Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 329

USING ROBOHELP HTML 10
Generating output
Select the option by which most users access Help. XML formats reduce load times by
Optimize Speed For
downloading only the data immediately needed. For example, the Contents pane fills quickly by initially
downloading only enough data to fill the pane. The rest is downloaded in time for the user to move down the list.
• Web Site (Internet) Select if access is from a website. Assumes slower connections, uses data in smaller pieces,
and requires more WebHelp files.
• Local PC or Intranet (Internal Network) Select if access is from an intranet or a local computer. Assumes
faster connection, uses data in larger pieces, and requires fewer WebHelp files.
Specify how WebHelp handles Dynamic HTML (DHTML) and how end users access Help. The
Preferred Format
option you choose depends on user environment, such as the types of browsers and firewalls used.
•
Uses Dynamic HTML when supported, pure HTML otherwise. If users have firewalls that
DHTML > Pure HTML
block Java applets, select DHTML > Pure HTML, which eliminates Java applets from Help.
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Displays Help using list-based, pure HTML in all browsers. However, Pure HTML reduces
Pure HTML
navigation functions.
Select navigation toolbar buttons to appear in the left pane.
Toolbar Buttons
Synchronize Table Of Contents
are in the structure.
• To synchronize the TOC automatically, click the pop-up menu and select Automatically.
• To add a button that users can click to synchronize the TOC, click the pop-up menu and select Manually.
Note: If you use custom skins, provide a button icon in the WebHelp Skin Editor.
Select to add breadcrumbs in the topic pages.
Add Breadcrumbs Links
Click to change the format of breadcrumbs.
Format
Enable Browse Sequence
Show Navigation Pane Link In Topics
through the context-sensitive Help calls.
Show Merged TOC In Child Project
Search Input Field In Toolbar
Set up information that appears in a dynamic window when users click the image in the main
Add About Box
toolbar.
Example of About box
In the Search tab, set the following options:
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Enable Substring Search
and "logarithm." Substring search takes longer than whole-string search.
Enable Highlighting In Search Results
a color for the highlight.
Enable External Content Search
information about how to specify URLs and associate them with search terms, see
page 216.
Show Context In Search Results
Synchronize the TOC with the topic in the right pane so that users see where they
Specify whether the output should display browse sequences.
Select to include a link to the navigation pane in topics that are opened
Select to view the merged TOC in the child project.
Include a search field in the main toolbar.
If you enable this feature, a search for "log" returns topics containing the words "catalog"
Select to enable highlighting of search results. From the pop-up menu, select
Select to display content from identified URLs outside the Help system. For
Select to have the search results displayed along with the first few lines of the topic.
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