Project file — .alp

input-directory

The directory containing all source RTF files.

output-directory

The target output directory for the new EPOC help database. Any directory may be specified. Typically \epoc32\wins\c\documents\ is used, so that Help databases can be viewed using an EPOC emulator.

output-file

The help database generated by aleppo. It is created in output-directory.

source-file-list

The rich-text source file/s to be compiled, which are located in input-directory.

One or more source files may be specified. The order of specification is irrelevant. The application name for each source file must, however, be unique. The names are specified without their .rtf extension.

order-file

The text file that defines the display order of topics in the output database, see Order files. The order file must be located in the input-directory. If no order file is defined, topics are ordered alphabetically.

graphics-directory

specifies a directory containing .mbm graphics, which are searched for using the algorithm described in Graphics.

An arbitrary number of graphics directories may be specified. An individual graphic is searched using the order specified in the project file.

working-directory

Directory for storage of temporary files created during aleppo conversion. If not specified, temporary files are generated in the same directory as the project file.

Temporary files are not deleted after aleppo is run.

customisation-file

The text file that defines how aleppo interprets styles in the rich-text source file, see Customisation files. If not defined, aleppo uses a default customisation file.