Applying background colour to navigation pane in a CHM

Report · Aug 30, 2009

Hi

I am using Robohelp 7 to create a Compiled HTML Help project and I would like to apply a background colour to the navigation pane (i.e. the TOC).

I feel sure that this is going to be a very obvious option, but I've been searching for ages and just can't find it! Can anyone help?

Many thanks.

CJ

Report · Aug 30, 2009

It will almost certainly be in Tips and Tricks. Download it from http://www.robowizard.com

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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Report · Aug 31, 2009

Hi, CJ,

If RoboHelp doesn't provide an option to change the background colour of the Contents pane, it's almost certainly because of a long-standing bug in the HTML Help compiler. Although Microsoft did make provision for changing the background colour of the TOC — the basic procedure is described here — the colour does not change behind the text in the TOC. This issue is described in article 267973 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267973

Strangely, there's never been any way to change the background colour of the Index pane, Search pane, or any other pane — only the Contents pane. So, this is one of those unfinished areas of HTML Help that Microsoft has never got round to fixing.

Pete