Re: still Yet more info about RoboHelp5 hyperlink Bug

[Francois Masson <Francois_Masson -at- BERCLAIN -dot- COM>]

Having tried and tried and tried, I can say that this is due to a bug in
the Microsoft HTML Help compiler. You cannot create an entry in a table
of contents that jumps directly to an anchor (mid-topic jump), only to a
page.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tamminga, Ernie [SMTP:et -at- DSC -dot- COM]
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 1997 2:31 PM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      still Yet more info about RoboHelp5 hyperlink Bug
>
> Alas, this doesn't fix the problem. Made sure "autosize height" was
> un-checked, in the Windows setup dialog, then recompiled, then
> regenerated HTML.  No change in behavior from before. Mid-topic jumps
> all fail, in the HTML version. (They work in the WinHelp version.)
>
> Thanks much for the input, though.  I'll try any tip I can get!
>
> --------
> Ernie Tamminga
> Director, InfoEngineering
> Digital Sound Corporation
> -----------------------------------------------
> Opinions expressed are my own, and not necessarily those of Digital
> Sound Corporation
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:  Scott Miller [SMTP:smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM]
> >Sent:  Friday, November 07, 1997 11:14 AM
> >To:    TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> >Subject:       Re: Yet more info about RoboHelp5 hyperlink Bug
> >
> >>>>>>
> >>Now I've determined that the problem isn't only with hotspots within
> >>graphics...  ALL hyperliks to mid-topic ID's get broken, regardless
> of
> >>whether you're jumping *from* a graphic or from within a text-based
> >>topic.
> >><<<<
> >>Are your mid-topic jumps to a topic in a window that autosizes? If
> so, they
> >>won't work. This is a known bug. Change the window attribute and
> turn off
> >>autosizing, and see if they work.
> >>
> >>- Scott Miller
> >>smiller -at- portal -dot- com
> >
>


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