This EPSScentral page lists the software development components can be used to embed a hypertext viewer in an application. The list includes VBX, OCX, Active X, JavaBean and VCL components that can be used with development software like Visual Basic, Java and Delphi.

Active Assistant - ActiveX Component

With this ActiveX component you can add a Microsoft style Office Assistant to an application. According to the developer Active Assistant "can be used to provide context-sensitive help and tips, show specific animations based on options the user has chosen or steps they have taken, or provide a powerful replacement for MsgBox." (Apr-19-98)

AllText HT/Pro

AllText HT/Pro is a VBX control that you can use to embed a hypertext viewer in an Visual Basic application. The program includes an editor for creating hypertext documents in a proprietory format.

HelpXtender

With HelpXtender you can create various styles of embedded HTML help windows. The help window can be a tab panel on a dialog, a flyout sections of a dialog, or as frame in a main application window. You can also change the appearance of the help topic when moving to field to field in a dialog. (Oct-25-98)

ICE Browser

The ICE Browser is a graphical component for embedding a HTML browser into Java applications. It supports for the HTML language (HTML 3.2). It can be uses as a HTML help systems embedded in JAVA applications or as a WEB browser in a Java application. (Jul-28-97)

Keyworks CCHCtrl

CHHCtrl is an MFC class designed for placing an embedded help window inside of a dialog, property sheet, or window. (Dec-05-98)

OmniFormBox

OmniFormBox  is an ActiveX control for Visual Basic 5 (or any other environment capable of hosting ActiveX components). OmniFormBox can be used to display a form-based (Intrinsic) messages, instead of using a message box. With the component a user has an option to disable individual messages, so that they won't appear in the future. You can use OmniFormBox whenever you want to display additional OK-type message boxes, warnings, etc. (Oct-05-97)

ThtmlViewer

ThtmlViewer is a Borland Delphi VCL component that can display HTML documents. ThtmlViewer supports most of the HTML 2.0 tags and some HTML 3.0 tags. It will also render JPG, GIF and PCX graphics files both as inline images and tiled backgrounds.

TODSHelp Component

TODSHelp Component is a 16 bit Borland Delphi VCL component that you can use to quickly create Window 95 like help pop-up windows for any object on a Delphi form. You can display these pop-ups by pressing F1 on a selected object, pressing the right button and selecting the "What's this?" menu option or clicking a help button and then an object. You can even launch Windows Help from a help pop-up. (Feb-22-97)