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by doc_guy
Thu May 16, 2019 5:07 pm
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Cross-reference search terms in SideNav help
Replies: 5
Views: 2000

Re: Cross-reference search terms in SideNav help

I believe index entries will still affect search results, even if there isn't an index in the output. They certainly do for top-nav, and side nav is just a re-branded top-nav. It uses the same underlying technology. So put your alternate terms in as index entries in the topic, and it should give you...
by doc_guy
Thu May 16, 2019 5:05 pm
Forum: Importing
Topic: Cells filled with P tags in imported Word table
Replies: 10
Views: 11805

Re: Cells filled with P tags in imported Word table

We specifically tell Flare to create paragraph tags in our tables when the table is created. https://content.screencast.com/users/paul.pehrson/folders/Shared/media/781a31d2-ae97-4224-8f6b-247c808d394c/05.16.2019-18.03.png We want this because we want table cells with multiple paragraphs or images to...
by doc_guy
Thu May 16, 2019 5:00 pm
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Non TOC topics appear in Search
Replies: 29
Views: 17364

Re: Non TOC topics appear in Search

The problem is when you aren't using conditions on your topics. For example, we have one product, and we have topics that might appear in any of 12 PDF guides. They all build into one online help system. The individual PDF TOCs are all part of the master online TOC. We don't want to create condition...
by doc_guy
Thu May 16, 2019 4:54 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: Highlight search results in Top Nav and Side Nav Skins
Replies: 4
Views: 2476

Re: Highlight search results in Top Nav and Side Nav Skins

Huh. Didn't know that topic existed. Pointing to it would have been much easier than writing my whole answer! :)
by doc_guy
Thu May 16, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: Importing
Topic: PDF linked in Word doc not importing on build machine
Replies: 5
Views: 11211

Re: PDF linked in Word doc not importing on build machine

That is a strange bug. Way to troubleshoot it!
by doc_guy
Thu May 16, 2019 4:49 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: How can I customize an <xref> output?
Replies: 11
Views: 4044

Re: How can I customize an <xref> output?

In the Content Explorer, right-click on a topic, and select Properties. You see this dialog box: https://content.screencast.com/users/paul.pehrson/folders/Shared/media/9d98fa7c-8d28-47d7-b285-5de7ad8b9e46/05.16.2019-17.47.png Enter the title you want to use in the Topic Title box. This will then be ...
by doc_guy
Wed May 15, 2019 11:21 am
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Non TOC topics appear in Search
Replies: 29
Views: 17364

Re: Non TOC topics appear in Search

Let me preface this by saying I tried for over two hours trying to make this work, and I couldn't find a way. However, I'll tell you my findings, and maybe somebody smarter that I can take that to the next level and give you the answer you need. First, I'll speak to cross references, because that is...
by doc_guy
Wed May 15, 2019 9:47 am
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Google Analytics woes...
Replies: 20
Views: 111084

Re: Google Analytics woes...

Dave,

Is there a benefit to switching to the new format?
by doc_guy
Wed May 15, 2019 9:46 am
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Best way to display data from one source in multiple topics
Replies: 14
Views: 7498

Re: Best way to display data from one source in multiple top

Chris, Sounds like really cool code. Kathryn, No, Flare doesn't do this natively, as you've discovered. You'd need something like Chris's code to make this work. Tables and table sorting/filtering is where my mind went. I also use the table sorter jquery. I haven't seen the table filter jquery. That...
by doc_guy
Wed May 15, 2019 9:40 am
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: Highlight search results in Top Nav and Side Nav Skins
Replies: 4
Views: 2476

Re: Highlight search results in Top Nav and Side Nav Skins

I wrote a response to this post, and the forum software ate it for lunch. So here is another attempt. There are several search results styles that apply to HTML5, TopNav, and SideNav targets. They are done in the style sheet, not in the skin editor. First, if you want to change how the search terms ...
by doc_guy
Wed May 15, 2019 9:15 am
Forum: Importing
Topic: PDF linked in Word doc not importing on build machine
Replies: 5
Views: 11211

Re: PDF linked in Word doc not importing on build machine

That's weird. Glad you got it working. And yes, the build manager's "solution" is not an acceptable one from an automation perspective, so it is funny that it would come from a build manager.
by doc_guy
Wed May 15, 2019 9:09 am
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: NEW User - Turn off side nav for Home page topic
Replies: 17
Views: 6560

Re: NEW User - Turn off side nav for Home page topic

Well, the property that controls that space is called <div class="sidenav-wrapper">. So what I would try (I don't have a way to test this at the moment, so this is a guess) is going into the master page of the home page and adding the following to the <head> section: <style> div.sidenav-wr...
by doc_guy
Tue May 14, 2019 12:42 pm
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Non TOC topics appear in Search
Replies: 29
Views: 17364

Re: Non TOC topics appear in Search

Rona,

You would end up with broken links in your output. Wouldn't that confuse your users? Or if it was converted to text like you suggest, the surrounding text makes it sound like it should be a link, but it's not a link, which would also be confusing for your users.
by doc_guy
Tue May 14, 2019 11:58 am
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Plain ol' pop-ups
Replies: 10
Views: 4234

Re: Plain ol' pop-ups

We are trying to do something similar in one of our applications where the developer will just reference a specific micro content file in the micro content output folder and display its contents in the web application. It is tricky at the moment, because the name of the micro content file is the fir...
by doc_guy
Tue May 14, 2019 11:46 am
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: micro content very disappointing
Replies: 8
Views: 8779

Re: micro content very disappointing

Seems like stemming should be an option in the target editor. In context of my work environment, I think stemming on one word searches would be helpful to my users, but I can see how it is not in yours. They did say at MadWorld that this is just the beginning with micro content, and we can expect en...
by doc_guy
Tue May 14, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: Importing
Topic: PDF linked in Word doc not importing on build machine
Replies: 5
Views: 11211

Re: PDF linked in Word doc not importing on build machine

Where in the process is the PDF built? In the last step? Does the PDF come from the Word files you imported? Or is the PDF a separate document that is just included because you need to link to it? Obviously, Flare can't find the PDF file in that location on the build machine. When you get to Remote ...
by doc_guy
Tue May 14, 2019 11:26 am
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Google Analytics woes...
Replies: 20
Views: 111084

Re: Google Analytics woes...

We have the reference to our GA code (in a separate JS file) at the end of our master page, right before the </body> tag. It works for us. But I don't have the async part in my code. This is what our GA code looks like: // Google Analytics-provided code (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObj...
by doc_guy
Tue May 14, 2019 10:48 am
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: Continue a list after a break
Replies: 1
Views: 1005

Re: Continue a list after a break

Make sure the table is part of the child <ol>. If you look at your code, you see that you have two separate ordered lists. However, this is a case where you really have one ordered list where you need a table in the middle of it. I think you need a paragraph in your second <li> in the child list. Th...
by doc_guy
Thu May 02, 2019 4:35 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: How can I customize an <xref> output?
Replies: 11
Views: 4044

Re: How can I customize an <xref> output?

If you always want to have the text "Blahdey Blah" and never "Blahdey Blah Performance Test" you could use the title attribute. I think that is what MadCap will use for the cross reference unless you specifically point to the H1, or if no title attribute is present.
by doc_guy
Thu May 02, 2019 4:32 pm
Forum: Web-based Outputs
Topic: Why is Flare adding value attributes in outputs?
Replies: 13
Views: 4935

Re: Why is Flare adding value attributes in outputs?

They are unnecessary in your output because you built a clean list. However, not everybody builds clean lists. Sometimes they break the list and add an image and then restart the list and continue the numbering, or break the list and throw in a table and then continue the numbering. You'd be amazed ...
by doc_guy
Thu May 02, 2019 4:26 pm
Forum: Styles, Stylesheets and XML
Topic: Styles aren't being maintained in output
Replies: 3
Views: 1425

Re: Styles aren't being maintained in output

Open the output in a browser window. Look at the source to see what CSS style sheets are being applied and in what order. Make sure that the CSS style sheet you are using shows up in the <head> tag. It looks like it is using the default browser style, as if it can't find a CSS file or if the CSS fil...
by doc_guy
Thu May 02, 2019 4:23 pm
Forum: Flare's General Discussion
Topic: Mini TOC sort at the start of each topic
Replies: 4
Views: 1724

Re: Mini TOC sort at the start of each topic

It's all CSS, so you should be able to use your browser's inspector tool to find the specific CSS element and modify it the way you want it. I will point out that you can have multiple menu proxies. One that is default, that shows the context and another that shows a browse sequence or something sim...
by doc_guy
Thu May 02, 2019 4:12 pm
Forum: Single-Sourcing
Topic: Can't get excluded topics to not generate in output
Replies: 5
Views: 3754

Re: Can't get excluded topics to not generate in output

If somebody else comes along later and wonders why this isn't working for them, make sure that you don't have an alias file selected. If there is an alias file selected, Flare will include all the topics in the alias file, and all the topics that they link to, and all the topics THEY link to, etc. H...
by doc_guy
Thu May 02, 2019 4:09 pm
Forum: Microsoft CHM Help
Topic: Images and CSS not being found on some Windows machines
Replies: 4
Views: 8363

Re: Images and CSS not being found on some Windows machines

I'd give MadCap Support a call and see if they have seen anything like this, or if they have any suggestions for you. That's the best I got. Sorry.