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dmagnum74
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February 1, 2013
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How to show a path to the topic name in browser address bar?

  • February 1, 2013
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My employer has an online help system. Currently, the same URL shows in the browser's address bar no matter which topic you have selected in the help system. For example, the URL for the help system is:

http://www.helpsystem.com/help/welcome_to_help.htm

No matter where I am in the help system, that URL always shows up. If I need to refer someone else to a certain topic, I can't just send them a link. I have to tell the person where to drill down to it from the Table of Contents. I'd like to refer someone to a specific section, for example,

http://www.helpsystem.com/help/welcome_to_help.htm/projects

The person who created the help system said that RH centralizes the webskin in that address, which is also the starting topic. Calling the URL launches the webskin and TOC. He said that you can only make direct calls to a topic if you're willing to do this without a skin and TOC. Is this true? We have RH8. Does RH10 have more capabilities? Thanks.

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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    February 1, 2013

    Maybe something at http://www.grainge.org/pages/snippets/snippets.htm#email will help.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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    nankin
    nankin
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    February 15, 2013

    dmagnum74,

    This is a good question. There is a lot of good information at Peter's site, but  I cannot find anything that specifically addresses this. Was anyone more successful than me? Thanks.

    nankinnankin

    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    February 15, 2013

    The address bar will always show the first URL used. It is the way tripane webhelp works regardless of the authoring tool used.

    If you want the address bar to change I the new HTML5 layout layout in Rh10 would give you that. It does not use frames.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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