields lost their style when updated
PDF documents automatically switched pages every few seconds when viewed in full screen mode in some viewers
Kindle eBooks didn't always correctly display the cover picture
Kindle generation log could report an error even though generation succeeded
Style names were not translated in the "Styles" group of the "Write" ribbon tab
Live spell checker won't report errors with curved apostrophes in French language

Version 4.8.0.849 – Release date: Aug 4, 2015 – Download

Auto-completion: use the CTRL+Space keyboard shortcut to quickly create links or insert library items
It is now possible to override user-defined variables for each build in the build settings
New methods available to scripts and templates: HndBuild.GetBuildFirst and HndBuild.GetBuildWithName
Introduce the /l argument to log to a text file when using console line generation
Included sample scripts in HelpNDoc's installation directory
The THndBuildInfo, THndBuildInfoArray, THndTopicsAttachMode types are now accessible in scripts and templates
Switching builds in the generate documentation window will keep the currently visible customization tab
Under certain conditions an HTML-based template could produce inactive hyperlinks
The default HTML template will now be more reliable when selecting the currently viewed topic in the table of contents
The generated HTML could be corrupted when the current user didn't have the proper rights to access external library items
The table of contents hierarchy could be wrong under certain conditions when using conditional topic generation
Some parts of the user interface were not translated to French and German
Only one instance of the installer can be launched at the same time

Version 4.7.1.684 – Release date: Feb 17, 2015 – Download

The template editor can now be used to quickly and easily create and alter all possible kinds of templates
Completely rewritten the hyperlink generation process to be able to correctly handle both encoded and non-encoded URLs
The CTRL-SUPPR keyboard shortcut can be used to delete the word right of the caret
Greatly improved selection speed in topic editor, particularly in tables
URLs could be double encoded in some conditions
Inserting or editing an hyperlink did show an incorrect simplified dialog box under some conditions
The table of contents in Word and PDF documents didn't respect all template settings
Table of contents' page numbers could be moved to the next line for some Word and PDF documents
HndBuildTags and HndBuildTagsEx were not accessible from the scripting API
Image maps will now correctly display the title hint on all web browsers
Sample HND projects will not contain any default output paths anymore
Using the CTRL-A keyboard shortcut in a table of the content editor threw an exception
The Default HTML template did create a broken link to empty topics in breadcrumbs
The "Operation" section of the conditional insert/edit window didn't update correctly
The table cells properties window didn't correctly update the width and height when numeric values were entered via keyboard
Better import of Doc, DocX and RTF documents
It wasn't possible to drop image maps in tables when coming from the library

Version 4.6.2.573 – Release date: Oct 23, 2014 – Download

Added editable breadcrumb above the topic editor for faster moving within the table of contents' hierarchy
New optional CHM decompiler is included which can handle Help Context number import
Quick generation process will now indicate which build it is using if it finds a suitable build in the build list
Generation process will issue a warning when a template is used by a build but not available on the system
Template editor's window has been redesigned and can be resized
Numbered lists will be correctly generated to HTML even when items are split by paragraphs
On Windows XP, topics with a lot of broken pictures didn't load completely
Display of thumbnail for library items is now a lot faster for large libraries
The Insert items popup menus are now faster to display for large libraries and faster to include pictures
Pasting and dropping pictures is now a lot faster for large projects
Popup menus from the "Insert" ribbon tab were sometimes displaying incorrect information
The "Insert Image Map" button was missing from the "Insert" ribbon toolbar
Renaming a report template removed any spaces in the new name and didn't select the renamed template
Links to anchors with a space characters didn't work correctly for CHM, DocX and RTF output formats
Opening the style inspector could generate an exception
Section indicator was stuck on "Page settings" in the report template editor
The new project table of contents importer could generate an exception
Better CHM import: some specific files didn't include any content
Better HTML import and code generation

Version 4.5.0.497 – Release date: Aug 20, 2014 – Download

New EPub importer: decompile and import ePub eBooks into new or existing HelpNDoc projects
Added option to disable bookmarks generation in PDF documentation output
Default HTML template will now add each topic's keywords in the head meta keywords meta for better SEO
Topic content couldn't be saved and loaded for some systems with Asian or East-European languages locales
Reduced memory consumption when projects are open
Setting some specific topic properties such as "Include in builds" could incorrectly update multiple topics
PDF generator could crash with projects containing the "Myriad Pro" font
Help file was not showing when HelpNDoc was opened by double clicking and HND project file
Files with and .xhtml extension where not imported
Better German and French translations

Version 4.4.0.418 – Release date: Jun 3, 2014 – Download

Manage keywords and topics association window: quickly associated with multiple topics
Many default paths are now configurable: default output, dictionaries, project, styles and templates
Added keywords to the analyzer: get stats, a list of keywords, unused keywords, and manage associated topics
The Generate documentation window will now correctly show the most recently created templates when opened
HelpNDoc will use the project path when opening or saving the first project
Folders were incorrectly listed in the project analyzer
Snippets and image maps didn't have any kind setup in the project analyzer
Under certain rare conditions DocX generator could crash with an index out of bounds
Page numbers was always displayed in the table of contents for DocX and PDF even if templates hide it
Image maps didn't correctly encode characters for the Title text
An error message could be shown when previewing a corrupted library image
An error will now be displayed when an image cannot be written to disk due to incorrect characters in name

Version 4.3.1.364 – Release date: Apr 10, 2014 – Download

New image map library item: create reusable image maps for your HTML-based documentations
ePub and Kindle eBooks can now optionally include an inline cover page and table of contents page
Picture size edit will now optionally resize pictures while constraining proportions
Pictures can now have an optional padding, margin and background color
Better generation of the ePub cover page for better compatibility with Adobe Digital Edition and some e-Readers
The project analyzer didn't always report broken hyperlinks
Picture size edits weren't always correctly updated when a picture was resized
Resetting picture properties didn't update those properties in the ribbon
Some pictures were not correctly exported to DocX thus generating corrupted files
Hyperlinks were not always correctly escaped when generating DocX documents thus generating corrupted files
The JavaScript search engine of the HTML documentation format automatically highlighted the "undefined" word
There was still problems when saving the changed output file path in the generator window

Version 4.2.0.299 – Release date: Feb 6, 2014 – Download

Library items can now be grouped in folders for easier navigation and management
Multi-selection has been enabled for library items and keywords for multiple deletion/moving
Table of contents, keywords and library items tree nodes expansion status is now saved to and restored from project
Template variables names and descriptions can be translated. Existing variables have been translated to French and German
It is now possible to remove the cover picture for ePub and Kindle documentation formats
Generators log will now provide additional details in case an exception occurs
The OK and Cancel buttons were not visible in the import style dialog for French and German translations
It wasn't possible to change picture width, height, spacing or alt text from the ribbon tab anymore
Better importing of tables in RTF files
Drag and drop in the topic editor could insert content in the wrong position
It is now easier to move keywords in the hierarchy when drag and dropping them
Changing the output file path in the generator window was not always saved correctly
Scripts: THndIntegerArray was not declared therefore HndTopics.GetTopicIndexHierarchy was not working correctly
Some style properties could be incorrectly loaded after importing the default.hnd style sheet
JavaScript search engine didn't correctly escape URLs for external topics which could break the search feature
The DocX and RTF generation could fail unexpectedly for some projects
Inserting or importing multiple HTML files in a project could result in very slow and resource hungry generation
Topic icon wasn't always correctly updated when changing topic

Version 4.1.0.219 – Release date: Nov 19, 2013 – Download

Conditional generation of topics based on build kind and tags
Double click on a library item in the topic editor to modify it
Live spell checker is now available in the snippet editor and template editor
Better support for touch screen in the topic editor
Importing CHM and HTML files with encoded image file names didn't correctly import those images
Importing CHM and HTML files with images with large file names could crash HelpNDoc
Better Czech dictionary which can handle accented characters
Better compatibility with Word 2003 and Word 2007 for generated DocX documents
Better saving of tables in DocX documents
Possible exceptions when editing the bottom part of a topic and with the find feature
An exception could be shown when double clicking on an item in the find result panel
An exception could be shown when searching in some projects
Some German text labels were too small to display the whole text
Better looking lists in welcome screen, recent projects and help pages with scroll bars when needed
Editing a library item didn't correctly update the topic editor
Easier assignment of custom topic headers/footers: when choosing custom, the popup menu will not automatically hide
Topic kind popup will now check the current topic kind
Code templates didn't respect topic visibility settings

Version 4.0.3.164 – Release date: Oct 9, 2013 – Download

Redesigned style system: styles can inherit from parents, can be saved, and custom styles can be used for new projects
The Word generator will now generate standard DOCX documents by default. RTF option is still available in build settings
New Word and PDF template editor: customize page layout, cover page, headers, footers, titles, table of contents...
New Snippet library item: Add formatted content to the library and re-use it throughout the project
Style inspector popup window to get information about the current text and paragraph styles
Script editor to edit and run scripts and automate tasks within HelpNDoc
Hyperlinks will now use styles for easier project-wide modification
Items with anchors will now display a hint with the anchor name when the mouse is over
HTML search engine is smarter: it can search parts of words, results are ranked and words can be excluded by prefixing them with a "-" character
New system variables for Word and PDF documentations: display the current page number and the total number of pages
External topics can now use relative paths for external files
Importing a file or a folder won't automatically create a new project anymore: they will be imported in the current project if already open
Merging library items will now display a waiting dialog
HelpNDoc's user interface is now translated in German
System variables with date and time are now customizable in project options and will be localized according to project language settings
Copy/Paste of topics between instances of HelpNDoc now correctly include pictures
PDF documents could contain un-readable characters in the table of contents when encrypted
CTRL+F1 keyboard shortcut was showing the help file instead of just collapsing the ribbon bar
Word generator now uses less memory to generate big documentation files
iPhone template didn't include custom styles for topic content
Google Chrome users can now use the HTML search engine locally
Library items shown in popups were not always sorted
Word and PDF templates can hide page numbers in the table of contents
HTML search engine didn't clear its data between two generation which could lead to outdated search data
HTML search engine will now correctly display link topic kinds
Help ID generation is smarter: accented characters are replaced by ASCII equivalent for better SEO
Cursor position in topic editor was not always reset when moving from one topic to another
Initial Help ID for new topics was incorrectly generated using another topic's caption
The table of contents title for Word and PDF documentation formats wasn't correctly generated when it contained Chinese characters
CHM importer can now correctly handle links with anchors
External topics were not exported to Word and PDF documentation formats
XSS safety algorithm in the HTML template could break links to topics with caption containing "script" or "javascript"
Word and PDF documentation formats didn't correctly generate relative hyperlinks
Save a project as the same opened file shows an odd error message
Images were not scaled correctly anymore when too big for Word and PDF documentation formats
Hyperlink action provided a different window when used from the popup menu
Updated OpenOffice.org dictionary download URL
The font sizes combo box were not reliable anymore for the topic editor, snippet editor, and some template editor properties
Some characters in hyperlinks could create corrupted DOCX files
Tables could not be seen in editor anymore when borders were hidden
Added an error message when trying to add a condition within a table
Some formatting could produce invalid DOCX documents
Import folder dialog will now automatically refresh the "files to import" list when browse button is used
Dragging and dropping a picture when in a table would make it disappear
Faster project opening: initial topic was loaded twice
Last topic edited was loaded empty if the project is immediately re-opened
Link to URL or file topic will now correctly show the URL or file
ePub and Kindle documentation were adding and extra colon character instead of spaces
New project dialog uses the dictionary defined by the language property for live spell
Generating a project from command line with included external HTML documents was not always including them
Hyperlinks are now trimmed from the Insert/Edit hyperlink window
JQuery HTML template had encoding and tag problems
The help window was shown behind the script editor window
Can't import HelpNDoc v2.x projects anymore: use version 3.9 to convert older projects first

Version 3.9.1.648 – Release date: May 21, 2013 – Download

CHM generator's base color can be customized in the template properties
An exception could be displayed when the application is launched indicating that a control had no parent window
ePub generator didn't always correctly generate the cover picture
HTML search engine did infinite loops after clicking on the result when it ended with a space character

Version 3.9.0.595 – Release date: Mar 26, 2013 – Download

Enhanced importer: import multiple files at once into a new project and import various file types
Incremental search in various places: start typing a node caption to search for it and focus it
New keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the user interface: CTRL + F1 through F6
Use the SPACE keyboard shortcut to associate a keyword with the current topic
Panels positions and sizes are now persistent and will be restored when HelpNDoc is restarted
Use the /reset command line option to reset forms size and position as well as panels layout
Installer and uninstalled now warns if HelpNDoc is already running
Greatly reduced memory usage when generating documents with large number of pictures except for Word generator
The styles gallery now resizes itself to fit the whole available space
Command line silent mode wasn't working correctly anymore
Better error message when the project file is locked by another application or instance of HelpNDoc
Reduced flicker in the ribbon bar when resizing the main window
Removed XSS vulnerability in HTML generated documentation
Fixed possible error of the Javascript search engine in the default HTML template

Version 3.8.0.560 – Release date: Jan 29, 2013 – Download

Project analyzer will report various useful information about the current project: broken links, merge library items...
History of viewed topics with previous/next buttons
New project dialog is now resizable and will store its size
The "Show Special Characters" feature is now persistent and will be restored each time HelpNDoc is opened
An exception could occur at application start time
Importing some CHM files could result in empty imported topics: anchors in the table of contents were not correctly handled
When deleting a selected topic, the newly selected topic seemed randomly chosen. It is now either the next or previous one

Version 3.7.1.482 – Release date: Nov 19, 2012 – Download

HTML documentation could not always select the first displayed table of contents item when viewed from a remote server
A frame was displayed around the content when printing a CHM topic
Word generator always compressed bitmap pictures even if the option for automatic compression was not checked
The Word documentation wasn't generated if the used template didn't show the table of contents
Word documentations could add extra empty lines before topic titles
French translation errors in the documentation generation log
The recent projects and places lists weren't correctly saved to the registry which could lead to incorrect entries

Version 3.7.0.456 – Release date: Oct 25, 2012 – Download

Conditional build system: control which part of the documentation is present in each build through conditional tags
Added keyboard shortcuts to insert/move/delete/edit properties of keywords and library items (CTRL+INSERT, CTRL+ARROW, CTRL+DELETE, CTRL+ENTER)
Some Central/Eastern European characters may appear broken in the CHM search result list: fixed with the CHM template option "Use project charset for topics"
Option to enable only the selected build and rename a build in the build generation list
Popup menu for easier and faster build management in the build generation list
It is now possible to clear recent projects and places from the option dialog
Some fonts with custom spacing could produce overlapping characters in PDF documents
Better support for bookmarks in PDF documents
Some Central European characters were not correctly generated in the CHM table of contents
Better support for some OpenOffice.org dictionaries
Creating a new blank project didn't set up default project language which could lead to empty title for CHM documentation
Google Chrome now correctly displays the table of contents for HTML documentations when viewed locally
Topics with large caption could have duplicate auto-generated help IDs
Word and PDF documentation didn't add requested page breaks when topic titles were hidden
Parts of the table of contents of some rare CHM help files could not be imported
CHM documentation didn't correctly display table background images and bullet lists images
Recent projects and places could contain invalid paths

Version 3.6.0.345 – Release date: Jul 11, 2012 – Download

New build system: create as many customized build of any documentation format as needed. Warning: command line changes
Added support for invisible topics: invisible topics and their children won't be generated in any documentation format
Relative external library items are now imported at generation time
It is now possible to indent bullets and numbering with the TAB key
EPub and Mobi generators didn't correctly generate link topic kinds
EPub generator didn't correctly escape Some characters which could lead to errors on the iPad
Norwegian dictionary from OpenOffice.org didn't install correctly
The default HTML template generated un-balanced HTML comments
RTF importer didn't correctly import relative hyperlinks
Empty topics could produce corrupted PDF table of contents
HTML documentation could cause errors when tabs where hidden
HTML search engine didn't find words containing the "T" character
Color dialog now saves custom colors
HTML based generators will correctly update topic files when the character case has changed

Version 3.5.1.288 – Release date: May 17, 2012 – Download

HTML documentation produced errors in web-browsers when topic captions contained quotes or double quotes
PDF documentation could display weird page numbering text on the first page
Generate Mobipocket/Kindle checkbox was always checked in generation dialog

Version 3.5.0.284 – Release date: May 14, 2012 – Download

HelpNDoc software and help file has been translated to French
HelpNDoc can now generate standard EPub EBooks
HelpNDoc can now generate Mobipocket/Kindle EBooks
HTML based documentation can now optionally skip exporting the default font style to rely on the web-browser's settings
HTML based documentation can now optionally use percentage for the font size instead of points
Insert hyperlink dialog window is now resizable and size is saved for next time it is used
Re-introduced shortcuts to move, add or delete topics (CTRL+Arrows, CTRL+[SHIFT+]INSERT, CTRL+DELETE)
It is now possible to generate Word and PDF documentation in landscape mode
Completed percentage in the generation log window for long actions
Internet Explorer could display an error about invalid characters in the table of contents for HTML documentation
HTML based generators won't alter PHP or ASP code at generation time
Relative topic links were not working for CHM documentations anymore
Bullets and numberings are not generated as texts by default for HTML based documentation anymore as it didn't always produce good results
"Enum" template settings could be rendered incorrectly in the generation settings dialog's list
HelpNDoc could take a long time to launch if a recent networked location was not available
An error occurred when clearing a text template variable in the customize dialog
Checkbox controls were not displayed in the keywords panel when Windows themes were not enabled
Keyword popup in HTML documentation now displays a close button

Version 3.4.2.197 – Release date: Mar 30, 2012 – Download

When optimizing pictures, some of them could become empty or black PNG files for HTML and CHM documentation

Version 3.4.1.188 – Release date: Mar 26, 2012 – Download

All generators are now using less memory and GDI resources
Better PNG transparency in Word generated documentation
Cursor was moved to the beginning of the topic text after pasting
Library items were not always correctly replaced at generation time
Customize template links were missing from the project options

Version 3.4.0.166 – Release date: Mar 6, 2012 – Download

CHM and HTML Templates can now support customization from within HelpNDoc
Various HTML template customization settings added: base color, visible tabs, expansion status, texts, icon sets...
CHM and HTML Templates: Export numbered lists as text by default which usually looks closer to original. Customizable in template settings
HTML Template: The table of contents tree is now synchronized with the displayed topic
HTML Template: Icons set in HelpNDoc are now used in the table of contents
CHM Template: Set the table of contents font from HelpNDoc
PDF and Word Templates: It is now possible to use numbering for topic headings
Copying and pasting multiple topics did not correctly paste their content
CHM Template: CHM file couldn't be open using the help ID
iPhone template enhancement: the footer DIV wasn't closed properly
Style were not always correctly applied to selected text
Word and PDF generators sometimes didn't take the updated style properties into account
Fixed a rare exception which could occur when the live spell check was enabled and a table cell was edited
Custom dictionary file was always overwritten when HelpNDoc was updated
Terms were not always correctly encoded in the HTML search engine
Word and PDF generators did focus the first topic after generation
Word generator didn't display errors when launched from the quick generate popup
Word and PDF generators could produce memory leaks after generation
Pasted pictures could become broken if dragged before the topic had been saved
Code template for "C/C++ Defines" didn't generate correct code
Table columns and rows are now easier to select with the mouse

Version 3.3.0.123 – Release date: Jan 12, 2012 – Download

New "Paste as text" and "Paste special" commands for finer paste control
New template to export HTML documentation based on JQuery mobile
Pictures pasted or imported as part of a document are now automatically compressed before being saved to the HND project file
Reintroduced the extended table of contents feature
New visual identification about panel docking similar to Visual Studio
Opening project files containing a single quote displayed a SafeCall error
F1 shortcut didn't display the help file
Expand and compact shortcut keys only worked from the numerical keyboard
An error could sometimes happen when CTRL+Clicking on hyperlinks
Restored windows' height on launch was always smaller than when closed
Text contained in tables couldn't be added as keywords
Regression as the Brazilian dictionary couldn't be installed anymore
Cleaned-up keyboard shortcuts for Ribbon items in accordance to MS Word
Default HTML template did show an error with keywords containing quotes
Using the insert table popup from the quick access toolbar displayed an error message

Version 3.2.0.65 – Release date: Nov 8, 2011 – Download

Reintroduced the CHM purge option: uncheck the "Keep temporary files" to remove any temporary file or directory generated by the CHM template
Template inheritance support: specify the parent template and only override the specified files
A table of contents with page numbers can be generated at the top of Word and PDF documentation formats
Reintroduced the "Add as keyword" context menu item in the topic editor
Currently selected text is used as default caption when adding a keyword
Use CTRL+Click in the topic editor to follow an hyperlink
HTML documentation can now display the index or search tabs by default by adding the #_index or #_search tag at the end of the documentation URL
HTML template was not correctly mentioning the UTF-8 charset in the head section
iPhone template had some issues with topic titles
Selecting an output path for the generated documentation didn't default to the currently specified one
An error happened when activating the Turkish dictionary
The progress bar didn't show on lengthy project find/replace operations
The horizontal scrollbar was shown in the topic editor for no reason on small screens
Topic editor's popup menu now correctly displays spelling errors first using a bold font and cut/copy/paste last to mimic Word's behavior
Provide a link to Microsoft HTML Help Workshop when not installed
Find/Replace within the project is more reliable
Some pictures could fail optimization when generating CHM and HTML and block subsequent content from begin generated
Better handling of project related errors while opening/closing/saving

Version 3.1.0.23 – Release date: Sep 26, 2011 – Download

Added the vacuum command in project options to clean the project and gain some file weight from deleted items
New table functionalities: split table, sort table rows and convert table to text
Option to automatically compress uncompressed pictures included in the library to generate smaller documentation files
Links to e-mail address containing a dot were considered as links to Internet addresses when edited
Paragraph border action wasn't available anymore
In some rare cases due to Windows user name, HelpNDoc could show an error when launched and stop after that
Hungarian letters with double acute were not generated correctly in CHM
Underline font style property was not correctly saved
V2 projects with big context numbers could not be imported
Slash shortcut "/" is reintroduced to recursively collapse all children
Performance improvements when getting the list of anchors in the topic link dialog
Listed anchors in the topic link dialog didn't include anchors in table cells
Changing the background color of the paragraph did reset some other attributes such as alignment
Locating a search result didn't select it in the topic editor if it was not in the currently edited topic
Pasting or dropping an image into the topic editor could generate file names without a valid extension
Table background pictures were not displayed in HTML based documentation
Under some conditions the styles applied in topic editor was not correctly saved and restored
Renaming a topic with non ASCII characters could generate an empty Help ID
OpenOffice.org's Brazilian Portuguese dictionaries couldn't be installed

Version 3.0.2.24 – Release date: Sep 6, 2011 – Download

Command line option is back with the possibility to specify template names
Topic editor ruler has been restored. Visibility is controlled in options and is hidden by default
Performance improvement when using and scrolling through the table of contents hierarchy
Configuration options were saved even when the cancel button was clicked
CHM and HTML documentation could show an horizontal scroll bar with 100% tables
Padding wasn't always respected in table cells
Topic title variables were not correctly substituted
Documentation now contains the list and description of available methods from within templates

Version 3.0.1.14 – Release date: Aug 30, 2011 – Download

CHM importer can now correctly import and interpret links to topics
Rewritten project file creating/opening mechanisms to avoid errors
HTML template had a few graphical glitches in Internet Explorer 7 and 8
Importing files could produce projects files larger than necessary
Opening the link dialog for large projects could cause heavy memory usage
External library items file are now relative to the project's location if a relative path is specified
Directly calling an HTML page with an anchor didn't work
Topic with content from an external file had no content in HTML and CHM
After opening an existing project, the topic footer was not generated anymore

Version 3.0.0.223 – Release date: Aug 23, 2011 – Download

Initial release of HelpNDoc 3.0

Version 2.9.0.144 – Release date: Nov 2, 2010

Better unicode support for the PDF generator
Speed and file size optimizations in the PDF generator
Better PDF subset font embedding
Reported file name in main form's caption was wrong after using "Save as"
The RSS feed reader sometimes reported an error
The PDF exporter now correctly generates internal relative links
The CHM importer now correctly imports link topics
The CHM importer can now correctly recognize links to internal topics
The CHM importer sometimes incorrectly imported the table of content in the new project wizard in Windows Vista and 7: only the first item was imported
The CHM importer sometimes incorrectly imported topic contents in Windows Vista and 7
HelpNDoc now correctly warns when the opened HND file is not recognized
Improved the "New project" wizard to handle the TAB and SHIFT + TAB shortcuts for faster indentation / de-indentation
Inserting a link will now default to the topic caption if the text has not been modified
Uninstaller is now a signed executable

Version 2.8.0.53 – Release date: Sep 7, 2010

Initial addition of the library container to manage Flash files
Local and distant flash files export to HTML and CHM documentation
Saving to read-only files didn't work and didn't warn about it
Better table merging algorithm with wide items in the topic editor
Speed increase in the topic editor
Enhanced RTF table import

Version 2.7.0.18 – Release date: Aug 6, 2010

Import of existing compiled CHM Help files
Word and HTML generators now defines the titles' outline level
Added Enum and Define C/C++ code generator
Enhanced the C/C++ const generator
The table of content is fully expanded when a new project is created
Better RTF importing
Improved table resizing using the mouse
Different resolution JPEG Image size is better exported by the Word generator
List handling has been enhanced to continue numbering of a previous list if needed
Enhanced HTML Importer: cell border colors, images and table alignments

Version 2.6.1.9 – Release date: Jul 2, 2010

The Word documentation generator could create corrupted files in some cases

Version 2.6.0.74 – Release date: Jun 13, 2010

New project wizard provides a faster way to get started on a new project
Import existing compiled CHM help file table of content in the new project wizard
Optionally do not purge the generated HHP project files
Anchors get passed when a topic page is redirected to show the table of content
Project properties now display scroll bars when the window is too small to display everything
HTML import could create incorrect picture size
Various topic editor small enhancements: triple click selects paragraph...

Version 2.5.0.31 – Release date: Mar 30, 2010

WARNING: Relative links are now consistent in all generated documentation. They are not relative to the "files" sub-directory anymore for CHM and HTML documentations
Greatly reduced HTML compilation time for big projects
PDF generator did draw anchors as empty space
Better HTML anchor import
Fixed HTML documentation JavaScript error in some conditions
Fixed Internet Explorer JavaScript error in multiple word HTML search
Fixed Word generator which didn't correctly export some characters

Version 2.4.0.15 – Release date: Jan 31, 2010

Improved JavaScript search engine which can now search multiple words
JavaScript search engine words are now highlighted
Added missing edit popup menus throughout the application
HTML and Word importers now correctly set up links to external URLs and anchors
PDF generator did draw curly underlines under substituted variables
PDF generator did not correctly export anchors in some cases
Report generator did not always resize images to fit in page's width
HTML generator now correctly sets up the default topic even if the directory is not purged

Version 2.3.0.11 – Release date: Dec 9, 2009

Added PDF font embedding configuration to control how the fonts are embedded in the PDF documentation
Left and Right floating images support (only in CHM, HTML and PDF documentation)
Text appeared with black background in the PDF option panel
Variables were not always correctly substituted in PDF and Word documentation
First implementation: PDF export now resizes images to fit in the content page
Improved spell checker
HelpNDoc program file and setup are now signed EXE files
Improved memory usage
Maximum picture size in dialog was too small
Fixed 32-bit PNG image handling

Version 2.2.0.3 – Release date: Sep 5, 2009

Extended Table of content: Easily and rapidly edit topic ID and Context number
HTML Table of content can now optionaly be collapsed when generated
Advanced PDF output options: document encryption, compression and fine layout tuning
Possibility to insert / remove extra page breaks within the documentation
HTML search engine did not provide search results for numeric characters
HTML keywords would not always correctly show up with quoted topic titles
Incorrect character escaping in HTML table of content
Topic ID field didn't allow the underscore character

Version 2.1.0.2 – Release date: Aug 2, 2009

Search functionality in HTML documentation
PDF Encoding bug
PDF Generation exception when bookmarks were not correctly set
Word generator produces smaller file sizes
External file's DOC import is more robust
External file's HTML import wasn't working properly
Fixed relative links in CHM generation so it behaves the same way as HTML documentation

Version 2.0.1.4 – Release date: Jun 7, 2009

PDF generator creates the documentation's table of content
HTML documentation generator outputs the project Keywords
Spell checker button wasn't always enabled
Fixed the check for updates link
Access violation in some rare conditions when exporting Word and PDF documents
Exported PDF documentation wasn't always generated in the specified path

Version 2.0.0.25 – Release date: May 16, 2009

Microsoft Word DOC and RTF export formats
Adobe Acrobat PDF export format
Find and replace now allows the replacement of text by a variable
New variable kind: Topic title
Main form's caption now include the currently opened file's name
Added Variable panel in the topic editor: manage variables and quickly add them
Added enum output to the Visual Basic code generation
Better spell checking option dialog and various spell checking enhancements: New and improved UI for spelling and configuration dialogs; Greatly improved phonetic suggestions; Unicode dictionary support
Enhanced HTML Export with a better table of content, Search engine optimization (SEO), old browser fallback...
Better CHM unicode support
RSS Feed reader in the welcome page to keep informed of HelpNDoc news
"Purge HTML Files" is now saved with the project
Download dictionary link was incorrect
Anchors were badly displayed in the topic editor

Version 1.9 – Release date: May 30, 2006

Double click to modify image property in the topic editor
Live spell checker could take 100% CPU time on certain condition
Support of relative URLs when exporting
Hyperlink images do not show borders anymore
Topic margins and page size could be incorrectly set from the ruler resulting in inconsistent layouts
Interface layout is now saved between sessions
Fixed a bug with relative hyperlinks in HTML export

Version 1.8 – Release date: Mar 14, 2006

The live spell checker can now be disabled
Possibility to automatically generate the context number for new topics
Added cut/copy/paste of nodes within the same project
Fixed accentuated characters export for Western code pages
Right click to add the selection as a keyword in the topic editor
Multi selection for drag and drop and node copying
Removed the popup window when using HelpNDoc from command line
Fixed incorrect menu animation
Fixed Access Violation when CTRL + Drag a node
Now generates a valid Delphi unit with proper interface and implementation sections
File overwrite confirmation when generating code

Version 1.7 – Release date: Feb 1, 2006

Better Unicode compliance
Vastly improved command line interface. See help file for details
Updated project pane layout
Possible TOC corruption: project title wasn't correctly escaped in HTML output
Optionally clean the "Files" sub-directory in HTML export
Link to easily download HTML Help Workshop in the compiler output if it's not installed on the computer
Various enhancements in the topic editor

Version 1.6.1 – Release date: Nov 7, 2005

Icons were not exported in CHM help file anymore
CTRL-A shortcut didn't work anymore
Fixed some memory leaks

Version 1.6 – Release date: Oct 17, 2005

Internet Explorer complained about an invalid character when viewing an Help Web Site
Improved hyperlink window’s appearance for better consistency throughout the application and added shortcuts
Improved the speed of creation of spell checking suggestions
Keyword’s root could be deleted which could cause unexpected behavior
Possibility to add a subject to e-mail hyperlinks
New kind of hyperlinks: navigation, to go to next, previous, parent...
Insert hyperlink field was truncated to 30 characters
Keywords associated with multiple topics showed "untitled" topics in popup window
Added shortcuts CTRL + ARROW to move items in the TOC
Help file has been updated

Version 1.5 – Release date: Sep 5, 2005

Introducing a basic HTML Export functionality
Generate Visual Basic, C++ and Delphi constants for easier integration of the help file with programming languages
Fixed a MS HTML Viewer bug which could display an error message when opening a CHM file
Fixed a bug with topic ID modification in the topic editor

Version 1.4 – Release date: Jul 27, 2005

Typing in the topic editor could become extremely slow and HND file could grow exponentially. The fix will be applied topic by topic once edited and saved
Added anchors and possibility to link to them
Enhanced link window with new links to anchors, file with or without relative paths, topics, Internet or e-mail
Variables now display hints with current value
Shortcut to add an hyperlink: CTRL+L
Default topic font can now be defined in the project properties
General application speed boost

Version 1.3 – Release date: May 23, 2005

Internal HND format has been fine-tuned to provide better speed and size. Gain is proportional to project complexity but for reference: For a simple help file such as the one from HelpNDoc, the loading time is divided by 2 and the file size is only 70% of the original; For a bigger file, the loading is 30 times faster for a size of 64% of the original.
Search and replace algorithm have been optimized. Speed is 6 times faster for a small size project and increases with project size.
Possibility to change font and character set of the table of content in CHM files
Detailed hint for each node: indicates the URL of the node in the CHM file, context number and the topic ID if required
When a HND file was opened via the explorer, its name was converted to upper case

Version 1.2 – Release date: Apr 4, 2005

New file format – HND files are now compressed. Conversion is made behind the scenes. Still compatible with old format in read mode
Import of HTML, RTF, WRI, and TXT files. DOC files can be imported if Microsoft Office is installed on the system
Implementation of a better find and replace function: ability to find and replace throughout the project
Implementation of rudimentary Command line compilation feature: "HelpNDoc –c file.hnd"
Better CHM generation: Added next and home buttons, advanced search tab, addition of the favorite tab
Main window's position is now restored when HelpNDoc is launched
Better handling of bullets and numbering in the ruler
Fixed a bug where characters in the topic title could cause compilation error
Shortcut to create a new topic, use CTRL+T
Confirm save dialog could be displayed many times on application exit

Version 1.16 – Release date: Oct 4, 2008

New options for CHM export: window size, position, visible buttons and navigation options are now customizable
CHM Topic HTML file wasn't standard compliant
Added the /silent command line switch to avoid user inputs during batch compilation
Fixed the spell checker to be more Windows Vista compliant
Default font and default table of content font were not correctly saved with the project

Version 1.15 – Release date: Jul 22, 2008

Keyword index was not working with new file names
Specific links to relative topics were not working with new file names
Command line was not working anymore
Various fixes and enhancements in the Topic Editor

Version 1.14 – Release date: Jun 1, 2008

Exported HTML files can now optionally have its topic ID as a name
Smart popup in the topic editor to easily change a variable
Fixed a bug when assigning an image to a topic and moving with the arrow keys
Better handling of PNG images: some transparent PNG were not resizable

Version 1.13 – Release date: Apr 6, 2008

Completely redesigned spell checker with enhanced options and better integration. The English dictionary is now bundled by default
Middle mouse scroll (middle click) in various parts of the application
Fixed application crashing when topics were deleted
Better HTML export
Various optimisations and bug fixes

Version 1.12 – Release date: Jan 13, 2008

HTML Help topics will now always launch with the table of content opened
Fortran 90/95 code generator
Code generation export dialog enhancement: file name is not save anymore between export
General speed and reliability enhancements

Version 1.11 – Release date: Jul 22, 2007

Fixed the export of background images in the topics
Possibility to use subscript and superscript formatting options
Various bug fixes

Version 1.10 – Release date: May 28, 2007

Better Windows Vista compatibility
Fixed HelpNDoc's help file display exception under Windows Vista
Fix for the & character in project title when exporting to CHM
Right Alt + A was selecting all the topic's text and caused problems with certain keyboard layouts
Lower memory usage for GIF images
Better table support
Better HTML Import / Export
Topic Editor enhancements and bug fixes

Version 1.1.1 – Release date: Feb 24, 2005

Topic name containing quotes prohibited project from being loaded

Version 1.1 – Release date: Feb 15, 2005

Variables support (known limitation: variables can't be set as hyperlinks)
Popup menu in the table of content
Help file now contains information on how to integrate CHM files with Delphi and Visual Basic
Configuration information are now saved in the registry
Page background images weren't exported in CHM
Better HTML Help Workshop location handling: ask location when it can't be found in the registry
Faster CHM export
Balloon Hints weren't working in HND 1.0
The default icon wasn't always selected when required in the icons popup menu
The background color and image were not reset when a new topic was created

Version 1.0 – Release date: Dec 9, 2004

Initial Release

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