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October 3, 2022
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Output a clean CSS from Robohelp for use in FM

  • October 3, 2022
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Hello! I am using Robohelp Classic 2019, into which I imported a Framemaker 2020 book. By default, most styles came out clean, but I did have to update some styles in RH. I was able to generate Resp HTML5 output from RH, and it looks clean in Chrome. 

 

However, I would like to just generate the output in FM directly without having to use RH. So...question being, how can I output a CSS from RH that contains all the styling I require to generate clean output in FM?

 

I notice that in RH there are 3 style sheets in use for each file(topic) in the project: RHsytlemapping.css, default.css, and [Filename].css (a unique css for each file of the book). I have selected the unique file to for each topic. 

 

I created a ".sts" file in FM using the unique CSS...and some of the styles don't convert cleanly. Especially those with bullets and hanging tabs (like when text wraps to next line in numbered list...and doesn't line up).

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you. 🙂

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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    October 7, 2022

    IIRC, a long time ago, an Adobe employee gave directions on how to convert a RH .isf settings file into a FM .sts settings file - I seem to remember it was a painful process & so never pursued it. It probably is no longer valid with the newer versions of RH in the New UI these days.

      Jeff_Coatsworth
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      Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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      October 4, 2022

      You might find it easier to get more assistance with the FM to HTML5 publishing process over in the FM forum. The FM process utilizes RH Classic "under the hood" but the fine control over the output is still (at the moment - the gap is closing) better in the FM to RH to HTML5 workflow (IMHO). I suspect that your default.css could be the basis of any changes you make in the FM settings - I also suspect that you can't just use it directly, but I'm no FM publishing whiz.

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        VeraDAuthor
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        October 6, 2022

        Thank-you Jeff. I realized the FM forum might be a better option and posted there. 

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