Improvements for adding links to other topics

[Marc]

When linking to another topic, you can use the variable <%TARGETTITLE%> for the link caption, which then inserts the title of the topic you link to only when the document is built. This is an extremely helpful feature that makes keeping links up to date easy. Sadly, many users probably are not aware of this feature because it is only mentioned somewhere deep down in the documentation.

• It could be a good idea to have a corresponding option right within the "Edit Hyperlink" window.

• It would be great to have a similar variable that can add the text that is within a paragraph that you link to with the help of an anchor. So you could easily build links like "see Reports > Printing a report" is "Reports" is the topic title and "Printing a report" is the heading of a toggle, for example. If anyone later decides to change "Printing a report" to "Print report", for instance, you won't need to care about updating all links accordingly.

[Tim Green]

Hi Marc,

Thanks for your suggestions, which I'm passing on to our developers. Note that we get a lot of suggestions (most of them by email) and there is a very long list of things that may or may not be implemented, so we can't promise if and when something will actually turn up in the program.

[Tim Green]

Hi Marc,

We've already improved this -- now you can activate the variable directly with a checkbox in the link tool:

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You can get this change right away with the current stable beta of HM9 if you wish:

https://www.helpandmanual.com/download/ ... p-v941.exe

[BertholdL]

Thank you for this very helpful funktion!

What about the other wish?

It would be great to have a similar variable that can add the text that is within a paragraph that you link to with the help of an anchor. So you could easily build links like "see Reports > Printing a report" is "Reports" is the topic title and "Printing a report" is the heading of a toggle, for example. If anyone later decides to change "Printing a report" to "Print report", for instance, you won't need to care about updating all links accordingly.

This is exactly what I need as well. I tested the combination of free text and variables in hyperlinks. It works in both the link text and the tooltip

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So with another variable this could be solved.

Edit: While writing, I found the solution in the documentation:

The necessary variable is <%TOPIC_TITLE_PATH%>

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[BertholdL]

Maybe this is not exactly Marc's wish, but it is mine

[Tim Green]

Hi Berthold,

A "variable" for text in the target position would be very difficult to define. How much of the text, in what position exactly, starting where, ending where? There is much too much flexibility there and whatever we implemented, 90% of all users would complain that it isn't what they absolutely definitely must have.

[BertholdL]

Hi Tim,

I understand. My solution for the tooltip I added to Tips&Tricks:
viewtopic.php?t=17705

Maybe it will help someone.

[Marc]

Hi Berthold,

A "variable" for text in the target position would be very difficult to define. How much of the text, in what position exactly, starting where, ending where? There is much too much flexibility there and whatever we implemented, 90% of all users would complain that it isn't what they absolutely definitely must have.

Actually I think it would not be that hard. The only thing that would make sense is taking the text of the entire paragraph because you would only use it for linking to a subheading. Just like the <%TARGETTITLE%> also copies the text of an entire paragraph...

[Marc]

Hi Tim,

I understand. My solution for the tooltip I added to Tips&Tricks:
viewtopic.php?t=17705

Maybe it will help someone.

It doesn't solve my problem but its' great anyway. Thanks for sharing