Publish to HTML Help and output .htm files?

[whlotus]

Using FM2022 Publish to Microsoft HTML Help: Is there a way to have FM only generate the htm files and the HtmlHelp compiler project file? I used to use an older FM2015 or 2017 version and I think it worked that way. I used the Microsoft HTML Help Workshop to finish and build the CHM file from the htm files output by FM.

One reason I am asking is because the resulting CHM file is about 3 times the size of the equivalent CHM file generated using the old FM and the help compiler. I enabled the option to optimize the CHM file size, but it is still too big. Thanks.

[Matt-Tech Comm Tools]

The Basic HTML option is for when you'd like to manage the HTML outside of FrameMaker. 

My impression is that it's mainly for importing content into a CMS, but perhaps it'll work for your Help Workshop needs.

-Matt

[whlotus]

Hi Matt, the Basic HTML outputs only the .htm files, but not anything I can see to build the index for the HTML Help compiler. The old version of FM produced the compiler project file, which contained the index and TOC.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

What patch version of FM2022 are you using? IIRC that might have been fixed in one of the patches.

[whlotus]

Jeff, I am using Version: 17.0.3.546, which the FrameMaker Updater says is the latest.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Think that is the latest patch - time to ping the FM folks? See https://helpx.adobe.com/contact/enterprise-support.other.html#framemaker for your Adobe Support options. I'd recommend using the tcssup@adobe.com e-mail address as it reaches a team dedicated to Technical Communication Suite products including FrameMaker.