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Once this has been achieved (following Dave's method), how does one style the link in the header?

The link is crowding my logo and isn't vertically centered in the header area. On top of that, my terminal goal is to have a line of 3 clickable links justified to the right, so that my header will ...

Then Context Sensitive is not a solution to my query.

For now, I've been able to mock some of this behavior by falsely reorganizing my TOC and setting a new Home Page for the project (within the Target's General settings, for those who like me did not see this documented anywhere).

Hopefully this ...

Can this same Context Sensitive setting be used to get this effect with the core side navigation menu from the Side Navigation skin?

I'm trying to build my project with the Side Navigation skins, but one of the issues I'm facing is that the navigation menu from Side Navigation is configured to expand/collapse on click, like an accordion menu. However, I require my navigation menu to display the TOC items at all times.

It appears ...

If menu proxies truly cannot be used with the Side Navigation skin, what options are there for getting a list of headers (that don't need to accordion expand, rather simply display the list of headers or contain links to additional pages) opposite the Side Navigation panel?

Dave Lee, that is so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to enumerate these steps.

You're right - inserting the script with Insert > Script in the XML Editor, rather than copy/pasting it into the Text Editor is what did the trick.

I'm trying to follow Flare's documented instructions (http://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare2017r2/Content/Skins/Flare/More/Setting-Fixed-Topic-Menu.htm) for setting a Menu Proxy, and am completely stymied. Every instance of this documentation I can find says "If your master page is configured to use ...

You can't do this using Flare's skin editor, so if you want to do this you'll need to use a manual hack using javascript.

For example, you could add the links to your master page:

<div id="header-links">
<a href="#">Link goes here</a>
</div>

Then insert a script in the master page to move ...

I'm using the Side Navigation skin, and have a requirement to add clickable links to the header bar/area of the page.

I can't find any documentation on how to accomplish this, but it seems like it should be doable.

Has anyone tried it - successfully or otherwise? Does anyone know how to approach ...

It sounds to me more like amycatesch is looking for a way to create visual groups of 1st level TOC items by listing a few, then a break, then a few more, then a break, then a few more. If that's indeed more in line with your needs, I'm sure there's a way to do that and hopefully someone can help you ...

I'm having some trouble implementing prism.js solution in my project, and am hoping y'all can help.

I can get it working locally, linking both the stylesheet and the JS within a single Topic. However, I've hit a wall when trying to implement the same solution project-wide.

Essentially, I'm having ...

For answers/explanation provided by forum members, I absolutely agree with you. It's not just nigh impossible to provide a complete overview of an entire sweeping topic like this, it would be ridiculous to ask. That's why I'm specifically asking for links to resources that *do* explain it. I've ...

I've noticed that many features are restricted and only available in the XML Editor, however I only author using the Text Editor. Could it be that this, too, is just only available from within the XML Editor?

This sounds like a great workflow, yonatanlehman! I've been contemplating something similar (though not as elegant), and hope you'll keep updating this thread with your findings as you test out ways to accomplish your task.

Thanks for sharing!

Nita, I've tried your Style Picker shortcut and it doesn't seem to be working for me.

Is there any reason you can think of that I might hit (Ctrl + Shift + H) and not see anything happen?

I wasn't able to implement this functionality fully until now, but it's exactly what I needed. Thank you for another case closed!

Dave Lee, while I'm grateful for your continued assistance, I hope you understand how frustrating it is to be looking for documentation of core (required) Flare features and to only be told to play with it until we figure it out for ourselves. I'm thankful for your willingness to help, but if I were ...

@ArdisRamey I think I'm trying to do the same thing you are.

TR Lisa, it's so nice to know I'm not alone in this! I'm sure that together (with our powers combined!) we'll be able to solve this. I'm exploring an approach quite like what you describe, and will report back as I learn more. (I do ...

Removing "float: left" did the job perfectly.

Thanks!

I'm really looking forward to being able to streamline my workflow with Flare's Conditions feature, but I'm having trouble getting Conditions to work.

I've successfully been able to apply my condition ("Show Comments") by highlighting the contents of a <p> paragraph and selecting my condition. BUT ...

I'm encountering a problem as a new Flare user I'm sure has a direct and obvious solution - I just can't for the life of me find it!

In my content, I have step-by-step instructions punctuated (where appropriate) by images. No matter what I do (no matter what <br /> or </p> I insert after these ...

You just need to format it in CSS to display so that it occupies space like a pane would.

This is precisely the kind of input I was hoping for. Thank you for this helpful clarification. I don't know that I agree with your characterization of my right-nav content (though you undeniably have more ...

Don't assume you can't do something just because it's not in one of Flare's templates - they can get you started quickly, but aren't a good showcase of the variety of possible layouts you could produce.

I would investigate what options you have with skins (top nav and side nav) and the skin ...

I'm generating HTML5 content (which will never have to be printed) and have some navigational requirements that none of the templates on the MadCap site appear to meet - for instance, I need two different navigational TOCs/outlines (right and left) which link to different kinds of content ...

Thanks, guys! That's very helpful input.

Since the skins that are bundled with Flare don't provide what I need, I'm definitely going to need to build my own using CSS/JS. This is why I'm asking for documentation of the top-down architecture of skins. I'm struggling not just to find any thorough ...