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Axel84
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June 15, 2011
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Multi-language-Project

  • June 15, 2011
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Hello,

I have do develop a WebHelp-project in 6 languages. The result shall be a contextsensitive WebHelp (called via URL). The Problem is, I dont want to call the different langauges by

myHelp_en/index.htm#path/ContextTopic.htm

myHelp_es/index.htm#path/ContextTopic.htm

...

which means, I have 6 different projects on the server. I know, that there are condition-tags, but they are only good for generating different outputs,right? I need ONE output and a condition for "what to show"

Is it possible to create ONE big project and then call the language by a parameter like

myHelp/index.htm#path/ContextTopic.htm?lang=en

myHelp/index.htm#path/ContextTopic.htm?lang=es

...

This would be a much smoother solution, maybe it is even possible to change the language inside the WebHelp-framework by a drop-down-menu.

Anyone has got experience with that?

I'm using German RoboHelp 9.0.1.232 on Windows XP

P.S. Sorry for my bad english

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RoboColum_n_
RoboColum_n_
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June 16, 2011

As you are using RH9 you could use the Dynamic User Centric Control (DUCC) facility. This would allow you to generate a single help file and allow the user to select from a drop down the language they want to see inside the help. The option chosen in effect filters the output that is displayed. From your perspective, this works in much the same way as conditional text. Check out the link below for a good tour of the features inside RH9 included DUCC.

http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/rh_tour/index.htm

  The RoboColum(n)   @robocolumn   Colum McAndrew
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Axel84Author
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June 16, 2011

Great! That was a big step forward. Thanks a lot!

I defined 6 condition Tags (one for each language) and the DUCC works fine.

Just one more question:

German is my <default> language. But I want (e.g.) the english users to see the english version as default.

Is it possible to call the WebHelp with a special condition-tag-parameter? And what is the name of this paramter?

Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 16, 2011

You set one of the categories as the default.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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