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April 13, 2026
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How do I customize the Studio Frameless Output Skin in RoboHelp 2022 so the right panel can be expanded after 175% zoom?

  • April 13, 2026
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How do I customize the Studio Frameless Output Skin in RoboHelp 2022 so the right panel can be expanded after 175% zoom?  When zoom is higher than 175% the right panel is automatically hidden.  This occurs so the body of the online help has more space at higher zoom levels.  The skin provides an option to expand the left panel; however, there is no way for a user to expand the right panel to set a topic as a Favorite. The Favorite tab can be expanded, but it only shows topics already set as a Favorite.  The fav-button is not available, so users that require higher zoom levels are not able to save topics as a favorite.  Note: Because the right panel cannot be expanded, the Mini TOC is also hidden. 

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    Known Participant
    April 14, 2026

    @Peter Grainge  or ​@Jeff_Coatsworth  I want to see if I can add a custom button to the toolbar that will allow users to save a topic as a favorite.  Since the “fav-button” is not available at 400% zoom. 

    I created the favorites-helper script today as shown below.

     

    (function () {
      window.RH_ToggleFavoriteFromToolbar = function () {
        var favBtn = document.querySelector('.RH-LAYOUT-RIGHTPANEL-fav-button');
        if (favBtn) {
          favBtn.click();
        } else {
          console.warn('Favorites button not found');
        }
      };
    })();

     

    I then went to User Assets in my Skin and added favorites-helper.js.

     

    Next I added a new Add to Favorites button here: 

    I set up button-5 to be used for this new button.

    I can see the button when I generate, but nothing happens.  It is not saving my topic to Favorites.

     

    Can I call a custom java script in the OnClick field for a new button?  Or is there something wrong with my script? I was trying to reuse fav-button code that is already used for the existing save as favorite button, which appears in the right panel.

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    April 14, 2026

    Sorry, no idea - I don’t do any scripting in RH.

    Peter Grainge
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    April 15, 2026

    Same as ​@Jeff_Coatsworth , I don’t do scripting and in this instance I don’t know how you would store the favourites.


    My site www.grainge.org includes many free Authoring and RoboHelp resources that may be of help.

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    Peter Grainge
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    April 14, 2026

    This is a screenshot of an uncustomised Studio template at 175% and Favourites is still shown. 

    If I go to say 500% then crazy things do happen. I think the issue is more to do with the screen the help is being viewed on.

    In the example above, the TOC titles are kept short so the left panel could be narrowed. Maybe that would help with the centre and right panels at 175%? Also would special zoom software help users needing such high levels of magnification better?


    My site www.grainge.org includes many free Authoring and RoboHelp resources that may be of help.

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    April 13, 2026

    If the UI doesn’t give you the controls to make the changes you’re looking for, you’re going to have to either log a wishlist in the Tracker or find a web programmer to dig through it & adjust your output.

    Known Participant
    April 14, 2026

    Sorry I was wrong.  The right panel with the Set as Favorite option and Mini TOC are hidden at 200% zoom.  The left panel can be expanded and collapsed, but I do not see an option to expand the right panel.  The only area that can be expanded is to see existing Favorites.  I will see if a developer can add expand and collapse icons for the right panel for users that require 400% zoom.  

    Peter Grainge
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 14, 2026

    Good luck to your developer as these templates are enormously complex. I still wonder if specialist software is needed for this issue. In over 20 years of using RoboHelp I have never seen a question like this. :-)


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