Hello,
Recipe: I create TopicA that holds a single screen shot.
Then, in another topic, I create an auto-sizing popup link to
TopicA.
Result: When the popup opens, it is considerably wider than
the graphic. The height is fine.
After a bit of research, I have discovered that auto-sizing
popups prioritize tall over wide. So, "that's just the way they
work."
Has anyone here ever devised a workaround to this issue?
Or, does anyone know which area of the BSSCPopup section of
the ehlpdhtm.js file I might try to tweak?
I am generating WebHelp through RH7.
Thank you.
Have you tried using the option to specify the height and
width of the popup? I'd perhaps add maybe 30 pixels to what the
image reports as height and width and go that route.
Hi Rick,
Thanks for your idea. Yes, I knew that was an option, but
figured I should try the most complex approach before I went with
the most simple!
The auto-size feature is great except for popups that are as
tall or taller than they are wide. So, I will heed your suggestion
and custom-size the popups, as needed.
Thanks again.
Along the same lines, can you set the size of the help window
when it launches so that it does not cover the entire screen? If I
size my browswer window a certain size they will launch in that
size.
If I have a choice of rectangle formats, I opt for the
horizontal one, for a number of reasons having nothing to do with
popup windows.
Of course, not every illustration can be forced from tall to
wide. I understand this and am not advocating a ban on tall
graphics or arbitrarily chopping off pieces at top and bottom.
But sometimes you can make this choice ahead of time in
laying out or cropping material to focus on the most relevant
information.
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