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Script for adding all topics to a single browse sequence

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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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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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..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

The flat TOC needs to be created in Rh, not Fm.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

Regrettably that is not an option in this case. We hoped to use an extra

FM TOC with flat hierarchy (generated in FM) that converts to a RH TOC

with the same flat hierarchy. Then using the "auto-create from TOC"

option it would provide a browse sequence for the "Back"/"Forward" buttons.

The process basically works, except that Robohelp messes up the flat

TOC. Probably WWP will be the tool here, there are too many flaws in the

Adobe tool chain (images, dropdowns, links within anchored frames, much

more.. arggh).

Robert