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Hi all, We are using the global project linking feature, where we have a global "parent" project that holds all our global project assets (page layouts, CSS, snippets, logo images, etc.). Linked to the global "parent" project are about 25 "child" projects. I need to mak...

We have PDF files for our training course descriptions. We have probably 50 courses. The content is unique to each course, but we provide the same type of information in each (description, course length, objectives, agenda, etc.). So, for our course descriptions, I have a page layout as follows: pag...

Hi all, Currently, we build our Flare content as PDF files, and upload the PDF files to our various training courses on our Moodle-based LMS. The pain point is if we need to update the content, as we always have to rebuild a PDF file and re-upload the PDF file to the LMS. Without going into too many...

Ah, I see. The problem is our slides include animations and such, so the instructors wouldn't be able to teach from a PDF with still slide images. So we'd still need the slides in PowerPoint for the instructors. Plus, how would you design new animated "slides" in Flare for an update to the...

My company uses PowerPoints for our training content (slides and notes). We then take those PowerPoint files, convert them into PDF files, drag those PDF files into Flare, and then use Flare to slap on our cover page, copyrights/disclaimer, table of contents, and end page, to create a book for stude...

Sent this to MadCap Support and they said they were "unsuccessful at applying the desired behaviour", so they've written up a feature request on my behalf. They provided a reference number for the feature request, but when looking for a status update a month later, they said they could not...

I have images using various indents based on whether the image falls under a numbered list or bulleted list (or a sub-bullet which is nested even further). For my <img> tag, I have max-width: 100%;. From what I understand, that means the image can be 100% of the maximum width of the object in which ...

I think my issue may be slightly different, but setting a max-width for images doesn't work for me. This is for the print medium. My issue is that I have images with various indents based on whether the image falls under a numbered list or bulleted list (or a sub-bullet which is nested even further)...

Hey all, I'm using Global Project Linking. I've got one global project, creatively called Global-Project.flimpfl. And I've got several "child" projects that are linked to it. Projects are bound to Git (Bitbucket). I notice that every time I open one of the child projects, Flare wants me to...

Replying to my own post. As per MadCap Support, they pointed out that the Column Styles (mcTableColumnStyle) didn't seem to have a name attached to them. By default, they should show a Column1 and Column2 as well as id values. For example: mcTableColumnStyle { span: 1; separator-style: solid; separa...

Thanks! This is very helpful and has set me on the right path. Appreciate you taking the time to respond.

I've created a brand new table style CSS. I used the TableStyle Editor to configure the settings for the print medium. I popped open the CSS file in an HTML editor and confirmed all the settings I set in the TableStyle Editor are there. It's a simple, one row, two column table. The first column is 2...

I've used Flare for years, but have only ever output to PDF. Topics are always set to the print layout. Now I want to output to HTML5 as well, and am sort of at a loss as to all of the moving pieces and how everything is connected. I've created a new TOC for HTML5 output. Basically, it's just the to...

You can only import the project from a local or network drive - unfortunately you can't import project files directly from source control. (Please put in a feature request to MadCap though!) Your global/parent project in source control will be mapped to a local or network drive, and the Flare impor...

OP here. Thanks all very much. I went with the global project linking option and it has worked very well in all my tests. My next question is whether it's possible to import the global project from a remote server, specifically Bitbucket (Git)? Both the global "parent" project and the &quo...

Hi all, I currently have one master Flare project that includes our company's training for multiple training projects. Originally, we decided to put all the training together in one project because they all use the same project resources: CSS, page layouts, snippets, etc. It was just easier to updat...

I'd love the fix for this too. I just had one team member get a new laptop (Windows 10 OS) and is going through the process of importing our team Flare project on his new laptop. Flare 2017R3 just crashes during the import project phase, before he even gets to select his SSH keys. I had him try inst...

Thanks. I can see how that can address this specific use case, but we also create custom books, where we grab topics from various different courses and put them together in a single book. If one of those topics had the new style (H1.LabResetNumber), it would effectively break that custom book, as la...

Yes, so autonumbering is already set up in my H1.Lab style. It works great for incremental numbering. When my team is writing new topics using the H1.Lab style, each one shows in the topic as Lab 1: <whatever>, Lab 1 <whatever>, Lab 1 <whatever> (i.e. it always says Lab "1"), but when I bu...

I've got an H1.Lab style and H1.Exercise style in my CSS. Both have auto-numbering and work perfectly. Our PDF books generally have an outline like this: Lab 1 Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Lab 2 Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Lab 3 Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 ...and so on and so forth. Fo...

I've got a Flare project that holds all of our training content for our department. For example, we have 10 products, and the training for all 10 products is in one Flare project. This project is bound to Git (Bitbucket) and uses SSH for authentication. We have no issues pulling and pushing. It work...

If anyone is interested, I've got the solution, and it's crazy simple. I was using Git for Windows 2.20.1 (64-bit) to create my SSH keys. Apparently, Flare Support said they've "ran into an issue where versions of 2.19.2 or later have generated an SSH key that is unable to bind". So I foun...

I'm currently doing a proof of concept to bind Flare to Bitbucket (we've been successfully using SVN already). I can't seem to get it to push or pull at all. I could use some help! I’ve created my SSH keys on my machine, and the public key is associated with my admin account on BitBucket. I’ve creat...

I am experiencing the same issue with Flare 2017 r3. Any ideas?

Replying to my own post based on what I've learned so far in hopes it may help someone else. Font mapping in Lingo is the correct approach, but it appears the translator (or whoever is using Lingo), needs the CSS from your Flare project. Only once they have the CSS can font mapping be performed: 1. ...