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I think the code is missing a /

ms-its:Parent.chm::/HTMLPage.htm

I don't know that will fix the error, but worth a try.

If you tag your content with condition tags but don't set any conditions on the target, the condition tags remain in the output. Possibly this could be used to conditionally hide information based on calls from the application, although this would require work by your developers. Something to consid...

I've encountered slowness and black UI when doing a lot of edits on several topics (source controlled with Team Foundation Server). I suspect a memory leak of some sort, but haven't been able to reliably reproduce. Closing and re-opening Flare normally fixes the issues for me. I also seem to remembe...

You can also do this with the arrow keys, paying attention to the shape and spacing of the cursor icon - although it's much easier when displaying the tag bar. Basically make sure the cursor is at the end of the div, then press the down arrow key until it is a broad horizontal cursor with a larger g...

Not sure it helps anyone, but the float: alignleft or aligncenter code in a table seems to be related to tables that are in a div tag. Not sure how the tables got to be in a div to start with - it could be some weirdness resulting from importing a Robohelp project or could have been a previous autho...

Okay blatted everything and started again. Changing everything to Chapter Breaks I can at least get the PDF to generate. But it doesn't really do what I'm looking for. PageLayout 2-column, Normal Page Layout 1-column, Normal Scenario 1 ------------ Title&Contents Topic - Chapter Break 2-column l...

Thanks, I didn't know you could set a page layout to 2 column. Unfortunately I'm getting Object reference not set to an instance of an object errors. It looks like I need to use Page Layout Break as I don't want to create new chapters/page breaks. I select the first topic, set to Page Layout Break a...

Hi all, Is there a way to create a 2-column TOC when generating to PDF output? You can set the TOC to 2-columns in Word by selecting the TOC and choosing 2 columns in the Page Layout ribbon. I've tried setting mc-column-count on the TocProxy to 2, but that doesn't seem to be honoured in the conversi...

Thanks Margaret. Just wanted to double-check.

Hi all, I've inherited a project and have a weird file in it. In a folder called "History" there is a file called "History (folder properties)". No file extension and it won't open in Flare. Opening in a text editor reveals the content as "<fileProperties conditions="&q...

Hi guys, I've been looking at the Auto-suggestion feature in Flare and am trying to figure out the best use for it. Reading through the help I have a few questions. 1) Does auto-suggest automatically find frequently used phrases, or is it limited to a specifically compiled custom list, plus snippets...

I submitted a bug report and have had a reply back about a workaround. A quick check indicates it works okay, however, as usual, our setup is unusual, so I think we're going to have to do a double-compile for our parent project. :S Anyway, here are the details of the workaround: Create a txt file an...

I'll be interested to see how you go. My testing with creating a brand new, small test set of projects and upgrading wasn't promising, but I didn't try creating fresh projects in 8.1.1
Amber

I've hit the same problem. In a set of merged chm files, with the parent compiled in 8.1 or 8.1.1, only the parent and first child display search results. Unfortunately all our help calls go through the parent chm, so opening the child chms first is not an option for us. We will be downgrading Flare...

I've always found it too confusing using the Include checkbox and only ever use Exclude. Include means "include me even if some other tag would normally cause me to be excluded" So for the regular document try: MultiLanguage - Exclude; non-MultiLanguage - nothing ticked; PrintOnly -nothing...

Thanks, that was exactly what I needed.

Hi all, I've noticed that hyphens are being inserted into long "words" when generating direct to PDF. I want to prevent this, as the "words" in question are code snippets, and the hyphen could be misconstrued. I just want the lines to wrap at the spaces between the words. Any sug...

Deleting the contents of the Flare Application Data folder worked for me (actually, I just renamed folder I found there - it didn't get recreated, but I no longer get the error, and everything seems to be working okay). On Windows 7 the path is C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\MadCap Software\Fla...

I raised a support ticket for this an have been informed that it is not currently possible to format the See Also link as a button in chms as per original MS Help Workshop functionality. A feature request has been raised.

Hi all, Is there a way to change the See Also text link to a button, like is possible in Robohelp or HTML Help Workshop? I assume it must be some sort of mc- style, as I can't find any configuration options available in dialog boxes for the Concept Link object. Using Flare 6.1.0. Intended output is ...