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by gsm1
Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Ratings on articles from annonymous readers
Replies: 4
Views: 3916

Re: Ratings on articles from annonymous readers

Sorry about the 3 year delay in following up. Must have gotten busy. Anyway, I'm just wondering what your guidance would be today for the same issue, obtaining online help topic ratings/analytics/feedback. We need to be GDPR compliant. I would add that my skin is Tri-pane based. However, with a bit ...
by gsm1
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: SOLVED: How do I change the glossary term popup container?
Replies: 7
Views: 4643

Re: SOLVED: How do I change the glossary term popup containe

Thank you! Six years later, your solution allowed me to resolve a similar issue successfully. :lol:
by gsm1
Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:28 am
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: A report that lists topics by style applied?
Replies: 3
Views: 1283

Re: A report that lists topics by style applied?

I don't know, but I'll give it a try. Great suggestion. Thanks!
by gsm1
Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:02 am
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: A report that lists topics by style applied?
Replies: 3
Views: 1283

A report that lists topics by style applied?

Before I change a CSS style for a very large project, I'm wondering if there is a report that can tell what other topics that style has been used in? I don't want to inadvertently mess up something I created two or three years ago.

Thanks.
by gsm1
Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:27 am
Forum: Simon's Career Network
Topic: Technical writer for software company in Freiburg, Germany
Replies: 2
Views: 10864

Re: Technical writer for software company in Freiburg, Germa

I studied at Albert Ludwigs Universitaet- Freiburg back in the mid 1970s. The Altstadt was lovely then and fun! I loved it and loved the people I met studying there. It was only with great reluctance that I returned to the US.And the bread! The bread! And the cheese! What marvelous cheeses ...
by gsm1
Fri Jul 24, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Google Analytics Config
Replies: 14
Views: 18434

Re: Google Analytics Config

Thank you, Dave. :D I am also assuming that GA will work with context sensitive HTML5 Help that is integrated with the application. Yes, when a page loads, it'll run the GA script and record the page view in analytics. It doesn't matter if the page is opened by clicking a link, or direct from CSH ...
by gsm1
Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:15 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Ratings on articles from annonymous readers
Replies: 4
Views: 3916

Re: Ratings on articles from annonymous readers

Just wondering if you resolved this issue? Potentially interested in trying Pulse out. But I need to know it works really well before investing a lot of time and money.
by gsm1
Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:26 am
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Hotspots Move Depending on OS and Browser.
Replies: 4
Views: 2755

Re: Hotspots Move Depending on OS and Browser.

This is a current issue for my project as well. The following release note will shortly go out to clients: Known Issue Resizing the default display format of the Users Guide may shift the location of embedded hotspots in screen shot and flowchart image maps. This may also occur when one pop-up is ...
by gsm1
Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:44 am
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: Child topic image map link to bookmark in another child proj
Replies: 0
Views: 1476

Child topic image map link to bookmark in another child proj

child topic image map link to other chld prj bookmark 062719.gif You can create a link from a child-topic image map to a child topic in another project using the Image Map Editor. But you can’t add a bookmark to that link in the Image Map Editor. The work-around is to append the #bookmark directly t ...
by gsm1
Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:06 am
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: Example: Customising the HTML5 tripane skin
Replies: 37
Views: 105606

Re: Example: Customising the HTML5 tripane skin

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by gsm1
Fri May 04, 2018 1:20 pm
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Blank HTML5 Topic Popups in Chrome, not in IE, Mozilla
Replies: 0
Views: 2690

Blank HTML5 Topic Popups in Chrome, not in IE, Mozilla

Just encountered this issue. My HTML5 project output in Google displays blank popups, when clicked. Link to popup may work first time, but not second and vise versa. In some topics, the first 5-9 popups work fine. In others, the first popup fails. Side by side comparisons with Mozilla, IE and ...
by gsm1
Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:11 pm
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Topic bookmarks as popups work in Chrome, not in Mozilla
Replies: 1
Views: 1009

Topic bookmarks as popups work in Chrome, not in Mozilla

Working in Flare 2017 r3. Tri-pane format. Set up bookmarks as popups in a topic. In Preview mode for same topic, the popup works as expected, displaying the content it is linked to. <p>To update existing record settings, left-click the <a href="#Edit_2" target="_popup">EDIT</a> button.</p> When ...
by gsm1
Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Tri-pane Glossary Combines Definitions
Replies: 0
Views: 870

Tri-pane Glossary Combines Definitions

Issue: Tri-pane glossary search for a given term will display the combined, undifferentiated definitions for search terms previously viewed, if they have not been manually collapsed first. I'm using Flare 2017 r3. Steps: #1 Open Glossary. #2 Search for term (A) #3 Manually expand displayed term to ...
by gsm1
Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:21 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Project Analysis: Links shown as broken aren't
Replies: 2
Views: 1639

Project Analysis: Links shown as broken aren't

Both in Analyzer and Project Analysis, I find that most of the links listed as broken are not broken. This makes it hard to find the links that really are broken. Today, in Project Analysis, In every single instance, the "Folder column = "Content/" and the Type column = "Missing File. " #1 ...
by gsm1
Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:47 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Linking between merged WebHelp topics
Replies: 5
Views: 3526

Re: Linking between merged WebHelp topics

My challenge was to create a link from a child project to a master project (aka parent project) topic for HTML5 output. I had previously figured out how to create child to child links. Nothing I found in the Forum provided clear (enough) directions for creating the child to master link. I was ...
by gsm1
Mon Apr 10, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: PDF in HTML5 Tri-pane will not open in IE
Replies: 1
Views: 1000

PDF in HTML5 Tri-pane will not open in IE

Generated a PDF from a Word doc. Copied it into Content Folder. Created link to PDF in Browse Sequence editor. Cleaned project. Published project. PDF listing appears as expected in Browse Sequence tab but will not open in IE . (Running IE 10 64 bit) When I select HTML Target > View > Mozilla ...
by gsm1
Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:23 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: snippet looks different in editor
Replies: 9
Views: 5028

Re: snippet looks different in editor

Careful testing showed that the fourth snippet used in a tested topic (row 13) was directly responsible for invalidating the color (#8b4513) assigned to CCS > p.KRY_tip ( rows 1 & 9). It appeared in black, instead. The font-weight (Bold), however, was not affected. The entire topic is comprised of a ...
by gsm1
Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:01 pm
Forum: Contributor General Discussion
Topic: Previewing Topics
Replies: 3
Views: 4332

Re: Previewing Topics in Contributor

My reviewers would also LOVE to have a preview function in their versions of (full license) Contributor that duplicates the version found in Flare. Reviewers want to see and edit clean text, not the tags and frames that a tech writer has to deal with. Zakk's comment was dated 2011, I believe. This ...
by gsm1
Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:40 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: Horizontal spacing of drop down icon issue
Replies: 4
Views: 2310

Re: Horizontal spacing of drop down icon issue

]I greatly appreciate the input. However, testing indicates that simply removing the p tags entirely from the dropdown head made no difference. I also tried adding the p tags to the bullets in the dropdown body. Again, there was no difference in the spacing of the icons as regards their distance ...
by gsm1
Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:25 pm
Forum: Contributor General Discussion
Topic: Flare can't send Contributor pkgs by email
Replies: 8
Views: 16106

Re: Flare can't send Contributor pkgs by email

I took the advice offered and reported issue as a bug.

However, in researching the issue, I noticed that while my Outlook is 32-bit, my Windows system is 64-bit. Is it possible that the Windows setting is having an adverse impact on the process?
by gsm1
Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:20 am
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: Horizontal spacing of drop down icon issue
Replies: 4
Views: 2310

Re: Horizontal spacing of drop down icon issue

Good eyes! Well, previously, I had a standard <P> tag. But since my <P> tag had a Box > Margin: > 1.12em 0, I thought that the text might be adding a margin between itself and the icon. So I created a no indent version in hopes that it would make a difference. It did not. I went back to the <p> tag ...
by gsm1
Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:31 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: Horizontal spacing of drop down icon issue
Replies: 4
Views: 2310

Horizontal spacing of drop down icon issue

The spacing of the drop down icon in the Preview window is fine. When published, it isn't. I would appreciate some help. The attachment displays the XML Editor, Text Editor, Preview and Published views of the same text.
drop down icon spacing 030817.png
by gsm1
Tue Dec 20, 2016 2:06 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: snippet looks different in editor
Replies: 9
Views: 5028

Re: snippet looks different in editor

I'm a relatively recent convert to Flare with what I believe to be a closely related issue re insertion of a snippet. I have inserted a snippet (defined with a colored font) into various topics. Each topic is built around a standard, two-column table. The content is maintained within the table ...
by gsm1
Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Managing Hyperlinks across projects
Replies: 5
Views: 2837

Re: Managing Hyperlinks across projects

The following forum discussion helped me quickly resolve the challenge of creating viable links across HTML5 projects (merged using the runtime TOC solution). Props to the authors for clarity and completeness. Re: Linking between merged WebHelp topics https://forums.madcapsoftware.com/viewtopic.php ...