Reverse context-sensitivity

[Guest]

We are designing WebHelp for an application developed in .NET. Is there a mechanism (say, by embedding Javascript snippet in RoboHelp HTML pages) by which we can pass a parameter to the application so that it can identify which page in the application is being viewed? For example, if the user is viewing topic X from the TOC, is there any way by which the application can understand that topic X corresponds to the X1.xml page of the application, and displays the X1.xml page for the user? I believe it's a case of reverse mapping or reverse context-sensitivity.

[MergeThis]

Name your topics exactly as the pages are named, and the developers can do the heavy lifting (calling the eponymous topic url and reverse calling the app page).

You can also map field controls to identically named bookmarks in the topic, if you really want to get serious!


Good liuck,
Leon

[Guest]

But how do we pass a parameter from RoboHelp to the .NET site?

[MergeThis]

Beats me! I'm just a writer...

Your developers will have to provide you with possibly some JavaScript to insert for your links that will map back to the app window. If they can't, then you can all be content with one-way context sensitivity.


Good luck,
Leon