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August 31, 2017
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Moving from HTML help to WebHelp

  • August 31, 2017
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Good day,

We have been using RH for many years to create and manage an HTML help system for our product and are now switching to webhelp (for both online and local content). Using RH 2017 we have successfully migrated our projects and are using the latest Responsive HTML5 capabilities to create webhelp versions (that process went very smoothly) and can still generate the legacy HTML Help outputs as well. So far, so good.

In our application, we access help content at both the topic (associated with a particular dialog or form in the application) and keyword level (for instance, taking a selected word in a document and doing an index-find in the .chm file).

Being very new to web help, what I'm looking for is some API that will allow me to launch the web help and do an index find on the supplied keyword (this would replace the equivalent calls into the HH API). My initial attempt to search for this information have not been successful so it finally dawned on me to save time and ask the community.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.

Stephen

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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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August 31, 2017

It's important to note that HTML5 help and webhelp are two entirely different outputs and the terms should not be interchanged. The calls are different.

There are some topics about calling help on my site and they have links to Willam van Weelden's topics on calling HTML5 help. Also the subject was discussed in this thread recently.

Calling CSH Multiscreen HTML5 help file from C++ API

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring information

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stephenm98165107Author
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August 31, 2017

Peter,

I've read William's article (Context Sensitivity in Responsive and Multiscreen HTML5) and it seems to confirm what Jeff is saying - there really isn't a way to do an automatic index find in a Responsive HTML5 system (or really any output type other than HTML Help).

I'm limited to contextual calls by map number, topic id or URL - but nothing for "seeding" the index.

Is that accurate?  (if so, ratzelfratz!)

Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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August 31, 2017

As the answer is Yes, it is accurate, you have a 24 hour licence for a double Ratzelfratzl.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring information

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Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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August 31, 2017

I don't believe that there is an equivalent in HTML5 to what you describe in CHMs.

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