App for making a hypertext (self-contained) software manual

Posted by Paul Korm
Jun 18, 2020 at 10:36 AM

If you are creating a file for distribution, then most likely you want to give your readers something “standard”—e.g., like a PDF.

Futzing around with Tinderbox or Storyspace might be interesting for developing your narrative, but export to PDF with linked pages intact can be more effort than it’s worth. I use Tinderbox extensive, have for years, but decided a long time ago that it’s a time suck when it comes to producing high quality exports that I am willing to give to other people. Love the app, but it’s like having to invent new software for every exported document.

But why not use Word (or Pages—if you’re on a Mac). The linking you want is easy to do—the export is a snap.