Why does JavaHelp output lose formatting in topics?

[davis2016]

I'm using RoboHelp 8 to produce a JavaHelp context-sensitive help system. When I generate the output as Webhelp, the topics look good, but when I generate JavaHelp, the formatting is lost. Do we know why?

[Peter Grainge]

Take a look at the JavaHelp page on my site and seriously consider whether you really need JavaHelp.

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[davis2016]

I'd really like NOT to use JavaHelp, but the application it's going into is a Java application, and the developers tell me Webhelp won't work.

I did discover that I should be producing compressed JavaHelp when I'm actually producing uncompressed JavaHelp. Maybe fixing that will fix the formatting issue.

[Peter Grainge]

Good luck!

Just a long shot but I would go back to the developers, maybe show them the page. Often that is the standard response from developers but only sometimes is it correct.

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[RoboColum_n_]

You can also search for "JavaHelp Limitations" in the RoboHelp help file for a list of reasons not to use JavaHelp. It is also incorrect to say that WebHelp does not work with a Java application. More food for thought for your developers.

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Colum McAndrew