Context-sensitive help

[IForgot1957]

Is it possible to create context sensistive help without it being embedded in a book? If so, How do I design windows to display the help topics to the user without getting the TOC, the forward and back button, etc. that makes it look like there is a linear document behind the help? Thanks!

I meant to add that I am working with RH9 and generating MS HTML output

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

CSH doesn't depend on having a ToC around - it's invoked in a couple of ways depending on how you want to do it. Read the help topics and http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/calling_webhelp/calling_webhelp.htm

[IForgot1957]

Thank you for your reply. It's good information. However, my question might have been confusing, so here's to clarify:

I am looking to customize, from within the RH UI,  the appearance of the windows in which topics display. I am very new to RH and not a programmer or developer. So the question is how can I customize the appearance of the windows in which topics display? The default now shows the windows with Front and Back arrows, a Search feature, all things that standard OLH uses, but not CSH. How can I get rid of these things and just have a simple frame around the topic display?

Thanks!

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Check out Rick Stone's (aka Captiv8r) Skinny on Skins - www.robowizard.com<http://www.robowizard.com

[Willam_van_Weelden]

Hi,

You can achieve what you want by using Windows. Read the following article: http://www.adobe.com/devnet-archive/robohelp/articles/context_help.html

With a window and a context sensitive call you can determine whether the user should see the skin or not based on your help call.

Greets,

Willam

[IForgot1957]

Good info! Thanks!