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Still no synch between editors (select a word in the XML Editor and go to that selected word in the Text Editor, and vice versa). You probably don't realize what a big deal this is unless you've converted from a different tool that does provide it! Sigh...it's really tough navigating the code in top...

If you want to "reference the classes/IDs currently used in my topics," why would you "start fresh"?

You might want to generate a report on Unused Styles before you go blowing away everything in the style sheet. Then make some informed choices.


Good luck,
Leon

That "look" is the default HTML table, no styles, no borders. You are expected to be in charge of that part. Try creating a table style (which you would apply to this content when you're ready) and formatting it as you choose. Don't worry, if you don't like it just delete it and start over...

1. Copy all the cells in the Word table. 2. Paste that into a spot in your topic. DON'T CLICK ANYWHERE, YET! 3. Directly below the end of the last line, you'll see a little folder icon. Press its down arrow, and then select the Paste Table option. 4. Voila! Instant table! Now you can format the tabl...

That's an undocumented feature.

You can't even get that synchronization when you select content and switch to the Text Editor. Sigh...my former help authoring tool had that!

Put in a request at https://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx.


Good luck,
Leon

You could create a list style with the image as the list item marker. Check out the Try it Yourself in "An Image as The List Item Marker" in the w3schools tutorial at http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_list.asp . You would simply add a UL with only one LI, which has the image specified. You ...

IE is so far behind the curve, unfortunately! For example, IE 8 finally supports the ::before and ::after pseudo-elements unless users enable the Compatibility View option (which essentially turns IE 8 into IE 7)! In 2005, Richard York ("Beginning CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design"...

Bing search on "html comment syntax" results in: This means that the following are all legal SGML comments: <!-- Hello --> <!-- Hello -- -- Hello--> <!----> <!------ Hello --> <!> Two dashes apparently are the max in the end section, but more are allowed at the start. I've only ever seen t...

The legacy filth that builds up in a Word file (usually multiple writers with varying levels of expertise) gets piled up; as a selection is changed, the new style is often added to, instead of replacing, the old style. The result? Dueling spans that are nearly impossible to remove in the XML Editor,...

Yeah, Dave, I just got a reply from Support, saying the same thing. Kinda like whacking a mule in the head with an axe handle, to get its attention!

Support also decided to change the issue from a feature request (what?) to a bug (yes!).


Leon

Heads up! If you make a copy of a table style, and then rename the copy, none of the style declarations inside the style sheet get changed. For example: 1. Copy PlainTable.css. 2. Paste it and rename it to TestTable.css. 3. Open TestTable.css in the Internal Text Editor. All TableStyles are labeled ...

I can't be sure, but I think that z-index: 10; might be the killer here. z-index: 1; should be sufficient. Or the "MadCap|bodyProxy style a padding-bottom of 25px or 50px" suggested by Lisa?

Use the CSS position selector; see the w3schools site at http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_class_position.asp . You would do something like the following, adding whatever other styling you want. The CSS position is relative to the screen, not the height of the topic. p.footer { position:absolute; b...

Here is the unnumbered list selector and two complex selectors that work with it: [Outer unnumbered list] ul { list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 15px; margin-left: 15px; } [Outer unnumbered list with an inner unnumbered list] ul ul { list-style-type: disc; mar...

The "Check Out" concept is different in SVN interfacing with Flare. Other SC products: A Check Out usually locks the database version until the user does a Check In. Working Copies are handled differently. SVN & Flare: Users Check Out a folder through SVN to create a working copy on th...

The pound sign indicates to HTML an internal link.

* If a bookmark assignment follows the pound sign (#intro_section, #config_section, etc.), you jump to the bookmark.
* If nothing follows the pound sign, you jump to the top (effectively, a file refresh).

Enclose it in a <p></p> tag container:

<p><a href="#">Top of page</a></p>

Then Save.

You seem to have confused style classes (p, p.Note, etc.), which deal with blocks of text, with span classes (span.NoteLabel, span.CodeInline, etc.), which deal with text strings only (without a closing line break or </p>, in other words). * If you have selected a block of text, Flare will display o...

For a non-JavaScript solution, the pound sign denotes the start of the HTM page:

<a href="#">Top of page</a>


Good luck,
Leon

Try deleting these two lines:

</ol>

<ol MadCap:continue="true">

The Flare Find & Replace: If you enter a Find what that is not all on one line, or is broken up by inconsistent applications of <span> inline styling, nothing will happen. You might have to reduce the search term to a single word, or even a portion of a word. If you select the (whole project) op...

No TOC entry = No breadcrumbs. Sorry.

You could always fake breadcrumbs in the non-TOC topics, but there's the maintenance issue there.


Good luck,
Leon

Could you create browse sequences for those non-TOC L4/L5 topics? AFAIK, you can create multiple sequences (I personally haven't used them in ages, and not in this tool, either). Maybe other users with Flare browse-sequence experience could chime in.

Good luck,
Leon

Couldn't you surround all of your mono-space content with the <pre></pre> tag set? From the W3schools site ( http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_formatting.asp ): The <pre> tag defines preformatted text. Text in a <pre> element is displayed in a fixed-width font (usually Courier), and it preserves bo...

I've heard from Flare support (after providing them with a sample topic), and they have: "traced this issue to the fact that the first table in the second grouping contains an image. If multiple tables are selected and one of the tables includes an image, then the insert drop-down text option i...