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LB-25
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February 8, 2008
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WYSIWYG Editor

  • February 8, 2008
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I'm creating a FlashHelp Project.... I'm curious to know what is the WYSIWYG Editor?

How do you work with it?
What does it do?
What are you supposed to see when you click on WYSIWYG Editor?
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Correct answer Captiv8r
Hi all

For anyone watching this thread, I connected with LB-25 and we resolved the issue.

The issue was that the split controlling how much of the Project Pane you see VS how much of the Topics/WYSIWYG/Link View etc had been somehow moved all the way to the right edge of the application. So from LB-25's perspective, there was only the Project Pane. Once we adjusted the split between the two, RoboHelp had a more normal appearance and things were good to go.

Just another instance where pure text in Forum Posts was inadequate and seeing things first hand made it oh so much easier to determine the reason.

Here's to happy endings... Rick

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LB-25Author
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February 8, 2008
Thanks Colum and Ben I appreciate all of your help.

I greatly appreciate it.
If I ever need more help i'll know where to go
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LB-25Author
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February 8, 2008
Hi Laurin,


I'll give you my work email : lbeaulieu@aviationintertec.com

Let's give it a try
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LB-25Author
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February 8, 2008
Hi Colum,

I just did the Alt + 4, and it didn't do anything yet.....maybe I should wait a while to see if anything is gonna happen...

For the zipped file of the project its: 2KB- The file is a XPJ
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Anonymous
February 8, 2008
what you probably need more is someone who can remote connect to your desktop and see what you are seeing. from what you have been saying, it sounds like either the environment itself isn't set up or configured properly, or it really is OK but you don't quite understand what you are seeing.

I can probably do this with you, although my afternoon is a bit crunched. I use iLinc to remote connect with clients here - all I would need is your email address to send you an invitation, and then for you to let me connect with your desktop. Then you could show me what you are seeing.

If you want to try this, let me know ASAP.

-Laurin
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Anonymous
February 8, 2008
Hi again,

It sounds like you already have at least one topic in your project. If not, you will not see the WYSIWYG editor unless you have a topic to edit. To create a topic, go to FIle > New > Topic, set the attributes, and click OK. Then you should be able to double-click on the topic title in the Project Manager and see it in the editor. Generally, a new topic has some default text in it that says something like "Enter topic text here."

I'm using RH 7 (I apologize if some of my instructions are slightly off), so I don't know that I'd be much help in troubleshooting this project by opening it.

--Ben
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LB-25Author
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February 8, 2008
Is there any way that I can send you the project, so that you can see what im talking about
RoboColum_n_
RoboColum_n_
Legend
February 8, 2008
What happens if you use the Alt + 4 keyboard shortcut? How big is a zipped file of your project?
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LB-25Author
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February 8, 2008
Yes I am using the RoboHelp HTML...I do not see an editor on the right side of the application
RoboColum_n_
RoboColum_n_
Legend
February 8, 2008
How long it takes to open up depends on what's inside. I used to maintain one topic that contained over 500 tables complete with thousands of links. I wouldn't recommend this approach - the powers that be wanted it no matter what - and when I opened up the topic I used to go and make a pot of tea, let it brew for five minutes, answer a few emails and just before I got extremely frustrated it would open.
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LB-25Author
Known Participant
February 8, 2008
I'm using RoboHelp 6...Does that make a difference?
Captiv8r
Captiv8r
Legend
February 8, 2008
Hi there

For RoboHelp 6, the editor is on the right side of the app. Assuming you are using RoboHelp HTML. It's where you type your text and add images. Below that area should be four tabs.

Cheers... Rick
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LB-25Author
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February 8, 2008
How long does it usually take before the WYSIWYG Editor pops up?
I know that when i click on the WYSIWYG Editor, the toolbar changes a littlet
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