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May 21, 2010
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Custom bullets in RH7 aren't working in RH8

  • May 21, 2010
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I'm on my last day test driving TCS2 on Windows XP. I've linked my FM books to my RH8 project.

I had lovely bronze custom bullets in RH7.  Here's the HTML code for the style called Bullet1:

<li class=p-Bullet1><p class=Bullet1><span style="font-weight: bold;">Selecting

a Task Manager-level Command</span>. Use this drop-down list in the <span

style="font-weight: bold;">Task Managers</span> panel to execute commands

that affect specific instances of a Task Manager role on a logical server.</p></li>

The description follows:

Bullet1 + font-family: 'Adobe Garamond Pro', serif;

font-size: 12.0pt;

list-style: url(solid_square_bullet_bronze.png);

margin-left:-.25in;

In RH8, however, I'm not getting my custom bullets. All I'm getting is a list with an "n" where the bullet should be.  I have searched the forums and tried all suggested fixes, but I still don't have my custom bullets.

Here's the code as it appears in RH8:

<p class="Bullet1"><span class="FM_ZapfDingbatbronze">n&#160;&#160;&#160;</span>&#160;<span

            style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">You are assigned a Business

Analyst role by the system administrator.</span></p>

Description:

Please help.  I'm been spinning my wheels for days on this.

Normal + font-family: 'Adobe Garamond Pro', serif;

font-size: 12.0pt;

list-style: url(solid_square_bullet_bronze.png);

margin-left:-.25in;

I have put the .png file in the baggage files. When I highlight the text that is supposed to be Bullet1, RH displays it as fm_bullet1, even though I have repeatedly mapped it to RH Bullet1. Here's what I did:

I used Conversion Settings and selected the FM Bullet1 and mapped it to the RH Bullet1. I then edited the style. From the Styles list I selected

P-Bullet1 from the List category. Description follows:

LI + font-family: 'Adobe Garamond Pro', serif;

font-size: 12.0pt;

list-style-image: url(solid_square_bullet_bronze.png);

margin-left:-.25in;

RH displays my lovely custom bullet in the preview, but it never gets applied. :

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Peter Grainge
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 21, 2010

RH8 treats lists in a very different way. See Snippet 129 on my site.


See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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cvgsAuthor
Inspiring
May 21, 2010

Peter,

I've done everything you have suggested in your snippet and found it all very helpful, but still don't have my lovely bronze bullets. I suspect it has something to do with the span in the code below:

n

Total


number for a model, such as events

I'm not very conversant in .css, but I think it is trying to call this. How do I write something in the .css that will satisfy it?

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Information Developer - Learning Management Solutions

Intelligent Automation Solutions Client Services

407.771.8187

cvgsAuthor
Inspiring
May 25, 2010

The

indicates that you've not mapped the Bullet1 para tag to an appropriate css style. Try mapping Bullet1 to BodyLevel1, and choose the Convert # to List option as well. This will give you something you can control in your base css file.

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Matt,

My trial download of TCS2 ran out on Friday. I'm going to try loading it on my home laptop after I return from vacation and see if your suggestion works. I'll let you know the result.