Issue with viewing output from the builds explorer

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Dee Vincent-Day
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Issue with viewing output from the builds explorer

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After hours of tweaking my skin for all mediums I was disappointed to find a problem when viewing the output.
Flare View Output Issue 1.png
The view has not picked up the tablet and mobile mediums I created. :(
Flare View Output Issue 2 Tablet.png
Flare View Output Issue 3 Smartphone.png
Does anyone have any idea how I get this to show me how the tablet and mobile output will look in the view?

If I access the project from my mobile I get what I am expecting to see but am unable to preview it from the build window.

Dee
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Re: Issue with viewing output from the builds explorer

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Hello again Dee.

In answer to the question - as depicted in the image you posted - I do not believe you are doing anything wrong :)

You mentioned that you tweaked the skin. What about the target? There is a setting in the target (skin tab) for responsive output breakpoint. It is possible those values are overriding your skin values.

Also, and while I could be mistaken in this regard, it could be the case that the Flare preview window does not display "responsively". That would be a question for MadCap. So given the bright side - which is that it does display correctly when viewed from your mobile device - you may have no alternative but to use that device in order to preview. :cry:
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Re: Issue with viewing output from the builds explorer

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Thank you roboHAL. I will check out the break point option in the skin and will ask MadCap support about using the preview in the Build panel.

Many thanks.


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Re: Issue with viewing output from the builds explorer

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roboHAL

you were correct it was the responsive output breakpoint. I removed the check mark and it is working as I expect. However my java script to set the width of the contents table to 35% of the screen is now not working. However I can live with that if everything else is working.

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Re: Issue with viewing output from the builds explorer

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Glad to read I was able to help, even if just partially. Best of luck Dee. :D
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