Some of your problem may have to do with individual user preferences btw which can be saved and remembered for each link/download etc.
In anycase, why not use make your 'help' page::
1. a hyperlink - target="_blank"
or
2. Use JavaScript :)
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The JS way
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<HEAD>
<script language=javascript type="text/javascript">
<!--Hide script from old browsers
function help()
{
window.open('YOUR_FILE_NAME.hlp','NAME_YOUR_WINDOW','width=#,height=#,directories=0,location=0,menub ar=0,scrollbars=0,status=0,toolbar=0,resizable=1')
}
//End hiding of script from old browsers-->
</script>
</HEAD>
.....
<BODY>
<a href="javascript:help()">help file</a>
</BODY>
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^.^ done.
**You can specify window sizes, scrollbars, etc. Or don't include those parts and the window will be left to open however large need be. Nonetheless, it's a good idea to pick a width/height and just leave scrollbars enabled.
You can use either::
0
or
YES
...as your values. Though some may tell you it's best to use the boolean "YES" instead.
You can go nuts with what the window will look like but there's the basics.
:D
**note: the -->
window.open.....etc
is ALL one line. It appears to be broken here, can't help that -- sorry and, the browser might give the user a warning about the file since it's not a 'usual' recognized web file type or the like, ah.. anyhow good luck.
This is the last time I come back to edit this post :o but you can also have muliple links using this code. Just a matter of adding a few lines of code :)