Since you're posting this on the Framers list, I presume you're using FrameMaker.
Its "multi-channel publishing" feature is a subset of RoboHelp. You probably want to choose Responsive HTML. Do not choose Microsoft HTML Help. Alternatively, link the FrameMaker source to RoboHelp, and you'll have the full RoboHelp feature set. In that case, you might choose WebHelp over Responsive HTML. Look at both. On the FrameMaker side, define the target topics using TopicAlias markers. That's covered in the FrameMaker user guide. On the app side, you can find detailed information on CSH calls in the "Information for Developers" section of "Context-sensitive help" chapger of the RoboHelp user guide. https://help.adobe.com/en_US/robohelp/2017/robohtml/#t=book%2Frob_createhelp_ch%2FInformation_for_developers-.htm *** You want to create and maintain the map file and provide it to the developers, not vice-versa. *** You do not need a separate target topic for every application context. Many application contexts can point to the same help topic. Be sure that the developers implement a default help topic to open when a context is unmapped or the map is wrong. On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 7:44 AM Art Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > My company is developing a new browser-based software package that is specced > to include screen-level context sensitive help. > > The coders haven't done this before and are asking for help/assistance/advice > on developing the coding standard for this and other products going forward. > > I'm thinking the basics are the basics -- a call in the program goes to a > mapping table that invokes the HTML help screen in a new tab/window or a > popup. > > What I'm looking for feedback / ideas on are a good method to call Help from > the application (icon/keystroke/widget), and any Best Practices that people > are already using, either on the coding or information development side. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]
