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donalmc
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September 3, 2009
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RoboHelp 8: Default Pod Layout

  • September 3, 2009
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Is there anyway to specify a default Pod layout in RH8?

It's a real pain to have to set things up the way you want them every time you start RoboHelp.

Thanks

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    Correct answer Peter Grainge

    I thought that was it ok but it doesn't work for me. RoboHelp will not load with the saved environment.

    Thanks


    What is it loading?

    You can save an environment with the TOC editor open but it will not be there on re-opening. The layout should otherwise be as you saved it. Are you saving it in the same location as the supplied environment?

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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    LarryTX
    Inspiring
    November 19, 2009

    Note that if you have dual monitors , carefully arrange pods such as the Project Manager, Styles and Formatting, etc. on your secondary monitor, and save the whole thing to your default environment, RoboHelp will politely ignore the whole thing and pile all of your carefully arranged pods on top of each other at the right side of your primary monitor when you re-open RoboHelp and reload the environment. I thought most folks were using dual monitorrs these days and that's what dual monitors were for. Oh well, maybe by RoboHelp HTML 25 Adobe will get RoboHelp up to, let's say, something like 1999 technology.

    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
    Legend
    November 19, 2009

    Hi there

    It likely won't happen unless enough folks ask for it. Use the Wish Form for that. (Link is in my sig)

    For what it's worth, while the popularity of dual monitors is steadily gaining ground, I still see the vast majority of users on single monitors.

    Cheers... Rick

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    CraigCC
    CraigCC
    Inspiring
    November 20, 2009

    Interesting post and thanks for confirming this dual monitor issue Larry, thought I was going quite mad the other day.

    Off to submit a Wish form myself right now. Adobe are pretty good listeners and sure if enough of us put it on the wish list something will happen, but as Rick says, they need to know how many people feel strongly about it and are unlikely to be monitoring these forums.

    Cheers all

    Craig

    Willam van Weelden
    Willam van Weelden
    Inspiring
    September 3, 2009

    Hi,

    You can save your pod layout, so you can load it when necessary. In the File menu, you can save your layout, load a saved layout, or restore the default layout. In RH7, this is directly under File, in Robo8, I thought it was a submenu. (I don't have Robo8 where I'm working now.) Another member will know exactly where it is located in Robo8.

    Greet,

    Willam

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    Nick27
    Inspiring
    September 3, 2009

    RH8

    File > Environment > Save Environment..

    Peter Grainge
    Community Expert
    Peter GraingeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 3, 2009

    I thought that was it ok but it doesn't work for me. RoboHelp will not load with the saved environment.

    Thanks


    What is it loading?

    You can save an environment with the TOC editor open but it will not be there on re-opening. The layout should otherwise be as you saved it. Are you saving it in the same location as the supplied environment?

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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