Using Flash Skins - any issues?

[hughbetcha]

Just upgraded from RoboInfo 5 to RoboHelp 7 (long overdue)

I'm considering using a Flash skin, but am just curious if there's any issues in doing this.

Is it possible to add a new menu button if I use a Flash skin (I have experience using Flash, but don't think it is possible to edit the source code so I could create a new menu button as I've done previously with html).

Does using a Flash skin slow down the performance at all? I won't use a Flash skin just to get a few cool animations if I know that it slow down the application and affect the user experience.

Any other issues with using a Flash skin I should be aware of?

[Captiv8r · Accepted solution]

Hi hughbetcha

There is no FlashHelp skins editor as there is in WebHelp. So adding a button is normally right out, unless you have some Flash skills. But you said you actually do have Flash skills. So you will be interested in the Skins Development Kit. Don't worry, it's not a separate thing you have to purchase. It's really a collection of documentation and some source files to use. You should find it in the following location:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe RoboHelp 7\FlashHelp SDK

Cheers... Rick

[hughbetcha]

Great! That's what I need. Thanks.

I wish they would have made the Breeze Flash template as an WebHelp version....

[Captiv8r]

Hi again

I wish they would have made the Breeze Flash template as an WebHelp version....

That should be easy to achieve. Just screen capture the elements from the Breeze Flash template and insert them into the proper areas of a WebHelp skin! I've done it before with great success. Might take an hour or two, but it's actually a fun little exercise.

Just a thought... Rick

[hughbetcha]

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Just screen capture the elements from the Breeze Flash template and insert them into the proper areas of a WebHelp skin!

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I just might try that. Do you know if there happens to be a tutorial on doing this, or information on making your own skin?

[sharon27lily]

Hugh(betcha),

Did Hugh ever create that skin? Just curious.

Sharon