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I am having the same problem. The list of elements generated in the HTML5 output does not include the auto-generated item number even though the auto-generated number appears in the actual page. The number does appear in the list of items generated in the PDF output but not in the HTML5 output ...

How can I right-align the section numbers in a TOC ? (PDF output). Thanks. Isabelle

I work for a medical device company where I use Flare to write instructions for use, service manuals, operator's manuals, training guides, etc. The FDA expects us to validate Flare for its intended use. Any thoughts on how I should go about that type of software validation? I got some tips from a ...

Is there a way to use the same class for the logo on the home page as for the logo on the other pages?

On the home page, it is
<div class="logo-wrapper"><a class="logo selected " href=" # " alt="Logo"></a></div>

On the other pages, it is
<div class="logo-wrapper"><a class="logo" href="Home.htm ...

Thanks ChoccieMuffin for the detailed explanation. It's very helpful.
Just curious: is there a particular reason you have chosen to use SVN outside of Flare?

I suppose one answer is to use the git diff command.

Up to now, I have been relying on the “Date Modified” values in Flare's File List to determine what source files have changed between say version A and version B of a document.
After watching Paul Stoecklein's webinar on the world's oldest living Madcap Falre project, I have decided to adopt Git and ...

I ended up taking a screen capture of my high-res PDF file, saving the screen capture as a PNG, and inserting the PNG image into my Flare topic. A weird thing to do but it worked.

When I insert an image link to a PDF file, Flare appends #1 to the extension and the HTML output is much lower resolution than the original PDF file.
For example, the filename is catheterFlushingSystem.pdf but when I use the Insert Image command, Flare changes the filename to catheterFlushingSystem ...

Thanks Nita for confirming what I suspected. I did have a look at the reports on the Analysis "ribbon" but could not find what I am looking for - a "where used" report for snippets and images...

Is there a way to export a Flare report to CSV? For instance, I've created a report that lists all the images in my project and gives me which files the images are linked from. I can view the report in a browser but I need a tabular format. I know how to export "canned" Flared reports to CSV but not ...

What determines the width of the search results page in HTML5 output top navigation? In one of my projects, the width of the search results is too narrow. See for example how the heading wraps over two lines. This does not happen in my other projects. I have not been able to figure out what is ...

Thanks Tom - You are right. MadCap confirmed it is a bug... They suggested adding spaces at the end as a workaround. I could also try your hack. However, my feeling is that if I have to do something like that, the translators will also need to tweak the text so I may as well disable auto-size and ...

I would like to check the "Auto-size to fit text" option so that I won't have to manually resize hundreds of bubble rectangles when the Capture images are translated. However, this option is not working as expected. For example, it truncates words. See example below. Are there any workarounds ...

Thanks - unfortunately, my document falls in the complex category. So two TOCs for me.

I need to create two PDF files from my Flare project: one where page size is A4 and the other one where page size is “Letter”. Does this mean that I need two separate TOCs, one associated with the A4 page layout files and the other associated with the Letter page layout files? Is there a way of ...

Thanks - I will have a look.
In the meantime, I found that I can display the file properly using Chrome when I type this in the address bar: file:///sdcard/
This opens a directory and I simply click on the appropriate folders until I get to the default.htm file.
Not ideal but since my output at the ...

Reviving this old thread. I have Flare content that will be used offline on a Samsung tablet. Is there a way to display the HTML5 output correctly? Do I need a special app? The attached file is how the default.htm page of the out-of-the-box "Slideshow" project appears... Thanks. Isabelle

I was able to change the back/next icons by modifying the stylesheet as suggested. Thank you.
How would I change the vertical position of the back/next arrows (I would like them at the top instead of centered). Thanks. Isabelle

Thank you for confirming I'm on the right track. I had not thought of using a prefix for the project - good idea. And I will link all the variables together with hyphens to make it easier for the technician to cut and paste from the website into the service report. Thanks!

I am migrating a series of Word document to Flare with the intent of delivering the content in HTML 5 top navigation. I work in a highly regulated industry. Each Word document is a repair procedure that has a document number, a version number, and a “last updated date”. Each document is approved by ...

Thanks for recommending Chris Steele's webinar. Very informative. I see that there is an upcoming webinar on best practices for sharing content between Flare projects on March 1. Perhaps this will help as well.

I’m new to Flare and Lingo and trying to figure out how to organize my projects. Is there a paper somewhere that summarizes best practices when it comes to setting up projects?

I have found these two posts very useful but could use more advice still.
https://forums.madcapsoftware.com/viewtopic.php ...

Six years later, I have a similar question: is there a way to display filetag values in the PDF output? thanks. Isabelle

Thanks Nita - Exactly what I needed to know. A follow-up question if I may. My initial idea was to create five separate warning.htm files, one for each document, each .htm file having its own subset of warning snippets. Just to confirm: is having five separate files better than creating a single ...