Update meta documentation and build scripts

.github/pull_request_template.md

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+```
+Pull request format:
+
+This pull request aims to `<(specify reason)>`.
+
+(If updating documentation due to a new feature/change)
+This pull request corresponds to Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker#`<PR number>`.
+
+---
+
+Changes:
+
+- `<Describe change entry>`
+	- Fixes/addresses issue `#<issue number>`.
+
+Changelog format:
+	- Categories
+		- `Important changes:`
+			- summary of immediate and obvious changes to the program
+		- `Improvements:`
+			- additions and refactoring
+		- `Bug fixes:`
+			- any bug fixes
+		- `Internal:`
+			- meta changes, including changes regarding to the repository or CI
+	- Format
+		- `<description of singular change> ([issue_author] [commit_author] [#<issue number>] [#<PR number>])`
+		- only put in issue author and number if it exists
+		- only put one author if issue and commit author is the same
+		- sort by category, then by issue number, then by PR number
+		- ex:
+			- `Fix access violation in MRU submenu list update (@eugene-s-nesdev @Gumball2415 #243 #214)`
+
+Notice:
+- Please remove this code block and fill in the details.
+- Be sure to update CHANGELOG.md in the `Unreleased` section, as well as the date last updated.
+```

CHANGELOG.md

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+# Dn-FamiTracker Help
+
+Change Log
+
+Written by D.P.C.M.
+
+Version 0.5.2.9
+
+Last updated: January 06, 2025
+
+---
+
+## Unreleased - 2026-01-06
+
+### Important changes
+
+- ...
+
+### Improvements
+
+- ...
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- ...
+
+### Internal
+
+- Move `CHANGELOG.md` to solution root folder (@Gumball2415 #15)
+- Update GitHub pull request template (@Gumball2415 #15)
+- Refactor HTMLHelp custom build commands (@Gumball2415 #15)
+- Add change log (@Gumball2415 #15)
+
+
+
+## Release 0.5.2 - 2026-01-06
+
+### Important changes
+
+- Add triangle linear counter retrigger effect description (@Gumball2415 #12)
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Clarify some effect descriptions (@Gumball2415 #12)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Fix Export Wave page spelling error (@nyanpasu64 #11)
+
+### Internal
+
+- Implement separate changelog build command (@Gumball2415 #10)
+- Refactor patch keyword to not use a comment (@Gumball2415 #10)
+- Update Windows SDK version in `hlp` (@Gumball2415 Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker#370)
+
+
+
+## Release 0.5.1.1 - 2025-01-13
+
+This release is made to coincide [with the 0.5.1.1 release of Dn-FamiTracker](https://github.com/Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker/releases/tag/Dn0.5.1.1).
+
+- Add PR template
+
+
+
+## Release 0.5.1.0 - 2025-01-07
+
+This release is made to coincide [with the 0.5.1.0 release of Dn-FamiTracker](https://github.com/Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker/releases/tag/Dn0.5.1.0).
+
+- Clarify phase reset effect description
+- Add Vxx table for S5B
+- Update main index, license and year
+- Add groove settings, detune settings and bookmark manager to manual
+- Add Dn-Help version in main index
+
+
+
+
+## Release 0.5.0.2 - 2024-01-14
+
+This release is made to coincide [with the 0.5.0.2 release of Dn-FamiTracker](https://github.com/Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker/releases/tag/Dn0.5.0.2).
+
+- Sync to Dn-FT repo as a submodule
+- Begin to integrate markdown conversion
+- Update application icon
+- Generate change log page from markdown source
+
+
+
+## Release 0.5.0.1 addenum - 2023-05-10
+
+This release is made to provide corrections for the help manual included [in the 0.5.0.1 release of Dn-FamiTracker](https://github.com/Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker/releases/tag/Dn0.5.0.1).
+
+- Update .vcxproj for parity with the main project
+- Rename Blue Mario to forple
+
+
+
+## Release 0.5.0.1 - 2023-05-10
+
+This release is made to coincide [with the 0.5.0.1 release of Dn-FamiTracker](https://github.com/Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker/releases/tag/Dn0.5.0.1).
+
+- Update effects list to include Nxy, Oxx, VRC7, and Sunsoft 5B effects.
+- FamiTracker links now link to archived mirrors.
+
+
+
+## Release 0.5.0.0 - 2022-12-19
+
+This release is made to coincide [with the 0.5.0.0 release of Dn-FamiTracker](https://github.com/Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker/releases/tag/Dn0.5.0.0).
+
+- Update DPCM rate table to include PAL timings
+- Update effects list, menu, DPCM editor, pattern editor, toolbar, control panel, NSF export info, commandline, text export, and properties pages.
+- Add emulation and version configuration pages
+- Update hyperlinks
+- Add Kxx and =xx effects into effects list
+- Add ASIC images to corresponding sound hardware pages
+- Integrate 0CC-readme.txt into manual
+- Clarify copyrights
+
+
+
+## Release 0.4.0.1 - 2021-09-15
+
+This release is made to coincide (and was released) [with the 0.4.0.1 release of Dn-FamiTracker.](https://github.com/Dn-Programming-Core-Management/Dn-FamiTracker/releases/tag/Dn0.4.0.1)
+
+This update simply adds the changelog information from 0.4.0.0 and 0.4.0.1 into the changelog page. No other information was altered or changed.
+
+
+
+## 5B Information Update (Version 0.3.1.5B) - 2021-07-03
+
+- Recoded the entire Sunsoft 5B page.
+- Updated the Sunsoft 5B Documentation.
+- Updated FAQ to correlate better with updated 5B information.
+- Updated the Main Index with links to Github.
+- Additionally updated the Sound Overview information.
+
+
+
+## Version 0.3.1.0 - 2021-06-21
+
+Additions
+
+- Updated the changelog to version 0.3.1.0 
+
+
+
+#### Note from Dn-FT maintainer:
+
+Before this release, Dn-help used to be part of the main repository, where it was first reimplemented at Dn0.3.0.0. Then, Dn-help became its own subrepository, where the initial commit was made on 2021-04-30, sometime after Dn0.3.0.0.

hlp/compile-chm.bat

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+@REM usage: compile-chm.bat <OUTPUT_DIR>
+@REM invoke this inside Dn-help/hlp
+start /wait hhc "Dn-FamiTracker.hhp"
+if not exist "Dn-FamiTracker.chm" goto :HelpError
+move "Dn-FamiTracker.chm" "%~dp1/Dn-FamiTracker.chm"
+goto :HelpDone
+:HelpError
+echo Dn-help\hlp\Dn-FamiTracker.hhp(1) : error:Problem encountered creating help file
+echo.
+:HelpDone
+echo.