Why is TOC and Index connected at the hip.

Question

Why do you have to have TOC and Index tabs together? Why can't you have one without the other?

Answer 1

Hi
You can hide tabs even after generating the Help file. You can have all three (TOC, Index and Search) or anyone or two of them as per your requirement. you just need to understand the internally javascript is running and you can make changes from the js files also. It it possible via editing the Whbar.js file from the project folder.
Say, for example- if you want to have only Content (TOC) and Search, and no Index tab; follow the below steps. 
1. Edit the Whtbar.js file
2. Go to function addButton
3. Comment the code inside Else If (see below) and save the js file again.
4. Open index.htm file again, you will not see index tab anymore.
Same you can do for other tabs to hide them.
else if(sType=="idx")
        var svTitle="Index";
        /* Comment this code
sButton="<a title=\""+svTitle+"\" id=\"btnidx\" class=\"btnidx\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showIndex();return false;\">";
        if(!sI1)
            sI1=gsIIndex;
        if(!sI2)
            sI2=gsIIndexS;
        if(!sI4)
            sI4=gsIIndexS;
        goIdx=new button(sType,sTitle,nWidth,nHeight,sI1,sI2,sI3,sI4,sI5,sI6);
        gaObjBtns[nBtn]=goIdx;
        if(nStyle&BTN_TEXT)
            sText=goIdx.sText
        if(nStyle&BTN_IMG)
            sI=getImage(goIdx,svTitle);
        sButton+=genButton(sText,sI,nStyle);
        sButton+="</a>";
        bState=true;
comment code */