Variables (formatting, and then some)

[EmDashMan]

Hi folks,

I want to define some terms (GUI elements in my client’s app) as variables. I can do that.

Next, I want to format these variables in the text so they appear in bold. So, I’ve defined a Style class (VarBold) that is added to the stylesheet, and a variable with this style class appears in bold in my XML editor window. However, it doesn’t appear in bold when I preview the output. What am I missing? The target uses the same stylesheet.

Next, I would like to add a keyword that references the variable; for ’normal’ text that you want to index, you just highlight the text and press F10. Any way of achieving this with a variable?

Finally, I would like to be able to use the variable term in a topic to link to another topic; for ’normal’ text that you want to act as a hyperlink, you highlight the text in the XML editor and drag a topic file onto it from the Content Explorer; is there a way to do this with Variables?


Here's hoping...

Martin