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Hi, In H&M5, I can use the Padlock icon under the Write tab to protect text against changes and translation. This is great! The text that is protected is even ignored from the word count when we analyze the files. We use Trados to translate our files. I write in French, and then the topics are t...

Hi, I have been experiencing a similar problem. When I generate a PDF file directly from H&M, all bullets appear correctly in the PDF output. When I generate PDF files by running a .bat file, the generation runs smoothly (the HTML, PDF and RTF are all produced), but bullets disappear. I’m genera...

Hi, I'm switching from H&M4 to H&M5, and I'm noticing some differences in the way full-text searches are done in Webhelp. I’m still indexing with the Javascript search platform. In H&M4, I was able to use quotes to retrieve single words. For example, if I typed "ADR" (with quot...

Alexander,

Thanks for the information. I did convert the HM4 project with H&M 5.3. I will package a sample project, and send it to you.

Regards, Sonia

Tim,

Thanks. I'll take a look at the PHP or ASP that allows indexing on the server-side. Better phrasal search is something our users were asking.

Regards. Sonia

Hi, Are there any limits (in terms of number of files, file size, number of words indexed, etc.) for the custom build version of Zoom Indexer which is included in H&M5? I know that with H&M5, it is possible to use a stand-alone version of Zoom indexer. Over time, our projects have gone bigge...

Tim, Thanks for the quick response. When I package the file for Trados, in have kept the XSL file, the .hmxp project file and the .xsd schema file. Basically, I copied to another folder the entire project folder (with all subfolders: Topics, Maps, Baggage). The .xsl, hmxp and xsd files are located a...

Hi, I am in the process of switching from H&M 4 to 5 (Professional). When I translate the files in Trados, everything goes well, except for the preview. In Trados, there is a Preview functionality that allows the user to display the file. Since our free-lance translators usually don’t have H&...

Hi, I am currently using H&M 4.5.1. (build 1380). I write in French, and then the projects are translated to English. I have over 1000 topics in the project. In 4.5.1, I made wide use of invisible topics (as embedded topics) to store repetitive information in the project. I'm generating HTML (We...

Hi Martin, That solved the problem indeed. However, our customers wanted to keep the highlight for the full-text search. Here is what I did: I still selected the option box for "Highlight search words in text", but I modified the .css that was generated to include the correct colours. I ke...

Martin and other list members, I tried your tip, and it works... partially. Let me explain. In Browser-based help: Customer A must have Heading1 in color :#009966; Customer B must have Heading1 in color :#195FAB; When I view a topic in browser-based help for customer A, I now see the correct colours...

Hi, Is it possible to display the contents of a variable (for example "Copyright") on two different lines? Example: © 2006-2008 Company ABC. More information on second line Do I have to use two different variables to get this kind of display? Thanks in advance. Sonia Guimond Technical writer

Tim,

Thanks. I tried the semicolon ; and it works.

Sonia

Hi, I'm producing Browser-Based help, PDF and RTF in batch with an .ini file. Is there a way of adding comments in this .ini file to provide some information on the outputs produced? Can I use a specific symbol (; or #) at the beginning of a line to give this information? Thanks. Sonia Guimond Techn...

Hi, I’m producing Brower-Based Help. Version 4.4.0. Build 1280. Our support department reported the following problem to me. On one specific PC, a user is unable to open the browser-based help from the application. The contents page opens, but not the rest of the help (no topic can be opened, etc.)....