Robohelp 9 auto-sizing popup problems

In roboHelp 9 HTML, is there a way to reduce the bottom margin of auto-sizing popups when generating webhelp?  Is there a way to limit the width, other than custom-sizing these popups?  Things that looked ok when generated by robohelp 7 look a bit 'fat' in robohelp 9.  It seems as if the more &nbsp 's there are in a paragraph, the wider the popup displays.

Hi,
Is anyone continuing to monitor this issue, because it's still happening to me now (my pop-up windows appear at bottom right corner and they disappear when I scroll to them, the auto-sizing pop-ups have scroll controls that appear off the page). In addition, I have the added problems of my DHTML links for SOME links (I have an underline effect when users mouseover a link). The problem is evident even BEFORE I generate the WebHelp, when I use RH8's "View Selected Item" feature (Ctrl+W). An Internet Explorer Script Error window appears with the following message:
An error has occurred on this page
Line: 2858
Char: 3
Error: 'style.pixelLeft' is null or not an object
Code: 0
URL: file:///C:/.../.../.../ehlpdhtm.js
Do you want to continue running scripts on this page? (Yes/No)
(Sorry, I could not attach the image to show you the window, so I just typed it out).
A similar message appears in my generated WebHelp (at the bottom of the IE window, it indicates that the file has some errors, when I click on it, it's the same ehlpdhtm.js error message).
I used Praful_Jain's latest ehlpdhtm.js file without any positive results. I just don't know what else to do. Are there any new developments/solutions/updates to fix this issue?
Using:
RH8.0.2, Windows XP, brand new project using the same stylesheet that worked fine with RH7. Generating WebHelp, not CHM, althogugh the problem appears before I even generate.
Thanks so much!!
TabbyW

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