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vins_rh
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July 29, 2009
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Breadcrumbs

  • July 29, 2009
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Hi,

Does anyone know how to modify the breadcrumbs. Please see the example which explains the problem:

e.g. There is Book1(Under Book1, I have Topic1, Topic2)

       Under Book1 again I have Book2 which again as Topic3 and Topic4 under it.

     Book1

          - Topic1

          - Topic2

          Book2

            - Topic3

            - Topic4

     Book3

So my breadcrumb for Topic3 would be Home - Book1 - Book2 - Topic3.

My Question is how do I modify my breadcrumb for Topic3 like Home-Book1-Topic3 (I donot want Book2 to reflect).

Please let me know of any possible solution?

Vinod

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    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
    Legend
    July 29, 2009

    Hi there

    Why would you want to do that? The breadcrumb trail is intended to provide the path one would follow through the TOC structure to arrive at the topic. Given your structure, you must open Book 1 in order to see Book 2. Then open Book 2 to see Topic 3.

    Cheers... Rick

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    vins_rh
    vins_rhAuthor
    Participant
    July 29, 2009

    Rick,

    The problem is when I click on the Book2 it navigates to topic3 which is under the Book2(by default).

    If not I have to assign a default page for every sub book. Thats really causing a problem.

    So I thought I would restrict as per my choice. If any solution exists please let me know??

    Vinod

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    Alaja
    Participating Frequently
    April 8, 2010

    What you are describing as the default is simply whatever topic is first in the book.

    The idea is that by clicking Book 2 in the breadcrumbs they are saying "take me to the start of that book". Don't forget, they may have closed the book for some reason best known to them. Clicking the breadcrumb expands the book again and highlights the first topic in it.

    No way to change it that I know about.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips


    Hi,

    I read many post on Breadcrumbs but could not find an answer to my issue.  I converted a system from RH5 to RH8.  This is Webhelp output. The new topics have 3 duplicate bread crumbs and the old topics have 2 duplicate breadcrumbs.  My questions are as follows:

    1. How do I get rid of the duplication?  I have tried to add placeholders in the master pages, but this did not work.  Right now, I have no master page applied to any of the topics.  I have attached partial screen shots from the output to show the duplication in the breadcrumbs.
    2. Is there a way to clear the breadcrumbs if I decide not to use them?  I unchecked the box in the webhelp navigation selection, but I still get the breadcrumbs.

    If I am unable to fix them, I need to remove them altogether.

    Thank you,

    Alaja

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