HTML help, in two words, is DOG SLOW....

One one hand, HTML help is easier to author than RTF-based help. But, it is much slower. The development learning curve is a function of time and gaining the required skill. The poor performance unfortunately, you are stuck with. So, with that in mind, HTML is in many ways, a step backward....

>>The Hackers Guide is best served as being an e-Book. I don't know if you have
>>experienced an e-book, but if you have ever used the GlassBook Reader, you
>>will never view PDF's again with the Acrobat Reader...
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>I haven't. So, you think it would be better as an e-Book than as HTML Help, as it currently is?