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Karin Albrecht
Brainiac
April 3, 2020
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RH2019.0.12 new UI Responsive HTML5 output no longer working

  • April 3, 2020
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Hi all,

I am testing the update 12 for RH 2019 new UI on a virtual machine. For most of my projects, the responsive HTML5 output is working. However, it is NOT working for my parent project and also not for new projects.

What I did:

I created a new project. I just use the existing default topic. I did not add any css, master pages or the like. I used the output path Documents\My Robohelp Projects\ (this path is working for the other projects). 

When I start the HTML5 output (I also created several of them, not always using the same one), it says "Starting generation" and this is it. This message is displayed for hours. If I try to dismiss the output, the message to the bottom left disappears, but the output is still trying to generate. The log is offered in the context menu, but cannot be opened.

 

Does anyone have similar issues? Any ideas where I might search for the problem? 

Thanks and best regards
Karin

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      Correct answer Vivek Kumar

      Yes, German will have issue. Please do the following

      Go to the Output tab

      • On left side toolbar, last button is for Synonyms, click that
      • In the Synonyms panel, click + button and select German language
      • Synomyms editor will open on right hand side
      • For both Words and synonyms, enter "a" or something and press enter (+ button is not working here)
      • You will see entry added in the next line
      • Save the file
      • After that you can delete the synonyms entry if you want and save again.
      • Generate should work fine after that.

       

      If you have more than one project then you can manually copy de_DE.syn file to publish\languages\synonyms subdirectory in all the projects. You can avoid all the steps above.

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      Peter Grainge
      Peter Grainge
      Community Expert
      August 14, 2020

      Adobe did test a Classic upgrade too without a problem so hopefully it is a one off. I guess you could upgrade again and if the problem occurs again, then bug report it and submit the project.

       

      As to the second issue, please add that to that thread.

       

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      Regiolanthe1
      Known Participant
      August 14, 2020

      Okay - generated a new 3-topic project and it worked without adding a synonym file. I can only say that when converting a large RH2017 project, it kept on spinning/hanging during generation until I added that synonym file.

       

      Also - as a side note, the issue I noted yesterday about sections not correctly linking to topics WAS still true when creating the simple 3-topic project. I linked Bugs Section1 to topic Bug3, and it did not display in the content pane when viewing the HTML5 help.

       

      Peter Grainge
      Peter Grainge
      Community Expert
      August 14, 2020

      @Regiolanthe1

      Adobe have tested this in 2020 and found it is working without adding a synonym file. Could you test this in a simple new project to see if it works there please?

       

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      Peter Grainge
      Peter Grainge
      Community Expert
      August 13, 2020

      @Regiolanthe1 

       

      You created another thread about different issues but on one device it shows as deleted and on another I see the thread but the Reply button is disabled. Have you done anything to remove that thread or is it a glitch in the forum.

       

      The answers are straightforward but I can't give them because of this. Contact me via my site if you haven't resolved them.

       

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      Peter Grainge
      Peter Grainge
      Community Expert
      April 3, 2020

      So I'm alright then. 🙂

       

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      Regiolanthe1
      Known Participant
      August 13, 2020

      Just a note  ... this is still a bug in Robohelp 2020 (2020.0.156). Stumbled across this thread, added a German synonym file per instructions provided above, and fixed "hung" output for an upgraded RH2017 project. 

       

      Geo. 

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        Karin AlbrechtAuthor
        Brainiac
        April 3, 2020

        Thank you both! With a synonym file, the output works! It also works without one and language settings English.

        Peter Grainge
        Peter Grainge
        Community Expert
        April 3, 2020

        In pictures 🙂

         

         

         

        Click Done to open this dialog.

         

        Type "a" under Word then press Tab key and type "a" under Synonyms.

         

         

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          Peter Grainge
          Peter Grainge
          Community Expert
          April 3, 2020

          No I didn't mean to suggest using a VM is not an acceptable way of working. What I suggested was simply the start of some troubleshooting.

           

          Go with Vivek on this. I would be happy if I knew 10% of what he does about RoboHelp. 🙂

           

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          Karin AlbrechtAuthor
          Brainiac
          April 3, 2020

          Vivek, language is German. I have a meeting now and will run another test with English language setting. Thanks for the hint.

          Vivek Kumar
          Adobe Employee
          Vivek KumarCorrect answer
          Adobe Employee
          April 3, 2020

          Yes, German will have issue. Please do the following

          Go to the Output tab

          • On left side toolbar, last button is for Synonyms, click that
          • In the Synonyms panel, click + button and select German language
          • Synomyms editor will open on right hand side
          • For both Words and synonyms, enter "a" or something and press enter (+ button is not working here)
          • You will see entry added in the next line
          • Save the file
          • After that you can delete the synonyms entry if you want and save again.
          • Generate should work fine after that.

           

          If you have more than one project then you can manually copy de_DE.syn file to publish\languages\synonyms subdirectory in all the projects. You can avoid all the steps above.

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            Karin AlbrechtAuthor
            Brainiac
            April 3, 2020

            Hm, I know that the VM is pretty slow. However, due to several bugs and problems with previous RH2019 updates, I decided to test each update on a VM before updating my real working area to ensure that all functions that I need are still working as expected.

            Do you mean it would be better to create the project on my normal computer and copy it to the VM? Or do you mean you would not recommend working with a VM at all?

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