3 Replies Latest reply: Oct 25, 2012 12:28 AM by Peter Grainge

Table Sorting in AIR Application Help

RoboFan Oct 19, 2012 9:22 AM

Does anyone have a solution for creating tables with rows that can be sorted by clicking on column headers in Adobe AIR application Help? I successfully created the functionality in CHM help and AIR browser help by following the information provided here: ttp://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/tables/sorting_mingyi.org/sortrows.htm (minus the Killer Stripes alternate row color method, which is no longer available).

However, when I generate AIR application Help, the sort functionality doesn't work.

I'm running RoboHelp HTML 9.0.2.271 in a Win 7 64-bit environment with Java Version 7 Update 9 (build 1.7.0_09-b05).

Note: For what it's worth, I have successfully deployed the "Show / Hide without Twisties - One button" JavaScript functionality described on page 9 of http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/twisty/Twisties1.pdf in AIR application help.

My guess is that the JavaScript that provides the row sorting is the issue. Is there a modification I can make to the free mingyi.org sort JS file that'll enable the functionality in AIR application Help? Alternatively, does anyone know of a another table sorting JS file that's AIR application help friendly?

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Peter Grainge Oct 24, 2012 5:18 AM (in response to RoboFan)

I think the problem is more that AIR is not Javacript friendly, there have been a number of reports of javascript that does not work in AIR help.

Sorry but I don't have the javascript skills to see if this method can be adapted.

Whilst it will not solve your problem, this should be reported. The more people who report a bug or request a feature, the more likely it is to be actioned. Please follow this link.

http://www.Adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&product=38

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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RoboFan Oct 24, 2012 6:21 AM (in response to Peter Grainge)

Thank you for the response, Peter. I logged a feature request. This is a pretty important feature for us, so I'll continue to investigate it, and update the thread if I make any progress.
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Peter Grainge Oct 25, 2012 12:28 AM (in response to RoboFan)

Please do keep us posted. I for one will be interested to see if you or your developers can work around the problem.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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