Virtually every part of Object Outline 2.1 has been improved. The major improvements are the following:
* Visual C++ 5.0 integration.
* Complete user control over the layout, fonts, and organization of the generated documentation.
* The private parts of a class can now be documented.
* HTML tags in the comments are now recognized and preserved in the final documentation.
* Several new comment filtering options have been added, allowing even greater control over the final documentation.
* A new HTML report format that utilizes cascading style sheets. Classes, structs, enums, and functions are placed in their own files for fast access.
* Microsoft WinHelp support. The Object Outline generated WinHelp file can now be integrated into Microsoft’s Visual C++ F1 help.
* Several new RTF report formats, including a format that does not add pages between classes and functions, and several style sheets that can be imported and used in programs besides Microsoft Word.
* Support for generating HTML documents that are compatible with 16 bit Windows clients, and Novell 3.1 file servers.
* Object Outline can be configured to ignore comments in header files generated by other tools, such as IDL compilers, and the COM MIDL compiler.
* External documents can now be given verbose names.
* Inline chapter descriptions can be entered directly into the tool rather than requiring a separate text file.
* Comments for function and member function parameters can be excluded from the final documentation.
* C++ exception specification support, C++ namespace support, plus many smaller improvements to the C/C++ language support.
* The tab size can be specified.
