DHTML moving data on it's own

[heather3423]

One particular DHTML was giving me grief (all other woked just fine... but one is not cooperating).  I had several layers of DHTML's to put in, and on the 4th or 5th layer, RoboHelp would delete all the data in my DHTML link (drop down was still there.. but the page it blank) on the main page, and put in another DHTML (below the original), which would not inclued everything I had in the first one.

I have saved the data line by line to see where the problem takes place, (wondering if there were a specific word that maybe caused this to happen) and I have come up with nothing.  Any suggestions/recommendations if there is a reason behind this?  I need a fix ASAP and am ready to pull out all my hair.

[Guest]

Hi,

If you're using DHTML drop downs in a topic, I've found it's not a good idea to nest them. It's better to have only one level of drop downs then use headings and or topics to break up the information...

[RoboColum_n_]

To add to what Author Care has already offered, may I suggest that from a userability perspective having to click on 5 links to access information in a topic may seriously annoy the user enough to give up. We have very occasionally had two levels of DHML hotspots and even they can cause problems depending on what you put in them. I'd personally follow Author Care's advice where possible.

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[Willam_van_Weelden]

LOL, userability... Is that the evolved stage of usability

Greet,

Willam

[RoboColum_n_]

Doh! Pre-coffee response.

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