Hi all,
This seems like a basic question, but I can't find an answer.
I'd like to know how to have a topic open to a specific medium whenever I open it to work on it. I have two mediums: print and non-print (like most of us). I want my topics to open to non-print without my having to select it each time I open a topic. But all topics open to the print medium. Not a big deal, but skipping this step every time would be nice.
Thanks!
setting the default Medium for display while working
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Re: setting the default Medium for display while working
Hi Nina,
Which target do you have set as the primary target? I suspect a print target. What happens if you make an online target the primary? You might also need to manually change the layout & medium displayed in the XML Editor, but just once, and thereafter those things should be set for you automatically.
BTW, I actually don't advocate the use of the non-print medium for online targets; I think the default medium is better, so that your online output is all primed to be displayed by a browser in the browser's default medium. I don't think I've ever used the non-print medium.
HTH
Which target do you have set as the primary target? I suspect a print target. What happens if you make an online target the primary? You might also need to manually change the layout & medium displayed in the XML Editor, but just once, and thereafter those things should be set for you automatically.
BTW, I actually don't advocate the use of the non-print medium for online targets; I think the default medium is better, so that your online output is all primed to be displayed by a browser in the browser's default medium. I don't think I've ever used the non-print medium.
HTH
Nita
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Re: setting the default Medium for display while working
Hi Nita,Nita Beck wrote: Which target do you have set as the primary target? I suspect a print target. What happens if you make an online target the primary? You might also need to manually change the layout & medium displayed in the XML Editor, but just once, and thereafter those things should be set for you automatically.
You are correct, I had a print target as the primary target. I changed that to an online target. Phew. That took care of that.
Interesting. So then, if I want to use the default medium AND I want to have my pages displayed in the default medium when I'm working on them, I select the default medium in the Target settings. I think I've got this.Nita Beck wrote: BTW, I actually don't advocate the use of the non-print medium for online targets; I think the default medium is better, so that your online output is all primed to be displayed by a browser in the browser's default medium. I don't think I've ever used the non-print medium.
Thanks Nita!
Re: setting the default Medium for display while working
Hi,
Were you able to solve this issue? If so, please let me know. My topics always open with Print medium and I want them to open with Default medium. In the Target editor, the default target (WebHelp) is set to Default medium.
I know the medium can be changed every time to Default whenever I open the topic. Its just nice if I didn't have to do it and Flare did it for me.
Thanks
Were you able to solve this issue? If so, please let me know. My topics always open with Print medium and I want them to open with Default medium. In the Target editor, the default target (WebHelp) is set to Default medium.
I know the medium can be changed every time to Default whenever I open the topic. Its just nice if I didn't have to do it and Flare did it for me.
Thanks