Any Plug-In to preserve DHTML effects in PDF?

[wklinick]

I was wondering if anyone knows of a plug-in or something that will allow me to preserve DHTML effects, specifically drop-down hotspot text, when I source a topic as a PDF? I'm not holding out a lot of hope for this, but thought I'd ask.

[MergeThis]

Well, then, your hopes won't be dashed!

You might consider conditionalizing these little beasties, using the Online and Print build tags that RH provides. Prepare an expanded version for them that will only appear in Print docs, and set the conditions for each separate content. Then, your Conditional Build Expression (first window of Generate wizard) for the PDF is "NOT Online" and for the WebHelp is "NOT Print."


Good luck,
Leon

[wklinick]

Thank you for your response. However, if I understand your reply correctly, you were addressing the issue of whether or not the hidden (drop-down) text is displaying in my PDFs or other print docs, and it is -- no problem. The issue I have is that someone has requested that I provide a PDF that has the same capabilities to dynamically expand/hide text as I provide in my help topic ... It is a list of FAQs in which the questions are are always visible, but the answer text does not display unless the viewer clicks on the question...

[MergeThis]

Sorry, DHTML doesn't live in DOC/PDF-land.


Good luck,
Leon