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<li>
<MadCap:snippet Block src="../../5_Snippets/1_Snippets_SSW/ClickOn_Ok.flsnp" />
</li>


The Snippet Blocks are known to create interesting formatting when combined with regular text. Just go in and change your code from <MadCap:snippetBlock= to <MadCap:snippet Text = and it should play ...

Second, how do I copy and paste a duplicate bullet into a list? It keeps pasting indented a level, and I can't figure out how to remove that level without (again) editing the text source?

Various copy/paste attempts:

Copy and paste, then use shift-Tab to attempt to push the list level back:
I ...

If I find a small error on a page and change a few words, then I have to (a) recompile the D2H project, which takes half an hour, and (b) download the 3000 files which also takes a while. And although I don't pay for file transfers, it's obviously extremely wasteful to transfer 3000 files to get ...

machivv wrote:Does that mean you need a different stylesheet for a pdf output and for a web output?

Yes! Definitely.

The code for the pagecount is below.

<p class="coverpage">TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES</p>
<p class="coverpage"><MadCap:variable name="System.PageCount" style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;" />
</p>

It doesn't allow me to post a screenshot but on the actual page it just shows the number "1 ...

If there is nobody who can help does anyone know where I could go to find help?

A screenshot or code would be helpful.

Does the top of your page have a "MapCap variable" when you are viewing the footer with the page count info in it? And are there brackets with arrows indicating you are viewing ...

Can you display your code and ensure you include the table header and the first table row?

Here is the code of the first two lines:


<table class="TableStyle-ti_IndentedBasicTable" style="mc-table-style: url('../Resources/TableStyles/Standard.css');" cellspacing="0">
<thead>
<tr class ...

How do I stop the Flare XML editor from reformatting?


Flare does do automatic reformatting when you move in and out of the Text Editor to see the source code, but it usually tidies up my sloppy code formatting, not messes it up.

My Text Editor does have different pieces of code on separate ...

oceanclub wrote:Occasionally the source code of my files is concatenated into one unreadable blocks. Does anyone have any tips for automatically formating the XML source to make it human-readable? (I tried XML tools in Notepad++ with no luck).

P.

Hello! Can you show us an example/screenshot?

Welcome to Flare!


- What are some of your pain points/lessons learned? What are some things you wish you would have done differently in the initial set up?

We also moved from using Word and dabbling in Flare to Flare full-time. I wouldn't recommend spending time on importing Word documents--so ...

Without losing its exact formatting / layout?

You can copy code from a website but would need to set the table and other styles to a CSS stylesheet, so it's really impossible to copy and paste directly from a website into Flare. I can copy my own Flare output back into Flare and then format it a ...

Have you tried using <em> </em> instead of Italics? Do you get the same result?

We've noticed this too and I have been meaning to file a bug. The superscript appearance also occurs if you apply a condition tag to a span of text within a table.

I get the same result. If I replace:

<td class ...

It's in the actual link properties. Right-click on the link and it shows the properties, with some options.

You may be able to set a default, but the way these are working now is pretty confusing. Several seem to do the exact same thing...

I used to use 'open in new window/tab' and the whole help ...

So, the madcap doc on this is pretty obscure:
window? frame? hiding? 'new' also doesn't say it opens in a new browser window with no TOC/nav. removing all other framesets?
same frame? sheesh. would be nice if it were explained but looks like I'll have to try each one to see how it works

Target ...

Perrorist wrote:(Flare isn't the most intuitive software I've worked with.)

Flare is super non-intuitive at first but after a while you'll begin to understand and appreciate its quirks. Now when I work in anything else, I'm trying to do it Flare's way... (It's a hard first few months though!)

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 ...

On the tablet, when clicking an animation to view it (because I've set it set NOT to auto-load), the browser takes me back to the top of the page, and then I have to scroll back down to see it, and I've already missed a few seconds. The animations themselves worked fine, just looking at a ...

I'm trying to add checkboxes to a topic so that employees performing scheduled maintenance can "check off" tasks as they are complete. ?

I have check boxes in some topics using an inserted symbol. Here's my code:
<p class="bodyBold">□ Customer site meets the Installation Recommendations.</p>

It ...

Hi Leanne,

Can you post your code that is showing up for both the snippet and the topic where the snippet is included?

Sarah

I found this in the Flare Help at some point. The code is:
<p class="NoteLevel1">Output from Flare on <MadCap:variable name="System.LongDate" />.</p>
And outputs as: Output from Flare on Wednesday, December 07, 2016.


http://webhelp.madcapsoftware.com/flare12/Content/Variables/Creating_DateTime ...

Hi all,

I haven't seen any similar issues in the forums, so I'm starting a new topic here.

I've been putting some animations into topics in a project in Flare 12. The videos can be viewed fine when on a laptop. However, I experienced issues with viewing the vidoes on a tablet. (Same HTML site, FYI ...

I have been playing with Central and looking at the source repository and come across an issue (but it is not a major problem).
Was wondering why my changes have been assigned to the "unknown user" when I have logged in and are part of the team.

Another possible (though unlikely) cause: Have you ...

I'm trying to change the size of numbered bullets within my project and wondered if anyone knows how or even if I can do this?

I am using drop down hotspots for each of my operational processes and I'm using numbered bullets for each step. I would like my numbered bullets to be larger as I have ...

Flare 12 - fully updated on both Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise.

I'm trying to find out why a Word Target will build OK, but a PDF using the Same TOC comes up with - Build failed: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. - immediately after "Creating Chapters".


I've had this same ...

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I have this working now. I tried it in a separate project (I use one project as a "sandbox" and one as a "live" doc suite). It seems to be working in my live project - I'm not sure what the difference is. The styles appear to be in all mediums in my sandbox project too ...