Frame loading, TOC, Index, Search display problems

HKabaker

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Oct 23, 2006, 1:07:36 PM10/23/06

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Here is a compilation of some code revisions that have helped fix the way
WebHelp loads, particularly how the toolbar and minibar (also called the
navigation bar) look and function. Reload also is improved.

They solve one or two problems in Internet Explorer; they also banish some bad
behavior in other browsers.

I would like to be able to say which pieces of code are for what problems, but
I can't be certain everything will work if you omit some. For example, the
first fix below helps Navigator, but also may help Firefox (and Opera, when it
presents itself as Netscape). I didn't have time to test at this level.

My environment and the usual disclaimers:
RH X5.0.2;
Windows 2000
IE 6
Firefox 1.5.07
Netscape 7.1
Opera 9.02
User's access is via Intranet URL (rather than as files in a network path)

These fixes work for me but I can't guarantee your results. Back up
everything. Experiment on a small project or a minimized copy of the working
project. Please post a note about how they work for you.

Thanks.

whtbar.js
In function addButton (search for "hide2" to locate these lines):

--------
else if(sType=="hide2"&&(!gbNav4)&&(!gbOpera))
{
var svTitle="Hide Navigation Component";
sButton="<a title=\""+svTitle+"\" id=\"btnhide\" class=\"btnhide\"
href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showHidePane();return false;\">";
gnShowHideStyle=nStyle;
--------

Delete this snippet:
&&(!gbNav4)

So the line will read:
else if(sType=="hide2"&&(!gbOpera))

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whtbar.js, near the end:

--------
function tryReload()
{
if (gnRE==1)
// document.location.reload();
gnRE--;
}
--------

Insert // as shown above to comment out this line.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

whskin_tbars.htm
and
whskin_mbars
Near the beginning of each, note the location of </head>:

--------
<title> WebHelp Navigation Toolbar </title>
<meta name="generator" content="RoboHelp by eHelp Corporation www.ehelp.com">
<meta name="description" content="WebHelp 5.50">
</head>
<style>

</style>
</style>
<script language="javascript" src="whver.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whutils.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whmsg.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whproxy.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whmozemu.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whtbar.js"></script>
<body marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" bgcolor="#c1d1e5"
background="mytoolbarimage.gif" scroll="no">
--------

Delete </head> and insert it as shown below:

--------
<title> WebHelp Navigation Toolbar </title>
<meta name="generator" content="RoboHelp by eHelp Corporation www.ehelp.com">
<meta name="description" content="WebHelp 5.50">

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whskin_mbars.htm
To prevent the toolbar image from filling the minibar, too--
Near the beginning:

Delete this snippet:
background="mytoolbarimage.gif"

And delete this line in the next section:
setBackground("mytoolbarimage.gif");

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whskin_frmset01.htm and whskin_frmset010.htm
At the end, insert body tags, so it reads:.

</script><body></body>

</html>

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launchfile.htm
Near the beginning, delete </head> and insert it near the end.

<title>WebHelp package for your application</title>
<meta name="generator" content="RoboHelp by eHelp Corporation www.ehelp.com">
<meta name="description" content="WebHelp 5.50">
</head>
<script type="text/javascript" . . . .

At the end,
Insert </head> and <body></body>So it reads:

</script></head>

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A code checker also flagged templates that have a <body> tag near the
beginning, but lack a </body> tag at the end. I'm not sure it matters for
these, but I fixed them anyway.

For example,

whtdata/whftdata0.htm
At the end, should read:

</script>
</body>
</html>

whidata0.htm
At the end, should read:

</script>
</body>
</html>

Similarly, these files:

whtdhtml.htm
whskin_tw.htm
whskin_info.htm
whiform.htm
whibody.htm

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Roger N

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Oct 23, 2006, 4:31:52 PM10/23/06

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Harvey -

Cool, nice job... Perhaps some of these edits will address FireFox's
startup/reloading issue. (?)

I haven't tried the edits, but, I should mention that in frameset files, the
<body> tag isn't used. Just the <frameset> tag. If you found an errant
<body> tag in those files (other than in the <noframes> section), it should be
removed.

HKabaker

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Oct 23, 2006, 5:45:42 PM10/23/06

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Roger, thanks.

Please don't hesitate to correct or improve upon anything else.

I deleted the frameset piece. There was no stray body tag, but I was uncertain
whether you can get away with a disembodied head. Apparently you can.

Harvey