Segmented Hyper Graphics
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A Segmented Hyper Graphics (SHG) file is a computer image file that contains a bitmap
and optionally a number of hotspots
. This file format was developed for use in WinHelp
files, and allowed the user to click on different parts of an image to jump to different topics in the help file. SHG files can still be imported by some help authoring tools and thus can be used to create help files in formats other than WinHelp.
The SHG format is rarely used for help file formats other than WinHelp. Most other help formats use a method based on HTML
image map
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Bitmap
In computer graphics, a bitmap or pixmap is a type of memory organization or image file format used to store digital images. The term bitmap comes from the computer programming terminology, meaning just a map of bits, a spatially mapped array of bits. Now, along with pixmap, it commonly refers to...
and optionally a number of hotspots
Screen hotspot
A screen hotspot, in computing, provides a special area on the display screen of a computer for hyperlinking or for other GUI-based activity ....
. This file format was developed for use in WinHelp
WinHelp
Microsoft WinHelp is a proprietary format for online help files that can be displayed by the Microsoft Help browser winhelp.exe or winhlp32.exe. The file format is based on Rich Text Format . It remained a popular Help platform from Windows 3.0 platform through Windows XP...
files, and allowed the user to click on different parts of an image to jump to different topics in the help file. SHG files can still be imported by some help authoring tools and thus can be used to create help files in formats other than WinHelp.
The SHG format is rarely used for help file formats other than WinHelp. Most other help formats use a method based on HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
image map
Image map
In HTML and XHTML , an image map is a list of coordinates relating to a specific image, created in order to hyperlink areas of the image to various destinations . For example, a map of the world may have each country hyperlinked to further information about that country...
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SHG-enabled software
- Microsoft's shed.exe the original application used to create SHG files
- JGsoft's Hotspot Builder http://www.hotspotbuilder.com, which can create and edit SHG files
- EC Software's Help and Manual http://www.helpandmanual.com, which can import SHG files