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That's the way it works in all WebHelp, other tools as well I believe, and everyone else is comfortable with it. 
I guess you might be able to get someone to write a script for a button to replace the Contents button that does what you want. However, you would have to turn off the RH Contents button and then the help would open to either the Index or the Search. On balance, unless anyone else has a suggestion, I think you will have to accept the way it is. It is standard.
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What I was suggesting is that one of your developers would have to write a script for that button. If they can make a button work the way you want, I still don't think you will like the result. Compile some help with the Contents button deselected to see what I mean.
If your attempts do fail, it will not wreck anything as you would simply remove the button you create. In any case, with things like this it is always a good idea to create a copy of your project and test on that.
I have not seen anyone post that they have written such a piece of code and I am not sure it is possible. Rick Stone will be online when America wakes up, maybe he has seen someone with this requirement before.
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You could visit Rick's site at http://www.robowizard.com and download his Skinny on Skins and Tips and Tricks. Just possible something is covered there.
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Hi all
I believe what is being sought is actually the behaivor for non-skinned WebHelp. The topic has a link to collapse the navigation if the navigation is shown. Otherwise, the topic has a link to show the navigation if it's been hidden. The link may be text or an image and is configured via the WebHelp properties dialogs.
When I read this thread I wonder if the answer is to possibly just forego using a skin and instead opt for the "Traditional - No Skin" type of WebHelp. After all, they seem to be avoiding use of the skin.
If by some odd chance the skin is actually DESIRED, I suppose one could accomplish this with relative ease by taking the following actions.
Generate WebHelp twice. Once with a Skin to location A and once with the Traditional Style non-skinned WebHelp to location B. Then copy the topic files from Location B and overlay the files in location A.
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Hi again
I've outlined the simplest possible approach for you. If you don't like that approach and still insist on doing this the JavaScript way, you will need to produce the output using the traditional style, then pick apart the code behind the links that collapse and expand the TOC in order to apply it to a skinned version.
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Hi Nanditha
I guess you are the same Nanditha that asked the same question over in the TWI forums.
Sorry, but the Skinny file is up to date. It's not been updated in a very long time.
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