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After compiling a project to HTML output, all images are slightly blurry because their size in the HTML code is somewhat scaled down compared to their actual size. After some investigation, it turns out that all image sizes are in rem, and the following attribute on the html element is causing them ...

@Tim Frost: Thank you, I'll investigate that.

Just for clarification, in HM 7, the following line (from a Windows batch script) was creating a log file and was also showing the standard output. But this is no longer the case in HM8: "C:\Program Files (x86)\EC Software\HelpAndManual7\HelpMan.exe" "C:\Projects\SomeProject.hmxp"...

I've just upgraded to Help&Manual 8.1.0 Build 5536. This question is about publishing Help&Manual projects from the command line. When running a Windows batch script, I need to be able to redirect the output to a log file AND also show it at the command line in the standard output. With HM8,...

Good morning,

I'm currently designing a new .mnl template. Is there a way to configure the template so that the index appears in the "Bookmarks" window of Adobe Reader, like all other Table of Contents entries?

My Help and Manual version is 6.5.5.

For various reasons, my department is constrained to using JavaScript search in Webhelp, and to using Help&Manual version 6.5.5, build 3020. Could you please confirm the following: 1) With JavaScript search, are the words generated in zoom_index.js file limited to 34 characters? 2) If yes, is th...

Thank you, Tim!

I used 7-zip and it works, so my problem is solved now. I was not sure why the project name is always "project.hmxp", but now that you clarified I will just rename it. Thanks again!

Is there any way to convert an HMXZ project to HMXP from the command line? So far I have not been successful. The command I am using is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\EC Software\HelpAndManual6\HMXConv.exe" C:\Users\[...]\Documents\HMX\MyProject.hmxz C:\Users\[...]\Documents\Projects\MyProject.h...

Are there any plans to add a detachable, resizable, and searchable Style window, the way it is in tools like Word and FrameMaker?

Hi Tim, and thank you,

The issue is solved now. I was missing Visual Studio 2003 and Help Integration Package.

Has anyone encountered this issue before: When publishing a Help&Manual project to Visual Studio 20xx format, compilation fails with the following message: Help compiler started: Error Creating Process Error Code :87 I am on Windows 8.1 Enterprise, 64-bit. My Help&Manual version is 6.4.2 Bui...