How to display context-sensitive help in frameset?

When the help is generated by Robohelp, there is a primary
file named by default as 'Web_Interface_On_Line_Help.htm" that
opens the entire help window, with a left pane and a right pane.
The left pane has the TOC and Index, and the right pane has the
content of the page, displayed in frameset.
A separate html page is generated for each page written in
help and saved in folder the help/user it relates to .
When I call one of these pages using map id and following
javascript function
<a
href="javascript:RH_ShowHelp(0,'Web_Interface_On_Line_Help.htm>WithNavPane',HH_HELP_CONTE XT,189);">
<font color="#0000FF">Help</font></a>
The left pane has the TOC and Index, and the right pane has
the content of the page, displayed in frameset.
Everything is ok till this stage but when I click on one of
the links in left pan, only the content of the page opens in new
window with "show" link at the top of the page.....
Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance

Do you already have projects in multiple languages?
Normally, you create the project in the main language and set context sensitivy. Then you send the project to the translation agency and they send you the translated projects. Then you generate the different language version. The application must then point to the correct directory with the help for that language.
This answer is kind of high level. For information on context sensitivity in general, see: http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/calling_webhelp/calling_webhelp.htm
Greet,
Willam

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