RoboHelp X5 to 8.0: Any Special Problems

[rhelmer]

I am just starting to use the RoboHelp 8.0 Demo in preparation to switching from X5.  I maintain Help for Mortgage Guides.  Are there any special problems I should be aware of in this process?

[notv4me]

RoboHelp 8 utilizes DHTML, unlike previous versions. So if your project(s) are like mine, where you pick a style from the drop down (Heading 1, Heading 2, RRoundBullet, etc.), then you'll probably have all of the headaches that I have had in trying to make these styles work correctly in RH8. I've spent way more time that I should trying to stop bulleted lists from displaying numbers and so on.

You may want to consider RH7 if you use those styles and are not well-versed in DHTML coding to fix these issues.

[rhelmer]

Thank you for the information.

[Peter Grainge]

I think you mean XHTML, not DHTML.

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