Browse sequences for CHM files?

I spent a bunch of time setting up a browse sequence in HTML
Help but to no avail. Although the docs don't say it, I believe
that you can't have browse sequences in CHM files.
Am I right?

Hi Fuzzie
Hopefully Colum will please pardon my observation.
HHActiveX.DLL isn't part of Windows. It is a redistributable
file unique to RoboHelp HTML. It is owned and distributed by Adobe.
It contains the programming that makes Browse Sequences and the
Glossary Tab function inside compiled .CHM files. The intent is for
the help author to redistribute the file and no payment to Adobe is
required as a result.
Cheers... Rick

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