Creating Expanding Hotspots in RoboHelp 6 HTML
Dynamic HTML (DHTML) gives you the ability to add myriad special effects to your topics. RoboHelp provides Dynamic HTML formatting of topic elements via the DHTML menu. You can add effects to text or graphics that will make things fly onto the screen, fade in, change color, glow and much more.
While many of the DHTML Effects might seem cool, they can also be annoying–and actually detract from your content.
Expanding Hotspots is one DHTML effect that is far from annoying. In fact, this effect can actually enhance your project by encouraging user interaction.
Here’s a perfect example of when you might want to use an Expanding Hotspot in a RoboHelp topic: You want a Glossary Definition to appear next to a Glossary Term (or vice versa). You only want the Definition to appear if the user clicks the Term. And did I mention that you do not have the JavaScript skills necessary to pull off the effect? No problem. If you make the Glossary Term an Expanding Hotspot, the Glossary Definition will expand (appear) if the user clicks the hotspot. Cool!
Here’s how you create an Expanding Hotspot:
- Open a topic
- Highlight a word or phrase
- Choose DHTML > Create Expanding Hotspot and Text
- Click in the Expanding text editor area and replace "Type your expanding text here" with the text you would like to appear should the user click the hotspot
In the example below, the phrase equal employment opportunity was selected and EEO was typed into the Expanding text editor.
- Click outside the Expanding text editor to close it
- Preview the topic
- Click the hotspot and the expanding text will appear
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Can I reposition a popup window (either auto sized or custom-sized popup)..
I realize this is only vaguely related to this topic but i’m a newbie and can’t see where to add a new thread/post.
RoboHelp 5, webhelp
Can I reposition a popup window (either auto sized or custom-sized popup)..
I realize this is only vaguely related to this topic but i’m a newbie and can’t see where to add a new thread/post.
RoboHelp 5, webhelp
Can I reposition a popup window (either auto sized or custom-sized popup)..
I realize this is only vaguely related to this topic but i’m a newbie and can’t see where to add a new thread/post.
Hi Sandy,
While you control the size of a pop-up window, you cannot control where the pop-up appears without further javascripts.
Hi Sandy,
While you control the size of a pop-up window, you cannot control where the pop-up appears without further javascripts.
Hi Sandy,
While you control the size of a pop-up window, you cannot control where the pop-up appears without further javascripts.
Hi, I am creating expanding hotspots using DHTML and am trying to insert images in it.. somehow the formatting becomes wierd everytime I save the file. What could be wrong?
Hi, I am creating expanding hotspots using DHTML and am trying to insert images in it.. somehow the formatting becomes wierd everytime I save the file. What could be wrong?
Hi, I am creating expanding hotspots using DHTML and am trying to insert images in it.. somehow the formatting becomes wierd everytime I save the file. What could be wrong?