Can I create a way to differentiate links type in WebHelp?

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Dave Gehman
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Can I create a way to differentiate links type in WebHelp?

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Our upper management likes popups, but doesn't like the fact that the links appear the same as all other types of linked elements in WebHelp - that is, with the font in blue and underlined. (Other links are references to other topics, URLs, toggles, and so on).

I know that I can change the link visual style in the skin, but I think the change applies to ALL hyperlinks. Is there a way to differentiate just popup-type visual clues?
Simon_Dismore
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Re: Can I create a way to differentiate links type in WebHel

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I don't recall which skin you are using, but the general (e.g. skinless) answer is in the 'HTML5 and CSS Tutorial' sample that ships with Help & Manual. It's in the section 'Styling your Hyperlinks with CSS'.

Here's an example:

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   a.popuplink {
     /* clear what you don't want to inherit */
     border: none;
     color: currentcolor;
     text-decoration: none;

     /* indicate it's a popup link */ 
     border-bottom: 1px dotted currentcolor;
   }
Looks like this:
custom-popup-link-example.PNG
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Dave Gehman
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Re: Can I create a way to differentiate links type in WebHel

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Thanks, Simon - off to explore that.
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Re: Can I create a way to differentiate links type in WebHel

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Hi Dave,

If you're using Premium Pack skins they have link styling built in. See the following topics in the documentation:

V3 Skins: http://www.it-authoring.com/info/pp3hel ... tyles.html

V2 Skins: http://www.it-authoring.com/info/pp3hel ... tyles.html
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Dave Gehman
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Re: Can I create a way to differentiate links type in WebHel

Unread post by Dave Gehman »

Tim Green wrote:If you're using Premium Pack skins they have link styling built in.
Mirabile dictu! That's good news indeed. Thanks, Tim.
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