Compiling WebHelp changes <ul> tag to <ol> in a topic

[HelpDev]

RoboHelp HTML Version 7.

I'm trying to use a JavaScript for a vertical menu in several topics, which creates a vertical, drop-down menu using the <ul> & <li> tags.  However, when I compile the WebHelp file RoboHelp changes the <ul> tags to <ol>, which destroys the menu functionality.  Is there any way to prevent this from happening?

Thank you, thank you!

Patti

[RoboColum_n_]

Hi Patti.

There aren't many Javascript experts on these forums so I'm wondering if you'd be better placed putting this query elsewhere. Or is it that you are a Javascript expert and therefore know the script is OK but just isn't displaying as you want? If the later, I don't think there is much you can do apart from report this to Adobe. You are after all not using standard RH functionality.

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[Willam_van_Weelden]

Hi,

I don't know why RH would change your tags. Is there something special about them? If you post an example topic, I'll take a look.

Greet,

Willam

[HelpDev]

Hi Willam,

Thanks so much for your reply.  I did away with the JavaScript file and tried a .CSS file, which produced the same results.  I've attached a copy of the .CSS file and the test file that I'm using to test the output.  As you can see, the output was changed from <ul> to <ol> and the .CSS defines <ul> only.  Any help, suggestions, etc., are so very welcome.  Thank you, thank you!!

Patti

Message was edited by: Captiv8r - Corrected Willam's name.

[Willam_van_Weelden]

Hi,

The CSS doesn't produce great results on my pc, but maybe that's because I miss a style sheet. I took a look at the code and it looks OK with me.

It shouldn't matter whether you use JS of CSS to create the menu. I wonder why Robo canges your tags... What happens if you remove the DIV from your file, does Robo still change the ul tags to ol? (You don't really need the DIV.) If that doesn't work, what happens if you add an ID to the first ul tag?

A quicker solution may be to assign an ID to the first ul tag. You then style the list trough ID and it doesn't matter what tag you use.

Greet,

Willam