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Thanks for your responses. I have many variables/conditions that lead to the correct PDF manual. And @Rob, I have also thought about programming a script outside of Flare that sets the right variables/conditions. The advantage is that many Flare files are regular flat ASCII files. So, that will be t...

Hello, Is there a possibility for Flare to "ask" for variable definition the first thing just after the target building has started? For example: 1. I start a PDF target building. 2. The first thing Flare must do is, asking me to define the variable "Main voltage". 3. I enter &qu...

Thanks Psider, I think I've solved it

Hello, I have a struggle with an unknown/undefined TOC item in the table of contents. See the attached part of the TOC. TOC1.png The problem is the text/item "1 TOC" above the line. Changing the style for the TOC1 into Italic, change the belonging chapters to Italic. But not the text "...

Trent, thanks for your answer. I do know what Lingo is and does. But what I ment to ask is a tool which only points me to the files that must be translated when I changed one source topic. Example: Next files must be equal (but in different languages) Dutch.htm = German.htm = English.htm = French.ht...

like I said in a previous post, I'm writing same documentation in several (like 20 pcs.) languages.
Is there anyone who does the same in Flare?
Tips to handle this in the most simple way?
Eg. use "Global project linking" and maybe more?
Thanks in advance,
Henk Jan

Hello, I am a Dutch Flare user and I write manuals/documentation/online-help in more than 20 languages (Flare projects). Due to laws and regulations in the European Union, I have to write the content in the user's language. I'm looking for fellow Flare users who are also write equal Flare projects i...

Help!! after upgrading to Flare 2019 my targets (DotNetHelp) are no longer supported. I can't remember some kind of announcement about this (correct me if I'm wrong). Is it possible to downgrade to 2018 somehow, so I have some time to rewrite my Help from DotNetHelp to ..... ?? Besides that, I use t...

to ajturnersurrey,

I use a different set of style for both the DotNet and PDF output.
You wrote to use styles to manage the use of popups in the pdf.
Please help me out here, where do I set (or suppress) the popups in the pdf?
Thx in advange

Ok,
thanks ajturnersurrey
clear answer
one question, where do I set that style?

Hi there, I use 2 targets for one and the same Flare project. Main use target is DotNet help. In this Help I use popups. Second, I want to generate a .pdf from the same project. Popups do not work now and a error message pops up. Is there some kind of setting to prevent popups to become active in th...

good day,

Somehow I still can't manage to see paragraph/section second level (1.1.x) in the pdf TOC
I'm editing the styles p.TOC1 - p.TOC3 but that doesn't solve the problem.
See attached pic. Paragraph/section 2.2.1 doesn't show up in the TOC.

I'm a bit done now .... desperate
Help

Thx ChoccieMuffin
I know that pdf doesn't support popups
I was wondering if Flare had some kind of setting that put used popups at the end of the pdf, so that they readable.

Hi I'm using popup's in topic's. The popup's are no part of the TOC (of course), but are displayed when mouse clicking in the target dotnet help. When generating target pdf, mouse clicking results in a message "Could not open ...." Is there a way to let the popup's be a part of the pdf but...

thx. ajturnersurrey and Nita
the things I would like to copy aren't that complex.
I consider your remarks Nita

I have a single user version Flare local installed on my computer.
Running Flare, I can start another session/instance of Flare on the same computer.
Is this a correct way?
Because in this way it is easy to copy things between projects.
Or does Flare mix up things?

thanks. Psider, I found it.

hello, I my project I have several .png pictures and use option "Image Map" to put some links on the picture. For example to popup some explanation. All links are stored in some kind of layer (that belongs to the picture). Because I can overwrite the picture without touching/destroy the li...

ok, thanks devjoe
I contacted Madcap about this and they admit that this question is asked more often.
It is passed through to the engineers dept. of MC, they will see to it.
In the meanwhile I create a .pdf of the whole project, to use aside the Help.

Thx. ChoccieMuffin
but that would mean I have to redesign my complete project
I thought that somehow common use of a TOC is to right click a chapter and to choose print only the topic or all underlying topics as well.
Pity.

Hello, I'm looking for a setting to print all nested (underlying) paragraphs of a TOC chapter. For example (see picture) when selecting chapter "GSE Ink manager; de totaaloplossing" in the TOC, I want to print all chapter belong paragraphs. So both paragraphs "Uw eigen kleuren maken&q...

Hello roboHAL,
I was a while off line, so I saw your post this day.
I had contact with Madcap USA and they advise me to try things out in Lingo.
but thx. for your reply.

Hello,
maybe I described my problem wrong in previous posts, but does anybody here has to handle multiple Flare projects?
And I mean, equal projects but different languages.
How do you manage them?
Do you use some kind of program, method or ... to keep track?
Curious for ideas

Hello, what I need is a (Madcap) tool that supports me in handling several projects. The projects are equal, language are different. For example: I have 4 projects, Dutch (my native source), English (sub source to use for translations), German and Spanish. All 4 projects must be (kept) equal. When I...

Hello, what I need is a (Madcap) tool that supports me in handling several projects. The projects are equal, language are different. For example: I have 4 projects, Dutch (my native source), English (sub source to use for translations), German and Spanish. All 4 projects must be (kept) equal. When I...