See Also Style

[WriterDelly]

Hi

I am using RH8 and when creating a See Also, realise the font colour cannot be changed.

I found this post http://forums.adobe.com/message/471145#471145 with instuctions to add an image and hyperlink it to a javascript.

I am not at all computer savvy and am not very familiar with javascript. Although I thought I had followed the instruction, when I compile the CHM guide and test it, the Internet Explorer Script Error window displays with the error the following error:

Line: 1

Char: 1

Error: 'object1' is undefined

Code: 0

Is there something I am missing from the instructions?

[Amebr]

You need to have a look at the HTML code for your see also button and see what ID it has. It'll look something like this:

<object CLASSID="clsid:A2F1FA63-C1E6-11d2-9140-006DC83B9955"

ID=SeeAlso

BORDER=0

style="margin-top: 0px;

margin-bottom: 0px;

margin-left: 0px;

margin-right: 0px;

vertical-align: baseline;"

align=bottom>

The bit after ID is what you need in the javascript so something like the below, depending what text occurs:

javascript:SeeAlso.Click()

or

javascript:object1.Click()

or

javascript.Object1.Click()

[WriterDelly]

Hi

I had checked that I had the right ID (object1) in this case, as I noticed Rick's post, but thanks for the help.

If you can think of anything else, please let me know.

Adele

[Amebr]

Can you post the code? Perhaps there's a typo somewhere causing it that fresh eyes might spot?

[WriterDelly]

Hi

Here goes:

</table>
<p>
<!--Metadata type="DesignerControl" startspan
<object classid="clsid:A2F1FA63-C1E6-11d2-9140-006DC83B9955" border="0"
   id="object1" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;
   margin-right: 0px;" align="bottom">
<param name="_Version" value="65536"  />
<param name="_ExtentX" value="1323"  />
<param name="_ExtentY" value="556"  />
<param name="_StockProps" value="13"  />
<param name="ForeColor" value="0"  />
<param name="BackColor" value="15790320"  />
<param name="UseButton" value="0"  />
<param name="UseText" value="0"  />
<param name="ControlLabel" value="See Also"  />
<param name="UseIcon" value="0"  />
<param name="Items" value="Guide$$**$$"  />
<param name="Image" value=""  />
<param name="FontInfo" value="Verdana,10,0,,"  />
<param name="_CURRENTFILEPATH" value="C:\LOCAL GUIDES\Sample_Guide\Guide_conventions.htm"
  />
<param name="_ID" value="object1"  />
<param name="DialogDisplay" value="1"  />
<param name="Frame" value=""  />
<param name="Window" value=""  />
<param name="ChmFile" value=""  />
<param name="DisableJump" value="0"  />
</object>-->
<object
  classid="clsid:ADB880A6-D8FF-11CF-9377-00AA003B7A11"
    type="application/x-oleobject">
  <param  name="Command"  value="ALink,MENU" />
  <param  name="Font"  value="Verdana,10,0,," />
  <param  name="Frame"  value="" />
  <param  name="Item1"  value="" />
  <param  name="Item2"  value="Guide" />
</object>

<!--Metadata type="DesignerControl" endspan-->
<a href="javascript:object1.Click();"><img src="2012_related_topics.gif"
            alt="" style="border: none;"
            width="95" height="25" border="0" /></a></p>
</body>

Thanks for your help.

Adele

[Amebr]

The second OBJECT tag is missing the ID. So if you just add it in it should work. I think double-clicking on the hidden control and clicking OK would probably add it in automatically.

[WriterDelly]

Hi

Thanks for all your help.

Double-clicking the hidden control doesn't work.

By second object tag, do you mean?:

<object

classid="clsid:ADB880A6-D8FF-11CF-9377-00AA003B7A11"

type="application/x-oleobject">

<param name="Command" value="ALink,MENU" />

<param name="Font" value="Verdana,10,0,," />

<param name="Frame" value="" />

<param name="Item1" value="" />

<param name="Item2" value="Guide" />

</object>

I tried to add it in there, but it is removed each time. By the way, as background, from <!--Metadat...a to the first </object>-- appears green. The second <object... to </object> appears in the usual multi-colored HTML and then the <!--Metadata endspan is green again.

Could you show me the corrected entry?

Thanks

[Captiv8r]

Hi all

If memory serves, that's a bug that version 8 introduced. I believe that It strips out the tag. Unfortunately, you will probably struggle with this a bit.

Cheers... Rick

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[WriterDelly]

Hi Rick

Thanks. That gives me more weight for upgrading to RH9.

Looks like I will have to give up with this one for now.

Cheers

Adele

[Amebr · Accepted solution]

Ah, you triggered a memory.

I tracked down the thread and there are a couple of scripts posted - although I haven't tried to  download them, so can't guarantee that they are still available as listed. Or possibly they are available on Peter Grainge's site - www.grainge.org - he has the most amazing repository of RH knowledge on the planet.

Related Topics control via "JavaScript:RelatedTopics.Click" broken in RH8

Amber

[WriterDelly]

Thanks for the thread. I downloaded the scripts and they will do as a work around. We use both CHM and WebHelp and the scripts worked for each one.

Thanks again for all your help. I was sure I had added everything ok and was going crazy!