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by Martin Wynne
Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: Possible to edit "robots" tags in generated web help files?
Replies: 2
Views: 1843

Re: Possible to edit "robots" tags in generated web help files?

Hi,

You can edit the HTML at Configuration > HTML Page Templates > Default. If you use a skin, you need to do this in the skin, not the project.

If you create a robots.txt file and add it to you Baggage files, it will be included in your Webhelp output.

Martin.
by Martin Wynne
Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:41 am
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: Inserting local media files
Replies: 2
Views: 2000

Re: Inserting local media files

Hi Tobias, 1. rename the mp3 file name to remove any spaces if necessary. 2. put a copy of the mp3 file in the Project > Baggage folder. 3. insert an HTML code object in the topic where you want the play button and volume controls ( Write > Insert Object > Insert HTML code object ). 4. in the HTML c...
by Martin Wynne
Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:27 am
Forum: H&M Wish List
Topic: eWriter password prompt - always on top
Replies: 5
Views: 9642

Re: eWriter password prompt - always on top

Update: That is a normal Windows modal dialog that belongs to the eViewer application. Those dialogs can't be placed on-top since they are alread on top of the application they belong to. The only way around that would be to make eViewer itself on-top, and that isn't an option. Hi Tim, Try showing ...
by Martin Wynne
Wed Nov 04, 2020 10:51 pm
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: User Feedback in Webhelp
Replies: 2
Views: 2101

Re: User Feedback in Webhelp

I would like to know if it's possible to put a feedback window at the end of topics? Hi Marie, It's quite easy to make a feedback box in a topic, if you have PHP or ASP on the server. Insert an HTML Code Object in the topic. Put an ordinary HTML <form> on there. Have it submit to a simple PHP file ...
by Martin Wynne
Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:47 pm
Forum: Premium Pack and PP Toolbox
Topic: List of desired features - Any existing theme coming close?
Replies: 6
Views: 5308

Re: List of desired features - Any existing theme coming close?

Hi Martin, Bear in mind that you don't necessarily need an actual skin file. H&M works fine natively without a skin. Try it and see. You can then edit all the page templates and configuration files to embed the TOC, topics, index and search pages in your web site any way you like. If you choose ...
by Martin Wynne
Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:56 am
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: Dept of Never Satisfied - now wants a line in minimalist layout
Replies: 6
Views: 3199

Re: Dept of Never Satisfied - now wants a line in minimalist layout

Hi Dave,

That's set by editing the borders for the Heading style, or creating a new style for the headers:

hm_heading_border.png

Add a single border of the desired width (line thickness), and then switch off all except the bottom border.

cheers,

Martin.
by Martin Wynne
Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:53 pm
Forum: Help & Manual 7 Forum
Topic: Editing Skins and Templates
Replies: 2
Views: 2313

Re: Editing Skins and Templates

Hi Dale, .hmskin files can be opened and edited in H&M just like an H&M project. They have no topics or TOC, but the same configuration files. When you use a skin in H&M, the skin files are used instead of the configuration files in the project (so editing those files is a waste of time)...
by Martin Wynne
Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:07 am
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: Graphics inserting: 24-bit only for PNGs?
Replies: 18
Views: 4856

Re: Graphics inserting: 24-bit only for PNGs?

Hi Nadja,

Have you considered making the "ragged edge" screenshot using the same background colour as your web page? Then it doesn't need to be transparent and you can use any image format. Including from Impict for easy editing in H&M.

Martin.
by Martin Wynne
Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:21 am
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: WebP image format
Replies: 4
Views: 1898

Re: WebP image format

Tim Green wrote: Fri Oct 09, 2020 7:12 amNo, because WebP is automatically converted to PNG in eWriter output.
Sorry Tim, I meant that the TWebBrowser component needs a plug-in for weppy images, not that H&M's eWriter wouldn't work.

cheers,

Martin.
by Martin Wynne
Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: WebP image format
Replies: 4
Views: 1898

Re: WebP image format

Thanks Tim. In my tests it looks to be a good alternative for lossless screenshots instead of 24-bit PNG. I'm seeing up to 50% or sometimes more reduction in file size for some screenshots (and so faster download), with no reduction in image quality as far as I can see. Works fine in all browsers I ...
by Martin Wynne
Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:35 am
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: WebP image format
Replies: 4
Views: 1898

WebP image format

Are there any plans to support Google's "weppy" ( *.webp ) image format in H&M? It's been around for 10 years now and seems to be gaining ground lately. Supported in most browsers and in GIMP, IrfanView, Affinity, and other graphics editors: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp Mar...
by Martin Wynne
Mon Sep 28, 2020 5:05 pm
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: ? on 1-letter search in WebHelp
Replies: 10
Views: 2632

Re: ? on 1-letter search in WebHelp

Have you thought about using the keyword index to find all the references to "R/this" and "R/that"? I have tried to educate our users (and my colleagues) to always try the keyword index first, and only use the full-text search as a last resort Hi Tim, Bang on. I've been telling ...
by Martin Wynne
Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:31 pm
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: Webhelp with https:// links instead of http:// ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1593

Re: Webhelp with https:// links instead of http:// ?

Hi Mike,

If the links are to your own server, you can leave them on http in H&M and force a redirection to https in the server settings:

cpanel_force_https.png

cheers,

Martin.
by Martin Wynne
Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:34 am
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: Remove TOC
Replies: 2
Views: 1216

Re: Remove TOC

Hi - is it possible to publish a webhelp project without a table of contents? Hi Kristen, Yes. Start a new Webhelp project. At Configuration > Publishing Options > Webhelp > Layout select No Frames . On the Publish page for WebHelp , at Select Skin scroll to the bottom and click Remove Skin . After...
by Martin Wynne
Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:46 pm
Forum: Help+Manual 8 Forum
Topic: Dynamic snippets? Snippet as template?
Replies: 4
Views: 1784

Re: Dynamic snippets? Snippet as template?

Hi Tony, What is your output format? If HTML-based, you might like to consider using #MERGE in an HTML Code Object for such variables. The merged file can be a plain .txt file, and if included in your Baggage files it can be edited directly in H&M*. It need contain only one word if that is all y...