customizing WebHelp skin

[jpeffley]

Problem #1:
I've seen several items in this forum for creating a button on the toolbar that would open a web page or a topic in the project. I've created the button and tried many things in the OnClick area but I cannot get it to open a topic in the project. I've been able to make it display a blank topic when the button is clicked...there's something missing or wrong, obviously, in the javascript syntax I'm using. (I don't know javascript at all; I'm just trying things based on what I've found by Googling and by searching this forum.)

Among the many things I've tried are:

window.top.body.location='href=..\Content\Common_Files\How_to_use_Help.htm'
window.top.body.location='href=C:\Help for Builds\test web\Output\WebHelp\Content\Common_Files\How_to_use_Help.htm' (do I need the full path to the file?)
window.open('C:\WebHelp\How_to_use_Help.htm') (tried a shorter path)
and many other variations

Can anyone tell me what the javascript should be? TIA!

Problem #2
In the Index and TOC, when I scroll over the text of the items, they turn red. I'd like to use a color that fits better with the skin but can't find where this is set.

[jpeffley]

For anyone else doing this, what worked is:
window.open("../Content/Using Help.htm","_blank", "resizable=1,width=300,height=300")

where "Using Help.htm" is the topic file I'm opening. The path depends on where your help is installed; I put the files I wanted to call from buttons at the Content root (no subfolder) just to make the path short.

[NorthEast]

Problem #2
In the Index and TOC, when I scroll over the text of the items, they turn red. I'd like to use a color that fits better with the skin but can't find where this is set.

Have a look here...
http://kb.madcapsoftware.com/Default_CSH.htm#OUTW1018F

[dlogan]

Has anyone tried this in 5.0? I made the suggested changes to the TOC and Index files from the KB article - this worked in 4.2. I made the exact same change in the files in 5.0, and it seems to have no effect on the output. I can get still get rid of the red hover color by regenerating in 4.2 - so it's a workaround for now, but I'd rather just work in the one version. Any help appreciated. thanks.

[kcann]

I created a new style for a toolbar item called 'Pdf', and I want the button to open a PDF file. I tried the suggestion for the javascript posted here (thank you!), but when I build the project, I get the error message 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object'.

The error occurs when I add the Pdf button to the Webhelp Toolbar buttons list and try to build the file.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Karen

[LTinker68]

When you added the item for the toolbar, did you specify a tooltip or label? In one or both of those, there's a bug if you try to delete everything in the field. You have to leave at least a space or a period or something in the field(s).

[kcann]

Yep, I defined both a tooltip and a label.

Thanks!

K

[RoyTheWriter]

Has anyone tried this in 5.0? I made the suggested changes to the TOC and Index files from the KB article - this worked in 4.2. I made the exact same change in the files in 5.0, and it seems to have no effect on the output.

I've been able to change my accordion item hover color in the Skin in 5.0. Open the Skin Editor>Styles>AccordionItem>Font>BackgroundGradientHover and then select how you want that to look.