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Help for Touch Screen application

Aug 7, 2012 1:28 AM

We would like to create a Help for a Touch Screen application.

 

How different is this to creating a regular HTML or WebHelp?

If there are differences, please tell me what I need to do?

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  • RoboColum(n)
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    1. RoboColum(n),
    Aug 7, 2012 1:55 AM   in reply to Leigh_OTC
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    Quite apart from the terminology differences (e.g. click versus tap) the differences largely depend on the devices on which the application will run. Each have their own characteristics (e.g. screen size, resolution, etc) which need to be taken into account. The recently released RoboHelp 10 allows you to output for mobile devices and you'd be best to look at the collateral released around this. Check out these links:

     

    http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/robohelp.html

    http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/rh_tour/index.htm

     
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  • Peter Grainge
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    2. Peter Grainge,
    Aug 7, 2012 2:37 AM   in reply to Leigh_OTC
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    Also see the Announcements in the forums. There are some useful links there.

     

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

     

     

    @petergrainge

     
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    3. Leigh_OTC,
    Aug 14, 2012 7:13 AM   in reply to RoboColum(n)
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    The applications for which we are looking to write the Help is a touch screen application running on a 23 inch HP monitor. Do you know if the output for mobile devices available in RoboHelp 10 will cater for this?

     
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    4. Mark Southee,
    Aug 14, 2012 7:41 AM   in reply to Leigh_OTC
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    You can specify your own screen size, so I'm guessing you will be ok.

     
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  • Willam van Weelden
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    5. Willam van Weelden,
    Aug 14, 2012 10:10 AM   in reply to Leigh_OTC
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    Hi,

     

    RoboHelp 10 HTML5 output can indeed help you. Since your application runs on a 23" monitor, you may need to test whether the supplied default layouts suit your needs. Perhaps you can simply use a default layout but it is always possible to design and build a layout specifically catered to this desktop.

     

    Greet,

     

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