5 Replies Latest reply: Feb 19, 2014 11:29 AM by PBWT id RSS

    AirHelp formatting

    PBWT id Community Member
    PBWT id Jan 3, 2014 2:59 PM

      I have a published WebHelp site being hosted on SharePoint on the company intranet.  The goal is to publish a stand-alone version of the same project as an AirHelp application that can be easily accessed by having it pinned to the Windows 7 taskbar.  However, when the AirHelp App was published all of the topics lost their indentation at the left, such that they appeared as though the text started at the boundary separating the TOC from the actual topics.  In other words, there was no space buffer between the boundary and the text.  I consulted the Help Desk but they informed me that this was the difference in generated output.  The alternative was to create a duplicate project and re-format it so that the left margin was indented and looked appropriate in AirHelp.  I did that and it looks fine, but this raises a dilemma.  The help system is evolving, and so this would add to the amount of work if I had two duplicate projects that had to be updated each time a topic was added, modified, or deleted.  Is there a way around this so that I can use one project?  I am using RoboHelp 10.

       

      Thank You in advance for any feedback on this.

      Jason

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        • 1. Re: AirHelp formatting
          Peter Grainge CommunityMVP
          Peter Grainge Jan 4, 2014 12:10 PM (in response to PBWT id)

          Discussion moved to AIRHelp category.

           

          There is no need to create a duplicate project. Create a copy of your CSS file and rename it. MyStylesheetAIR.css for example.

           

          In the body tag add a margin. In your AIR Help layout, select that CSS to override the usual topic css.

           

          See AIR Help on my site.

           

          See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

           

           

          @petergrainge

          • 2. Re: AirHelp formatting
            PBWT id Community Member
            PBWT id Jan 4, 2014 1:47 PM (in response to Peter Grainge)

            Very cool, I can't thank you enough.  This worked out well.

            • 3. Re: AirHelp formatting
              Develop@11
              Develop@11 Feb 11, 2014 1:53 PM (in response to Peter Grainge)

              I have run into another issue.  In my Air.css, which is exactly like my default.css except for the margins in the body tag, my numbered headings are now indented about an inch to the right.  I have checked the OL class and numerous other settings to no avail.  I cannot even tell the CSS to indent the left margin of the OL class negatively.  I'm not sure what could be causing this, the Web Help output looks good.  Thanks in advance for any clues.

              • 4. Re: AirHelp formatting
                ermphd Community Member
                ermphd Feb 12, 2014 6:02 AM (in response to Develop@11)

                Hello,

                 

                I have read the dialog between you and Peter and his solution makes sense. The only Q I have is which version of the AIR run time are you using? If not current, update and see if it looks the same. I'd avoid fiddling with the classes and only do that as a last resort. Work on the CSS

                 

                Cheers

                 

                 

                 

                Ed Martino, PhD

                Instructional Designer

                • 5. Re: AirHelp formatting
                  PBWT id Community Member
                  PBWT id Feb 19, 2014 11:29 AM (in response to ermphd)

                  Yes, the latest version is installed.  The CSS was the answer.