RH8 snippets with hyperlinks to local host page bookmarks

[c_b_spowart]

Hi

I use RH8 (with IE8 browser) and have started to use snippets to reuse common content. I have implemented the twistie javascript where the bookmark is inside a hotspot dropdown and when link to that bookmark the content is expanded. (Love this functionality thank you van weelden).

My issue is when I have the snippet with a hyperlink that links to a bookmark inside a hotspot dropdown on the host page. The hypelink does not work.

Example:

URL:-  d:\robohelp\publish\folder1\Test.htm

HTML PAGE <starts>

DropdownHotSpot <Starts>

   Snippet <Starts>

      hyperlink to Bookmark1

   Snippet <Ends>

DropdownHotSpot <Stops>

DropdownHotSpot <Starts>

   Bookmark1

DropdownHotSpot <Ends>

HTML PAGE <Ends>

What I have noticed is that when hovering over the hyperlink it indicates it is going to go to d:\robohelp\publish\#bookmark1 not d:\robohelp\publish\foleder1\Test.htm#bookmark1

This would be because the snippet is stored in the PUBLISH folder.

How can I create a hyperlink in the snippet that will work by pointing in the host page not relative to the storage folder of the snippet.

Thanks

Colin

[Willam van Weelden]

Hi,

You're welcome. This is very strange behaviour and also completely unexpected. I will check the script when I get home tonight to see what is going wrong.

Greet,

Willam

[Willam van Weelden]

Hi,

I just checked this behaviour. It is a bug in RoboHelp 8 and 9. It is solved in RoboHelp 10. Whenever you create a hyperlink in snippet (RH8/9) to a bookmark in the snippet or the containing page, RoboHelp will always change that into a link to the root folder.

Can you contact me via my site (www.wvanweelden.eu/contact)? I have created an update for the script that fixes this RH bug on the fly but I'd like you to beta test it before I publish it.

Greet,

Willam