I'm currently using RH8 HTML and am reading about upgrading to RH9. One of the appealing features is creating context sensitive help automatically. Can't seem to get detailed info on this feature. Below is about the most info I could gather off Google. Can someone please direct me to a video or some kind of tutorial so I can see how this is done? Right now our map IDs are automatically generated. I believe the hex number is converted and then updated and stored in a .hm file. I look at the application window's title bar for the window name and match it up to what's in the .hm file. there's a little more to it but that's the gist of it.
Also, can I store topics in the improved resource manager? I'm trying to figure out if the resource manager will help with our single sourcing. We currently create symbolic links when we want to reuse content. Whole other subject. 
Content I found thus far on context sensitive help in RH9:
An even bigger boost comes for those creating context-sensitive help. Open your application from within RoboHelp 9 and you can map dialog boxes to new or existing topics, with the necessary Help IDs extracted automatically. Some users will benefit greatly, but the target application must support RoboHelp’s new CSH API - currently only C++ APIs on Windows are supported.
Creating desktop application Context Sensitive Help (CSH) is now easier and automated. Context Sensitive Help topics can be mapped to C++ applications without any involvement from the Application Developer. This eliminates the dependency on developers. Authors can even test the CSH themselves in a time-efficient and smooth process.
Creating desktop application Context Sensitive Help (CSH) is now easier and automated. Context Sensitive Help topics can be mapped to C++ applications without any involvement from the Application Developer. This eliminates the dependency on developers. Authors can even test the CSH themselves in a time-efficient and smooth process.
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Hi there
I believe this function is rather limited. To the best of my knowledge, it only works if the application you are creating CSH for was created using C++ AND it was compiled using the RoboHelp API.
Assuming you cross that hurdle, what you do is start the application from RoboHelp 9 by clicking File > Context Sensitive Help > Open Application. Once the application opens, you browse to a dialog where you wish to create Context Sensitive Help and press F1. At that point, RoboHelp HTML should then present the CSH Options dialog where you may choose Mapping Options and Topics to map to. Make your choices and click OK. From there it's a bit of a mystery as I was testing this while logging the steps and RoboHelp crashed on me. Sorry
Hopefully this provides you a clue as to how it works.
Cheers... Rick 
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Hi there
Interesting question because I recall raising that exact issue during beta and Adobe acted as if I were crazy for suggesting it.
Certainly the Resource Manager in RoboHelp 9 allows you to define an HTML file type, but that's where it falls flat. You may define the file type and even copy from the common location to your project, but it refuses to behave the same way it does with Images or Snippets or the like. It will not monitor changes to the topic on either side of the fence. 
All I can do is urge you and anyone else that thinks it should be implemented to saturate Adobe with Wish Form requests to see this changed.
Cheers... Rick
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