Window-level help
I'm using RoboHelp HTML 7.01 and have created 24 Webhelp
systems. I've been asked to create help linked to the Help button
on our application's user messages. I've read RoboHelp's help on
context-sensitive help and it says: Webhelp window support is
available only with the context-sensitive Help API. What is this
API? Do I need to create separate help systems just for this type
of help? Can I use RoboHelp HTML to create it? Can someone tell me
how I should proceed and what tools do I need? Thank you,
Carole
Hi Carole
The API you need to use will likely depend on the
application. If the application is a web page the WebHelp API is
basically a javascript file. You will find it in the following
location:
\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe RoboHelp 7\CSH API
I believe the name of the file is:
RoboHelp_CSH.js
Other application types will likely require different APIs in
that folder.
Cheers... Rick
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