Re: Best places to put topics when they're needed twice

[Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>]

Have you talked with MadCap support about that? Sounds like a bug to
me. The breadcrumbs properties should be picked up from the TOC.

As a workaround, what if you define two TOCs and merge the projects?

http://webhelp.madcapsoftware.com/flare8/Content/TOCs/Merging_Projects.htm

On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Editor in Chief
<editorialstandards -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Not so fast.   We feature Breadcrumbs navigation aid prominently at the top
> of every Webhelp topic. If a single topic has more than one link in the
> ToC, it breaks Breadcrumbs (at least, as they are implemented in WebHelp,
> by Flare.
>
> What do other people normally do?
>
> In case the above was obscure, here's an example:
>
> Every computer clock drifts. Many applications need reliable time, both
> within and among connecting systems.  We provide three options to achieve
> that:
>
>  a) use simple Network Time Protocol (NTP) to receive a signal from a
> standard internet time source, and keep your system's clock adjusted that
> way.
>
>  b) do the same as "a)", but with secure NTP, which uses certificate-based
> authentication to ensure no nefarious substitutions of time-correcting
> signals
>
>  c) if you aren't allowed to use NTP, then correct your own time with
> built-in drift-correction tools - it works, but is a bit more hands-on.
>
> We estimate that most customers would (or should) use method "b)", so
> that's the one that appears in the Config Guide.  But, for completeness,
> that method should appear in the Admin Guide, alongside the other two
> methods.  .  . especially when a customer might keep only the Admin Guide
> (PDF or printout) handy.
>
> So, duplicate the topic, and risk the copies getting out of sync?
> Or use just one topic for a description/instruction, point to it from two
> or more places, and live with the fact that it breaks the Breadcrumbs
> feature?
> OR.... some third way.
>
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