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Get CSH URL in output

Submitted by Willam van Weelden on

The following function will return the context sensitive URL of a specific topic. If the skin is shown, the function will return a URL like:

http://example.com/index.htm#topic.htm

When the skin is not shown, the function will return the full URL of the topic.

This script works in WebHelp and Browser Based AIR help.

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Toolbar scripts

Submitted by Willam van Weelden on

The attached JavaScript file offers several toolbar scripts to use in custom buttons (in WebHelp). Supported functions are:

  • Bookmark topic (add to favorites).
  • Email link to topic.
  • Expand all dropdowns and expandspots.
  • Hide all dropdowns and expandspots.
  • Print topic (and expand dropdowns and expandspots).
  • Print topic (do not expand dropdowns and expandspots).

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Captivate in RoboHelp

Submitted by Willam van Weelden on

There are several ways of adding Captivate movies in RoboHelp projects. In WebHelp my preferred way is to put the movie into a popup. This way the movie doesn't clutter the text. The downside of the default RoboHelp method is that you need to add an extra topic just to hold the Captivate movie.

But I want to add only the SWF without having to create extra topics. The attached script provides a function to automatically create a popup for Captivate movies. The script generates the required HTML and CSS on the fly.

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Context Sensitivity Tester for WebHelp

Submitted by Willam van Weelden on

RoboHelp 9 provides a program to test the context sensitivity of your WebHelp projects. This CSH tester is located in the Tools pod.

Unfortunately, the CSH tester only supports testing map numbers. For this reason my custom WebHelp APIs contain example programs to test the context sensitivity. If you are looking for a simple program to test the context sensitivity of your projects, download the C# CSH tester. Unzip the executable and the pdf files. Run the program and enjoy.

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Wrapping the TOC

Submitted by Willam van Weelden on

Entries in the TOC normally don't wrap when the TOC becomes to small. To get the TOC entries to wrap, you need to modify the outputfile whthost.js.

Note:

  • Line numbers are for RoboHelp 8 files.
  • If you download the modified whthost.js, be sure to check Making the TOC wrap around the images for information of tweaking the TOC for use with your own TOC images.

Making the text wrap

You can skip this section if you downloaed the modified whthost.js for RoboHelp 8.

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Stop TOC from scrolling horizontally

Submitted by Willam van Weelden on

If a title in the table of contents is very long, the TOC may scroll horizontally.

To stop this, open whthost.js. Find the function syncInit and locate the line aIdList[aIdList.length-1].focus();. Now comment out the line like this:

gsCTPath=gsTP;
HighLightElementTOC(aIdList[aIdList.length-1],gsABgColor,"transparent");
//aIdList[aIdList.length-1].focus();
gsTP=null;

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