For the purposes of context-sensitive help, we need a map of context IDs. This is presented as an option on some skins' include options ("Context ID Links").But not in the new Premium Pack 3.46 skins .
It seems this used to be handled by an OPT_CONTEXT build option, is this correct? But has it been removed from the latest skins?
how to configure a skin to generate context ID map?
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Re: how to configure a skin to generate context ID map?
Hi Marie,
The context ID map was never generated by the skin, that is always something that Help+Manual must do. You can do it with the Context Tool in the Project tab. See this topic in the help for details:
https://helpandmanual.com/help/index.ht ... ontext.htm
Context IDs are fully supported in the V3 skins. You just don't need to explicitly turn the option on or off any more. It is always available. See here for details:
http://www.it-authoring.com/info/pp3hel ... nking.html
The context ID map was never generated by the skin, that is always something that Help+Manual must do. You can do it with the Context Tool in the Project tab. See this topic in the help for details:
https://helpandmanual.com/help/index.ht ... ontext.htm
Context IDs are fully supported in the V3 skins. You just don't need to explicitly turn the option on or off any more. It is always available. See here for details:
http://www.it-authoring.com/info/pp3hel ... nking.html
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Re: how to configure a skin to generate context ID map?
I can generate a map with the context tool all right, but then what do I do with it? What format is best/most standard, where would I put the resulting file, how would the resulting help know to use it?? No hint of path configuration in the skin variables, not a peep in the documentation..
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Re: how to configure a skin to generate context ID map?
Hi Marie,
Unlike topic IDs, help context numbers are optional (they are technically only really for CHM help files on Windows, and there too they are optional) and you have to activate or add them yourself. There are a number of different ways to do that:
That is designed for use by your developers, to give them the context numbers to link to. It's not for use in WebHelp -- there the context numbers are exported automatically, provided that they are also included in your topics.Marie-Christine Mahe wrote:I can generate a map with the context tool all right, but then what do I do with it? What format is best/most standard, where would I put the resulting file, how would the resulting help know to use it?? No hint of path configuration in the skin variables, not a peep in the documentation..
Unlike topic IDs, help context numbers are optional (they are technically only really for CHM help files on Windows, and there too they are optional) and you have to activate or add them yourself. There are a number of different ways to do that:
- You can add numbers to each topic manually in the Topic Options tab, accessed on the left of the topic editor window.
- You can use the Context tool to add numbers to all your topics globally. This can either be auto-generated, or using a map file that you import.
- You can configure Help+Manual to add context numbers to each NEW topic automatically, in Configuration > Common Properties > Miscellaneous
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