Customizable skins for AIR Help viewer?

Hello all,
Testing this new AIR help output in RH8 on my projects, I
already find it difficult to revert to Webhelp or HTML Help. Really
good things in it!
However, I was wondering whether the AIR Help viewer skins
would be customizable... Does anyone know how to do this? Or is
there a skin gallery for AIR help somewhere?
I might be asking too much so early after RH8 release but
with only three skins available, I feel a bit frustrated.
Thanks in advance.
Dominique

Hi, Dominique!
I agree that we only have a "taste" of the potential of can
be done with AIR help. It is still very new and evolving. The
templates generally dictate the functionality and the "skins" form
the cosmetic appearance. Right now you sometimes have to make
difficult choices between functionality vs. appearance and
obviously we would like to have control over both!
I have been able to chat with Adobe folks about this and they
seem very open to making improvements. This will be tops on my
personal "wish list" when I visit with them at WritersUA in
Seattle, March 29. (Peter and Rick Stone will be there as well.
Perhaps you will be there?)
Stay tuned. I think you will be hearing more about this in
the future.
Thanks,
john
John Daigle
Adobe RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor
Evergreen, Colorado

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