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Anonymous
November 8, 2012
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Script for adding all topics to a single browse sequence

  • November 8, 2012
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Hi all, has anybody perchance written a script that inserts all topics into a single browse sequence? This would be similar to the 'auto-create from TOC'-function but using a single long sequence instead of separate ones for each chapter.

Most of our users think that the concept of browse sequences is confusing in Webhelp. They just want simple 'forward' and 'backward' buttons that jump through the TOC.

Robert

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Captiv8r
Captiv8r
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November 8, 2012

Hi Robert

There's no need for a script. Just use the auto-create. Then type 0 (zero) for the level.

Cheers... Rick

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Anonymous
November 8, 2012

..even though the topics are added in a strange manner.

First the BRS jumps through the topics assigned to the top level books

(Chapter 1, Chapter 2 etc.). Then at the end it continues at the start

again and jumps through the topics in the individual chapters. Well,

I'll come up with a feature name that imlpies it was planned that way.

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Anonymous
November 20, 2012

Another approach might be to create a new TOC for this purpose. Create it as a copy of the TOC you are using and then move all the topics to the top level removing the books as you go. You will then have a TOC with no books but the topics you want in the order you want.

Then create a new browse sequence using auto create. When you click Auto Create, you will be able to choose this new TOC.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge


Hi Peter,

no luck at this. These are imported Framemaker Documents. Even if I generate a competely flat TOC in FM then Robohelp still produces a TOC with structure in it. I made sure to define all TOC formats identical (I copied one format for all levels to make sure everything is the same, not only text size and indention).

Yet Robohelp always produces a TOC with chaotic chapters and subchapers in it.

Robert

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