Maintain Index Search Display

[abp456]

Is there a way to maintain an Index search display while viewing the assigned topics? For example, if I search for keyword, the Index will display the keyword. If I click the keyword, RH displays all the assigned topics below it. When I click a topic, I lose that index search. I have to search my keyword again.

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[Peter Grainge]

I think that depends on which screen layout you are using. It does what you want in the desktop layouts where there is space to keep the index open.

I guess what you want is that the index search does not flush while the instance of the help is open. I'll defer to Willam to advise if that could be achieved.

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[Willam van Weelden]

What exactly do you want to retain? The data entered in the search form

or the expanded index keyword?

I think both are possible, but will require quite a bit of tinkering

with the layout scripts.

Kind regards,

Willam

[abp456]

If I use the Index (not Search) to look for a keyword, I want the Index to maintain the aggegrated search results as I click through the associated topics for that keyword.

Example - I search for Product A, the Index displays "Product A." When I click Product A, I see all the topics associated with it.

Product A

     Case Studies

     Product Bulletin

     Hardware Spec Sheet

     Instalation Guide

     Presentation Deck

     and so on

As soon as I click one of the topics, I immediately lose the search results. My default Index displays, which means I have to search for Product A again to get the list back.

I want the expanded keyword with its sub-keywords to display until I either click on Contents or perform another search.

[Willam van Weelden]

The only way to get this done is to update the JavaScript for the widget

itself. You may want to request this as a new feature:

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

Kind regards,

Willam

[kennethc2]

Users in my organization have also requested this feature. Users in my organization prefer the way the search in webhelp works where the search results show up in the left pane and remain visible.

[Willam van Weelden]

Please file a feature request for both the index and the search.

The search was one of the most requested features. I know a few people

who loathed the idea of a sidebar search in HTML5 when I suggested it to

them a few months ago. Good to hear that I'm not alone

Kind regards,

Willam

[Peter Grainge]

I see merit in both approaches but on balance prefer using the topic pane as you can get more results in and more information about those results.

Perhaps you a button could be added for the user to select how they want the results to be displayed?

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@petergrainge

[Willam van Weelden]

I'm afraid it's a bit more work than that as the entire layout must be

updated. More important: the widgets do not currently support this

behaviour, so that will have to be changed by Adobe as well.

Kind regards,

Willam

[Peter Grainge]

A more gentlemanly replied than was deserved. I was teasing as I did realise it would take a massive effort to offer that.

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[abp456]

Thanks for the feedback. I did submit an enhancement request.