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SHFB v1.9.1.0 Release

Rating: based on 19 ratings

Reviewed: 17 reviews

Downloads: 2685

Change Set: 85384

Released: Jul 7 2010

Updated: Feb 25 2011 by EWoodruff

Dev status: Stable Stable: This software is believed to be ready for use

Sandcastle Help File Builder Installer

application, 24626K, uploaded Feb 24 2011 - 2685 downloads

This release supports the Sandcastle June 2010 Release (v2.6.10621.1). It includes full support for generating, installing, and removing MS Help Viewer files. See the Version History for more information.

02/21/2011 Refresh
Fixed various bugs related to the handling of the deprecated additional content files. Updated to use the Sandcastle Guided Installation package used by Sandcastle Styles. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of Sandcastle, the various extra items, and the Sandcastle Help File Builder.

What's Included

Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
Help 2 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
Sandcastle June 2010 2.6.10621.1
Sandcastle styles patch revision 1 for the June 2010 release of Sandcastle
Language pack for the June 2010 release of Sandcastle
Sandcastle MAML Guide v1.1.0.1
Web Project Custom Code Providers v1.1.0.0
HTML to MAML Converter v1.0.0.1
An option to install the MAML schemas in Visual Studio to provide IntelliSense for MAML topics
Sandcastle Help File Builder 1.9.1.0

See the Sandcastle Styles project site for the source and project files related to its items.

Reviews for this release

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by songxinwei on Feb 28 2011 at 2:27 PM

Very Good Application.....handy one
by rajeshaytha on Feb 23 2011 at 4:44 AM

Minor bugs but good tool! Already using it a lot.
by fschricker on Jan 25 2011 at 11:41 AM

Very good, it makes the Sandcastle more usable.
by kowaliszyn on Jan 11 2011 at 8:33 PM

Although it still has a couple of bugs (such as the casing of the files for the Website HelpFileFormat) but, still a very good tool and I'm sure it will continue to get better.
by morphx on Nov 28 2010 at 12:19 AM

Incredible tool! I found this tool because I was disappointed with the current state of NDoc. Sandcastle really helped us get up to speed quickly with our documentation and get to production that much faster. Two thumbs up!
by caseywatson on Nov 15 2010 at 6:58 PM

This is an AMAZING tool and has really helped out our team. This thing is a Five-Plus. Thank you very much. -- Mark Kamoski
by mkamoski on Oct 25 2010 at 9:24 PM

Excellent job. Keep it up. Congrats!
by adrianofsp on Oct 7 2010 at 2:26 AM

Is a little hard to learn but there is nothing that SHFB can't do. Keep the hard work team!!!!. I've learned all about asp.net web-sites documentation, so if any need help with don't hesitate on contact me by email or PM.
by barclow on Oct 5 2010 at 4:35 AM

I love you... That is all :)
by rickrat on Sep 15 2010 at 1:02 AM

Easy to install. Almost did not need the docs. Worked on first try, 10 minutes after downloading was complete.
by shaihi on Sep 12 2010 at 10:27 AM

Excellent tool. Takes a little getting used to, but once you find everything it's really easy to do the conceptural docs that go with you API. Number one feature request would be integration into visual studio project or solution. Right now, if I forget to add my new files to the solution, they don't go into source code control.
by wsmckenz on Aug 25 2010 at 9:47 PM

I use Sandcastle Help File Builder to create enduser documentation. This means I do not document assemblies like usual but I publish conceptual content only. Overall I am very satisfied about the result. I also installed the Sandcastle Style Patch and it worked well. Only drawback is a missing WYSIWYG editor. This means it's a little cumbersome to edit content. But the result is worth it!
by TorstenTiedt on Aug 22 2010 at 5:32 PM

I had a go with this some time ago, and I found it too heavy, but now it was easy, I could set it up like 30 minutes and works fine. Nice!
by ktomi on Jul 26 2010 at 12:15 AM

Makes creating documentation for .net libraries easy. Bugs are quickly addressed and fixed.
by FrankHileman on Jul 23 2010 at 1:09 AM

What I especially like on Eric's great work is that he is very open and continuously reviews the feedback to improve the software for everybody. Thank you very much for doing so and keep going to rock the Sandcastle world!
by terrajobst on Jul 21 2010 at 10:37 PM

Seamlessly integrates Sandcastle with MSBuild, essential for any .NET project that needs to produce API documentation.
by BRoger on Jul 8 2010 at 4:07 PM

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