(RH9) "See Also" -- How to make it not clickthrough when only one entry in list?

Report · Apr 05, 2011

I have several topics (A, B, and C) in which I want to place a 'See Also' control that has two topics (B and C) in it.

In topic A, clicking on the See Also control pops up a list containing 'A' and 'B'. Click on either list item to jump to the topic.

In topic B, clicking on the See Also control jumps directly to topic C.

In topic C, clicking on the See Also control jumps directly to topic B.

Is there a way to force the control to *always* bring up the list of 'see also' topics? For example, in topic B, I would like the control to pop up a list containing just topic C.

Here's hoping....

Thanks.

Report · Apr 05, 2011

Hi there

Give the following a try.

Select your Related Topics button in WYSIWYG and switch to HTML view.

You should see a larg amount of code presented in green followed by a smaller amount of what appears to be repeated code in dark red.

Copy the line of text below (including the < and the > and add the following line to each area.

Give that a go and see how you fare.

Cheers... Rick

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Report · Apr 05, 2011

Thanks Rick, that did the trick.

Totally intuitively obvious 🙂

(Sarcasm intended!)

Note to others who read this thread: the 'green' code is actually commented out, so the parameter has no effect when it's put there. It's just for reference.

Rick... is there some place where that snippet of wisdom came from (other than your vast knowledge), and if so, are there other neat tricks listed there?

Report · Apr 05, 2011

Hello again

I'm working on a new eBook that I plan to make available soon. It will have this tip as well as many many more inside. Just keep your eye on my GooberGuides site to know when it becomes available.