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lyddion
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March 23, 2011
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CSH, Framesets and Navigation Links issue...

  • March 23, 2011
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I'm having a display issue with framesets.  In my projects, I have created several framesets with 2 topic frames, 30% on the left, 70% on the right.

In  WebHelp settings, I have chosen to "Show Navigation pane link in topics".  The problem with this, is that it adds a "Show" link on each side of the frame, and when they are both clicked on, it results in 4 frames being created, with 2 separate navigation frames.

Is there a way to fix this so that frames don't keep splitting everytime I click on a link?

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    Correct answer Peter Grainge

    Ok..that worked   So...my frameset looks like this across the top...but if a user clicks on both "Show" buttons..

    .they will see...4 different frames!


    I can understand why you don't like it but surely it is logical. The idea of iFrames is that you can show anything you like and the two will work independently. You have chosen to show two topics from the help but the iFrame will not care whether that is what you are showing or one page of Ferraris and one page of Mercedes-Benz cars. Whatever you click will work in that frame.

    In your case clicking Show means the full help opens in that frame for that topic and the full help for the other frame shows when you click the second Show link. You are still only viewing two iFrames. Before you click Show, they each show the topic only. Afterwards they show the topic plus the nav pane.

    Has that clarified?

    Back to the drawing board I suspect.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

    @petergrainge

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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    March 23, 2011

    Version of RoboHelp?

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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    lyddionAuthor
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    March 23, 2011

    Peter, I'm using RoboHelp 9.  (I tried to add a screenshot but I keep getting the message "The Context Type of this image not allowed".)

    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    March 23, 2011

    Use the camera icon in the toolbar rather than the attach link.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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