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CRO1
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Mar 28, 2008 12:01 PM UTC
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Drop-Down Text Editor - 2 Questions

Greetings,

I have two questions regarding the above-mentioned editor.

1. Is it possible to have the editor open to a pre-defined size, instead of adjusting the size after it is opened?

2. Within the editor, the Add To Dictionary option is greyed-out (RX7). How do I activate this feature? Presently I have copy the term outside the editor and then select the Add To Dictionary option.

Thank you,
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    Flaven
    Flaven
    Inspiring
    Feb 24, 2017 3:44 PM UTC

    Bump: I know this comment train is from nine years ago, but I'm wondering if anyone has found a solution to globally (and permanently) resize the tiny drop-down text window? The topic seems to have come up over the years, but no solution that I've found.

    I'm running RH 13.0.0.257

    Thanks in advance...

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    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
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    Feb 24, 2017 3:47 PM UTC

    Hi Ross

    No way I'm aware of to do it. My own preferred method of dealing with it is to avoid it pretty much entirely.

    I compose what I want directly below the click text or image in the RoboHelp editor. Once I have things arranged as I want, I select it and cut from the topic. Then I open the little window, select all and paste.

    Cheers... Rick

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    Flaven
    Flaven
    Inspiring
    Feb 24, 2017 4:14 PM UTC

    Thanks Rick--that's my workflow, also. I was just hoping beyond hope...

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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    Mar 28, 2008 5:31 PM UTC
    Hold on to your money Colum. Rick, did you close and reopen RH?

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    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
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    Mar 28, 2008 6:14 PM UTC
    Heya Peter

    Hmmm, excellent point! You are correct, sir. It does reset. I suppose because of the way I avoid it, I never noticed that!

    Cheers... Rick
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    RoboColum_n_
    RoboColum_n_
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    Mar 28, 2008 1:56 PM UTC
    Hell I'd get all of you to follow Peter's advice - even if you don't use the LITTLE blighters!
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    CRO1Author
    Inspiring
    Mar 28, 2008 1:46 PM UTC
    Greetings,

    Thanks guys for your responses. I will post an enhancement request and hope for the best.

    Regards,
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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    Mar 28, 2008 12:12 PM UTC
    Please will everyone who wants the DHTML editor to be a configurable default size and for RH to remember if they stretch it go to this link and post an enhancement request. We need your vote!!

    http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

    See if you can collectively bring down Adobe's site!

    [You might have gathered this one annoys me too!]

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    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
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    Mar 28, 2008 12:56 PM UTC
    Hi all

    Chris, until such time as Adobe addresses the issue, I'd like to share with you how I personally deal with the little DHTML drop down window. The fact is, I seldom, if ever, use it! Yet I overwhelmingly consider this feature to be one of the most powerful features of RoboHelp.

    Here is how I "deal" with it. I normally insert a blank line where the drop-down will ultimately appear. I then insert what I want (Images, tables, whatever) and arrange it just so. Then I select the whole shebang and press Ctrl+X to cut it to the Windows Clipboard. THEN I finally open the DHTML drop-down window and simply paste the contents inside.

    I find that little window WAAAYYYYY too constraining and confining. Makes me claustrophobic to even think of it!

    Cheers... Rick
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    RoboColum_n_
    RoboColum_n_
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    Mar 28, 2008 12:08 PM UTC
    The first time you open a RH project the size of any DHTML window is small. You can increase the size of the window by clicking and dragging and any future DHTML window adopts that size. However this only works until you close that project. There is no other work around as the window size is hard coded.

    Regarding the Add to Dictionary option, this is available in RHX5 inside a DHTML window. RHX5 is the only version I have available here, so perhaps someone else with RH7 can confirm whether this happens to them.
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    GEWB
    Inspiring
    Mar 28, 2008 3:13 PM UTC
    quote:
    Originally posted by: Colum McAndrew
    There is no other work around as the window size is hard coded.


    Hello Colum -

    Any idea of the file name that contains the code (in X5)?

    I have done some hex editing on eHelp files in the past - not afraid to do more if you know the file.

    Regards,
    GEWB
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    RoboColum_n_
    RoboColum_n_
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    Mar 28, 2008 3:28 PM UTC
    What? You think I mess around in that brown smelly stuff I could be way off the mark here but if you look in the RoboHTML directory where you have RH installed there is a DLL called BaseStructureEditorDialogs_Dialog_DHTML_Release_U.dll. I'll stake (not a lot of) money that that will be it.
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