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RH 2019 Responsive HTML5 Screen Layouts

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April 25, 2019
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Hello! I'm currently running RH 2017 and generating Responsive HTML5 output. The included screen layouts (e.g., Azure Blue, Charcoal Gray) are IMO, a little dated, even with customization, so I'm looking for some that are more modern/attractive. Hence, I'm curious what new Responsive HTML5 layouts are included in RH 2019, what they look like, and whether they can also be used with RH 2019 Classic and/or RH 2017. Here's an example that I think shows promise (from the RH 2019 brochure) of what I mean when I say modern/attractive. I *could* install the demo/trial, but I'm attending Adobe's workshop at the STC Summit next week so I want to hold off on starting the trial clock until right before that. With that in mind, can someone provide a list of all Responsive HTML5 screen layouts included, and also screen shots of them in generated output? TIA!

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Any reaction from Adobe in this regard?

I'm working on a Proof of Concept right now, trying to convince our Board to switch some of our documentations from FrameMaker-generated output to RoboHelp content. I would have to spend some hours hacking the "Coffee" skin to look a little bit more like a real Help Center website if there's no silver lining to get a skin like the one in the ads.

I talked to Adobe at the STC Summit conference in Denver. The next update (#8 - next month, I believe) is slated to include a new HTML5 Responsive frameless layout. I got to see a preview. It looks slick! Better, IMO, than the screen shot in my original post (taken from the announcement PDF) here.

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RoboFanAuthor

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I agree. I was curious to see how they worked - and excited that the functionality was apparently built in to an included skin/layout. I could probably hack in a horizontal menu bar, but the rest of my team would kill me.

I'll talk to Adobe at the conference. Thanks again for all the feedback, Peter!

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Amebr

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Also, the way RH 2019 (New) works, the skins aren't hackable the way they were in previous versions. There is no underlying xml/html (plain text) template to access. The customisation options Adobe gives you in the interface is it. Possibly there are a few things you can do by including custom scripts, but I suspect what you can achieve will be fairly limited.

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Hmm... "...aren't hackable the way they were in previous versions." So that's a bummer - for me at least. My co-workers will probably appreciate it though. I'll be installing the 30-day trial version later this week before heading to the Adobe workshop. Looks like I'll have a better understanding/feel for what we can do once I start playing around with it.

Thanks for the input, Amebr!

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RoboFanAuthor

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Thank you for sharing!

It appears on page 4 of the RoboHelp 2019 brochure, accessible from Adobe's website here: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/products/robohelp/robohelp_2019/pdf/RH_Brochure.pdf

Peter Grainge

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The headings on that image look more like a web page. I think you need to

take that up with Adobe at the conference.

Peter Grainge

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Any reaction from Adobe in this regard?

I'm working on a Proof of Concept right now, trying to convince our Board to switch some of our documentations from FrameMaker-generated output to RoboHelp content. I would have to spend some hours hacking the "Coffee" skin to look a little bit more like a real Help Center website if there's no silver lining to get a skin like the one in the ads.

Peter Grainge

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There's nothing new yet so talk to the Adobe people about what you would like to see. Customisation is a lot more comprehensive but I don't think that's what you are looking for.

See www.grainge.org for free RoboHelp and Authoring information.

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Thanks, Peter. I could've sworn I saw something somewhere indicating that at least one new Responsive HTML5 layout (in addition to Azure Blue and Charcoal Gray) was released with RH 2019.

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