How to make Navigation and Topic panes scroll independently?

[ChrisMcCauley]

Can anyone suggest how to make the default Multiscreen HTML layout navigation and topic panes to scroll independently, to accomidate a long index or TOC? Currently, scrolling toward the end of the index, for example, causes the topic pane to scroll also. Selecting an index entry scrolls the topic to the location of the appropriate content, but also scroll the index, taking the selected entry out of view. I would like independent scrolling of nav pane and topic panes.

I'm using RoboHelp HTML 10, FrameMaker 11, TCS4.

Thanks you.

[Peter Grainge]

Your post has been moved to the Multiscreen forum. That does not change the link.

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[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Shouldn't this one be posted in the Multiscreen HTML forum?

[Guest]

That would require a redesign of the output. Unlike WebHelp, the HTML5 output does not use frames. Framesets have even been dropped all together in the HTML5 standard.

[Willam van Weelden]

Hi,

This requires some tinkering in the CSS. You must apply a maximum height to the sidebar and the tab control that holds the index, glossary, etc.

When you have set the maximum height, set the overflow property of the tab control to 'auto' in the CSS.

Greet,

Willam

[ChrisMcCauley]

Thank you Willam,

Your very concise advise is just about exactly the solution I was hoping to discover. Following your suggestions, I have added scroll bars on the TOC/Index panel, and the main content panel, allowing each to scroll independently of the other. I am still tinkering with the details, especially getting the panel heights set correctly, and will update my solution to this list when I resolve the remaining issues.

Chris McCauley