How to stop getting unreferenced images added in the web help output

[Charudatta M.]

Hello,

I have one robohelp project with 6 different TOCs. From each TOC, I am generating one web help and one chm output. So, in all 6 webhelp outputs and 6 CHM outputs.

Now, while generating any output, I found that almost all the images from the project are included in the output even when the images are not used in the particular TOC or the respective topic is not linked from the TOC. Due to this, the size of the output is unnecessarily increasing.

Has anybody come across such situation? Am I doing something wrong? Is there any option to stop getting un-referenced images added in the output?

-Charudatta M.

[KimberlyO]

Do you have Exclude Unreferenced Topics from Output marked for each of these outputs?  For Microsoft Help, it's towards the bottom of the first window that displays after you choose to generate. For WebHelp, after you choose to generate, choose Content Categories and then Content <Default>. The exclude option is at the bottom of that window.

[Charudatta M.]

Thanks Kim for your reply. Yes, I selected both the options available at the bottom the dialog box. But, still the images are coming.

[KimberlyO]

Oh rats. I'm sure the in-house experts will have better suggestions.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

“In-house”? We’re in-house now? News to me (LOL)

[KimberlyO]

Ha!! Well... It's kind of like a dormitory setting isn't it?  You guys huddle around an old wooden table with your coffee cups leaving ring marks, your laptops at the ready, just waiting for someone to ask a question.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

ROTFL!

[Captiv8r]

Hi there

I'm guessing Conditional Build Tags aren't being used here?

If you used Conditional Build Tags and a Conditional Build Expression to exclude the topics that reference the images, the images should not be there.

Cheers... Rick

[Captiv8r]

Oh, sorry about the ring. I'll try to remember to bring a coaster next time!

[Charudatta M.]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. But, if a particular topic containing images is not included in the TOC, then why the images of that topic included in the output and topic is excluded from the output?

[Captiv8r]

Try this. Locate one of the topics that references an image but is not in the TOC. Right-click it and choose Show > Topic Links

Are there any links that show up pointing to this topic? If so, even though that topic is not in the TOC, if there is a topic IN the TOC that has a link to this topic, it's still "referenced" and will be included.

Additionally, note that we may now have multiple TOCs. Are you certain that the correct TOC is being referenced?

What version of RoboHelp are you using?

Cheers... Rick

[Charudatta M.]

Hello Rick,

Thanks for the detailed information. I will check my project as per your instructions and will update you. I am using RoboHelp 10.

-Charudatta M.

[Charudatta M.]

Hello Rick,

I checked the project as per your instructions. But, the topic from which the images are added in the output has no any links in the problematic TOC.

-Chaudatta M.