Browse Sequence in RH7

I auto-created a browse sequence using the TOC. I am using
the BeautifulVistas-WH-Generic skin. I see only one button on the
navigation pane -- the X button. There must be other steps required
to produce the navigation buttons, but I cannot figure it out from
the Help file.

Hi harooki2
Try these steps:
Click View > Pods > Single Source Layouts
Double-click the WebHelp layout
Click the Next > button
On this section of the dialog should be a check box labeled
"Browse Sequences". Ensure it is checked.
Click Finish and you should now see the Browse Sequence
buttons.
Sincerely... Rick

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Browse Sequences in WebHelp -- Not Readily Apparent?

As a newbie with RH7, I'm looking at using Browse Sequences.
I created two named sequences and assigned a few topics to each,
but when I generate a WebHelp output the only visible presence
seems to be the "back - forward" triangles above the TOC. No
listbox showing the named sequences offered. The only clue that the
two sequences are working is that the back and forward buttons do
move through a particular sequence when I happen to select a topic
that's in that sequence from the TOC.
Referring to N. Perlin's article,
www.stcsig.org/oi/hyperviews/archive/02Spring/022cmagi.htm, for
example, what I see is similar to his Figure 1. Can RH7 generate
WebHelp that shows a browse sequence pictogram similar to that
shown in his Figure 3? If not, browse sequences appear to be
useless to foist upon my users.
Thanks for your comments.
Steve

Paul et al: I downloaded & installed the Adobe AIR
package and RoboHelp Packager for Adobe AIR. Found link to the
latter in my RH7 Toolbox pod. Tried it on my current project. Wow!
As you said, my browse sequences show up TOC-like in the lower left
pane using the tab titled "How do I?" There's also a Mini-TOC tab
(automatically shows the major headings within the topic on
display!) and a Favorites tab. Beautiful!
I'd use this solution in a heartbeat, but for two
impediments: (1) must purchase a digital certificate for the
single help file (AIR requirement), which would take time
through my Federal customer and (2) the user PCs are locked down
and AIR ain't on the "approved software" list ... yet (for any of
you familiar with NMCI...). <sigh>
Steve

Browse Sequences has disappeared

I just noticed that when I open the HTML Help, I no longer
have browse sequences. I used to have browse sequences. Yes, the
browse sequences are defined and the Browse Sequences check box is
checked on the Windows Property page. Is there something I need to
do in RH7 that I didn't in RH6?
Serious puzzlement.
Bob Boller

Well, I defined a new window and that made no difference. I
still don't have the browse sequences displayed. The only unusual
thing I can find is that I get the following error messages
displayed in the output window when I do a compile.
HHC5003: Error:
Compilation failed while compiling http:\www.aldon.com.
ehlpdhtm.js
Processing keywords...
Generating full-text search data...
Compacting file system...
The following files were not compiled:
http:\www.aldon.com
Finished compiling HTMLHELP in 142 sec(s)
Compilation complete.
I have used the RH Multi-FIle Find/Replace and also another
tool to scan the entire project for the "http:\www.aldon.com"
string and neither search tool found that string anywhere in the
project. I have no idea if this is related to the non-display of
the browse sequences.
Bob

Apply Conditional Build tag to Browse Sequence

Hi Everyone-
I'm trying to control 6 conditional builds in one project. I
have 6 working indexes and TOCs using build tags. I was wondering
if there was a way to apply tags or somehow conditionalize the
browse sequences. I'm running RH7.
Thanks in advance!
Wendy

Hi Wendy:
It seems you are having the same problem that I did. I have
different User Guides however some of the Guides may have the same
procedure. I was trying to setup the search so only one of the
topics would return on the search and not 3 of them. I found
something that actually had to do with RoboHelp x3 but I applied it
to RoboHelp x5, where you need to do the following.
Create build TAG1 - this is for the ones you do not want
search to return.
Create build TAG2 - this is for the ones you do want the
search to return.
Apply the tags accordingly to each procedure accordingly.
Make copies of the following files in the WebHelp directorys
just incase:
Folder WHDATA:
whftdata0.htm
whwdata0.htm
Folder WHXDATA:
whftdata0.xml
whfwdata0.xml
Folder WHGDATA
whlstf0.htm
GENERATE PRIMARY LAYOUT (This should be set to Webhelp)
1. Define the Conditional Build Expressioin to exclude topics
that are not wanted in the search:
A. Click the Define button.
This wil bring up the Define Conditional Build Tag
Expression dialog.
B. Click the Advance button.
C. Click the Not button.
D. Select TAG1 from the drop-down list of Available
Conditional Build Tags.
E. Click the Add Tag button.
F. Click OK
G. Select your WebHelp Options, and then click Finish.
When you pull up your test or Dev site and perform a search
you should only come up with one topic. I just finished this and it
worked. Also, as a reminder I am working in x5 and not x7.
Good Luck,
Amy

Disappearing browse sequence

I'm using RH7 and Windows 7. The browse sequences for my CHM files are no longer being shown. I can see them if I select View immediately after I generate the CHM file. However, if I then open the CHM file from the output location, which is on my C drive, the browse sequences are no longer shown. I've deleted the CPD and BRS files, created a new window, double-checked the configuration and cannot find the problem. I don't believe I have made any changes to my system that could be causing this.

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Browse sequence has disappeared.

The browse sequences for my CHM files are fine when I select View after generating the help but when I open the CHM file from the output folder (on my local drive) I cannot see the browse sequences. This seems to have happened suddenly and for all of my CHM files. I'm using RH7 and Windows 7. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Hi there
Perhaps you need to register the 64 bit version of HHActiveX.dll?
My thought here is that perhaps you are using a 64 bit Windows system. And when that's the case and you launch the CHM from RoboHelp, you are actually launching the 32 bit version of the CHM viewer. But when you simply double-click a CHM file to open it up from Windows Explorer, you are usually launching the 64 bit version of the CHM viewer. So if the 64 bit version of HHActiveX.DLL isn't found, you aren't seeing the Browse Sequences or the Glossary Tab as those rely on this file.
Check the thread linked below for info that may help.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3100155#3100155
Cheers... Rick

Exporting the Browse Sequence XML file for Use in Another Project

When I generate a browse sequence based on the TOC using zero for the book level, instead of getting A, A1, A2, B, B1, B2, I get A, B, A1, A2, B1, B2. The TOC runs through all 1st level items first, cycles back through all 2nd level item, then 3rd level, etc.
My workaround was to auto-create the browse sequence at a 0 level and then manually manipulate it to output according to how my readers would actually read my online book (ie A Aa A1 A1a A1b A2 A2a A2b B B1 etc etc).
Now that I have my browse sequence in the correct order for this project, I do not want to repeat these steps every time I create a new version of my OLH for the same guide after some minor updates have been made to the FM source.
There is a file named whbrs.xml inside the output folder and it contains the browse sequence order I specified during my workaround steps.
Is it possible to export this file to another location for use in another project referencing the same guide?
This methodology is much preferred as I am working at an enterprise level with multiple documents (some numbering in the hundreds of pages) and do not want to have to manually use my workaround for each project I update over the next few years.

Hi Kristopher
You probably wouldn't want to use that particular file as it's an output file. You would likely have better luck using the ProjectName.BRS file as that one should be a source file.
However, keep in mind that whether (or how well) this will work will entirely depend on having the recipient project using the same identical structure and identical file names.
Cheers... Rick
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Is there a way to set up browse sequences for project with multiple TOCs and conditionalized modules

I'm using RoboHelp 9 with WebHelp output.
I've got five outputs, one of which contains Help for common functions, while the other four contain Help for licensed modules. When a user opens the Help for a licensed module, the user sees the core Help and the licensed Help. In addition, files are conditionalized so that searching for unlicensed content from a licensed Help module brings up nothing.
I've been troubleshooting problems with the Previous Topic and Next Topic which, thanks to William, I learned are related to browse sequences. After trying assorted configurations, I've got a couple of questions:
Does RH support only a single browse sequence in a project, even when the project has multiple outputs & TOCs?
If RH supports only a single browse sequence, does that mean there is no way to create a unique browse sequence for each separate output?
If RH supports multiple browse sequences, what is the workflow?
I also maintain a 'master' TOC that contains all the modules, both common and unlicensed. What I've done for now is to autocreate a browse sequence based on the 'master TOC'. When I generate output for a licensed module, which is conditionalized, I only see the TOC for that module and, therefore, can only browse between books and subbooks in that module. I've also verified that topics that do not appear in the conditionalized module, such as for another licensed module, do not appear in the Search results list either.
Carol

Me again, Carol
You also asked about the functional differences between WebHelp and WebHelp Pro, so let me elaborate.
I'm aware of only two major differences (other than the extra benefits of feedback analytics reports and management of "Areas" with authentication in RoboHelp Server).
The behavior of Browse Sequences as explained above
The fact that Content Categories are not supported in WebHelp Pro for this latest version 9.
As for the Browse Sequences you are trying to provide for different modules (licensed, etc.): Multiple Browse Sequences are included in a single .BRS file. The sequences are defined in the XML within the single file.
As a workaround (for either WebHelp or WebHelp Pro) you could create a NGP Help.brs. which you have already created for one module; then backup and archive it. Then, create a modification for the different module before you generate again. The NGP Help.brs. will need to have the same name as your project so you will have to manage the desired .brs file into the project folder when you generate that version. All of your other choices (TOC, Index, Conditional Tags, etc.) would remain the same for the respective modules.
Finally, I note that you are apparently generating WebHelp Pro right now even though you are not publishing it to the RH Server? This is really not the best practice. You should generate plain WebHelp for a web server that does not have RH Server on it (even though you may be getting away with it). As for your concern about "breaking" something; each output is placed in a different !SSL! folder automatically when you generate, so you should be able to generate WebHelp without interferring with the WebHelp Pro output. Then, you can re-publish to the RH Server using WebHelp Pro whenever the server is ready.
John Daigle
Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor
Evergreen, Colorado
www.showmethedemo.com

No glossary or browse sequence in 1 chm

On my own PC, I have four classic HTML chm Help files (User
Guides for biometric and encryption software end users). Each Help
file has only one .glo glossary file in the project, which I can
edit and view. Each project has the HHactive.dll in the same folder
as the chm file. When compiled however, I see glossary panes in
only three of the Help files.
Researching this, the RoboHelp help says something about
browse sequence. Of course, it does not say what this is or provide
a link to it! I did however create them using the Browse Sequence
Editor on the Tools menu. Sure enough, neither the Browse Sequence
or the glossary appear in that particular Help file.

Hi there
If you look at the Project Manager side (earlier than version
7) or click View > Pods > Project setup, you should see a
pseudo folder named "Windows". Expand that and double-click the
window assigned to this project.
Cheers... Rick

Possible to hide browse sequences?

I have a few topics in my chm that do not contain browse
sequences. They are standalone topics that do not appear in the TOC
or index. When the help is called from the application, they are
launched in the right pane of the chm. The problem I have is that a
"default" browse sequence will still appear at the top of the chm
even though the topics don't have any assigned browse sequences.For
these topics, is it possible to hide the browse sequences from
appearing?

Hi Emmanuel
Actually this should be possible. What you would do is to
create a new window that would be used for your context sensitive
calls. Then when your developer calls the help, they specify the
window it should appear in. That window would be configured with no
browse sequence bar.
Cheers... Rick

Browse sequence in Windows Vista 64-bit?

This is a duplicate post. I posted it nestled down in another browse sequence thread and didn't get any nibbles, so I am creating a new thread. I hope no one minds.
Hi all, I'm wondering if I can get a little help from the gurus here. I've been through the forums and internet trying to find the answer to browse sequences and glossary tabs in Windows Vista 64-bit. I am running Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium Service Pack 2.
I need to mention that my .chm files work fine on Windows XP (multiple machines tested). My project consists of a master .chm (thanks Peter Grainge for the step-by-step, which I followed to the letter) with 15 slave projects.
I've copied the hhactivex.dll from the Program Files\Adobe\RoboHelp\RoboHTML (426 KB) on my Windows XP machine and saved it in the following folders on my Windows Vista 64-bit machine:
c:\windows\system32
c:\windows\sysWOW64
I then tried using the cmd.exe command prompt (as administrator) in c:\windows\system32 to do the following:
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\hhactivex.dll
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\hhctrl.ocx
Both commands registered successfully. When I opened the .chm, the glossary and browse sequence are still not working properly.
So, I then tried unregistered hhactivex.dll and hhctrl.ocx in the c:\windows\system32 folder using the regsvc32 and the cmd.exe (as administrator) in that same folder.
I then tried using the cmd.exe command prompt (as administrator) in c:\windows\sysWOW64 to do the following:
regsvr32 c:\windows\sysWOW64\hhactivex.dll
regsvr32 c:\windows\sysWOW64\hhctrl.ocx
Both commands registered successfully. When I opened the .chm, the glossary and browse sequence are still not working properly.
I've been pulling my hair out on this one. I've seen posts mentioning the "Unblock" Button on the .chm's Properties - General tab - Advanced dialog, but I do not have an Unblock button anywhere in the properties for these .chms. I also do not have the Microsoft KB 89xxxxx security updates on my Vista 64-bit computer that I can find.
I also say a post that put the path/filename in quotes when using regsvr32. I tried registering again using the same scenarios above in system32 (regsvr32 "c:\windows\system32\hhactivex.dll") and sysWOW64 (regsvr32 "c:\windows\sysWOW64\hhactivex.dll") but still I cannot get the browse sequences/glossary to work in thses compiled .chms -- whether opening the master or the slave.
After I registered the hhactivex.dll on a Windows XP test machine, if I opened a .chm and then went into Windows Explorer and tried to delete the hhactivex.dll, I'd get a "file in use" error. However, when I open a .chm on my Vista 64-bit machine and try to delete the hhactivex.dll in either system32 or sysWoW64, it deletes without error. I verified this with all of the different registering methods I described in this post (registering, testing, unregistering, moving to next folder, etc.). Being able to delete the .dll on the Vista machine tends to make me believe that the .dll isn't really registering, Either way, it isn't being accessed when a .chm file is opened like on a Windows XP machine.
I've been around the internet trying to find out exactly how to register .dlls in Vista 64-bit, and unless I'm totally missing something I believe I am doing this correctly. If I am doing something wrong, could someone guide me in the right direction with a complete step-by-step method that works in Vista 64-bit?
I have yet to test Vista 32-bit or any version of Windows 7, but I am hoping that once I resolve the problem in Vista 64-bit that the rest will be non-issues. I hope anyway, as I have no means to test those platforms.
Thanks in advance for making it to the end of this long post of mine. I appreciate any help!
eeddings

The 32bit version of HH.exe is kept in "C:\Windows\SysWOW64". When you double click a CHM file on a 64 bit machine, it launches the 64 bit version of hh.exe kept in C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 directory.
To launch a CHM with 32 bit version hh.exe, run the following command in a 64 bit machine C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hh.exe <CHM file Path>
The other good news is that you can get the 64 bit version of HHActiveX.dll in RoboHelp 9.0. It is kept at "<RoboHelp 9.0 install folder>\Redist\x64\HHActiveX.dll"
If RoboHelp 9.0 is installed on your machine, this activeX control is already registered. Otherwise you need to register this DLL.
To register 64bit version of HHActiveX.dll,
1> Run Command prompt(cmd.exe) as administrator
2> Type "regsvr32 <64 bit HHActiveX.dll full path>" and press Enter.
3> This should show that the registration is done successfully.
Now working with 64 bit version of HH.exe should also show Glossary and Browse Sequences.

How can i get browse sequence widgets to follow hyperlinks instead of TOC?

I've created a screen layout based on the standard desktop layout and am using the default browse sequence (back, next) widget buttons included with the layout. Our topics include a number of hyperlinks to other help topics - for example, a dialog box overview topic might include a link to a how to topic for that dialog. I would like the browse sequence buttons to follow the hyperlink paths to the previous and next topics viewed. Right now, they instead go to the previous and next topics in the TOC. Is there a way to modify the properties of the buttons to follow the hyperlinks instead?
Thanks for your help!

I think you are confusing Previous and Next in a browse sequence with Previous and Next as in path followed by the user.
A browse sequence is not necessarily the next item in a TOC. It is whatever you set up, TOC order is a default.
You can have path followed Previous and Next in addition using javascript methods. You will find solutions posted in these forums.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge

Browse sequence buttons not appearing in RoboHelp 9 .chm file

When I first created this project two years ago, I didn't think I'd be using browse sequences. Well, of course, things change, and now I think it would be a good idea.
I followed the instructions for creating a browse sequence automatically (Tools > Browse Sequence Editor, then Auto-create from TOC). That seemed to work.
I compile the .chm file. No >> buttons.
How do I enable them? I looked at the master page layout and didn't see anything there. I looked at the Project Settings (File > Project Settings) and couldn't see anything there.
I've searched the RH 9 help and can't find any reference. My guess is that they must appear automatically and I must have, in my infinite wisdom (HA!) deleted them two years ago when I thought I didn't need them.
Suggestions?

Hi, MM Acton
Allow me to chime in with my esteemed colleagues. The first issue I see is that you do not have a Window Defined. You need a window in order to select the Browse Sequence Option for the CHM.
In Project Set Up create a new window, selecting Microsoft HTML Help as the type
On the Microsoft HTML Help Options Dialog, give the Window a name such as "CHMWindow" (No spaces)
Be sure to "tick" the Browse Sequence option and click OK
Double click the Microsoft HTML Help Single Source Layout to bring up the HTML Help Options dialog
From the Default Window drop down, select the CHMWindow you created
Save and Generate
This will show the browse sequence "icon avenue" (the showy icons at the top of the CHM)
As for the Citrix thing. If the machine hosting the CHM being viewed has the HHActiveX.DLL installed, the CHM should display as advertised. Tell your Admin that Adobe licenses unlimited re-distribution of that DLL.
You can find documentation on this redistribution license and how to register it in the online help:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/robohelp/robohtml/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d11aff59c2a0-7f49.ht ml
Here is the path where you will find the DLL itself:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe RoboHelp 10\Redist
BTW, the reason the DLL was created in the first place is that Microsoft never provided a Browse Sequence or a Glossary tab in their "out of the box" offering so RoboHelp conveniently provides this to authors as a "extra".
Hope this helps
John
John Daigle
Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor
www.showmethedemo.com
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RH8 browse sequence based on TOC not working as expected

I have several standalone projects for which RoboHelp's browse sequence tool correctly generates the browse sequence based on the TOC using a book level of 0 (zero) so that it picks up everything in order. If a project has books A and B (which are not themselves topics), and each book has two subtopics, A1, A2, B1, B2, the TOC-based browse sequence is A1, A2, B1, B2. For a project I inherited (originally designed as 40 separate merged projects that I combined into a single .xpj project), "books" A and B for the example above are also topics. When I generate the browse sequence based on the TOC using zero for the book level, instead of getting A, A1, A2, B, B1, B2, I get A, B, A1, A2, B1, B2. The TOC runs through all 1st level items first, cycles back through all 2nd level item, then 3rd level, etc. Has anyone seen this before? Any ideas how to fix it? Does the problem have anything to do with the fact that the "books" in this project are also "topics"?

Create a new TOC and make it a copy of the existing TOC.
Then remove the topics from the books and try again with the browse sequence.
I don't know that will fix it but it is what I would try first.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge

Links don't work with Browse Sequences

I have an image that links from one page in my project to
another. It works fine when I generate my primary layout without
browse sequences. But when I generate it with browse sequences,
clicking the image produces a blank page. The only way it will open
the page is if I set the Hyperlink Options to "Display in
Autosizing Pop-up". If I leave it set to "Display in Frame (Page
Default: none)" clicking the image produces a blank page.

Hello again
I'm not saying you are full of squash, just that I'm unable
to duplicate it using my own copy of RoboHelp 6. I tested by
linking an image to a different topic with no browse sequence in
the mix. Compiling and testing. Then creating a Browse Sequence and
recompiling and testing again. Mine worked.
This is a bit of VooDoo, but you might wish to try defining a
totally new window, configuring that as the default and compiling
again. See if that changes things.
Cheers... Rick

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