Generating Topic Alias Markers

[Ron Miller]

Yes, that's very helpful. The documentation was not nearly as specific
in anything I checked. I appreciate the details.

Regards,
Ron



Neil Tubb wrote:
> Hi Ron,
> 
> I'm in the same boat- just starting out creating some contextual help using Frame 7.1 and WWP (actually ePub Pro). I also find the documentation available woefully inadequate on both sides...very frustrating.
> 
> Anyways, not sure what you mean about "generating" topic alias markers. My understanding is you just physically insert them in your frame docs- Special->Marker, create a new marker, and put in any unique id. Here's what the WW help says:
> 
> 1. Navigate, in your source document, to the topic or paragraph that will be used as the Help topic. Most often, this is a heading paragraph that has a page break defined in WebWorks ePublisher Pro; however, you can choose any paragraph in your source document.
> 2. Insert a TopicAlias marker in the topic or paragraph using the topic ID as the marker value. To do this:
> 3. Place the insertion point at the beginning of the topic or paragraph.
> 4. Go to Special → Marker.
> 5. In the Marker Type drop-down menu select Edit...
> 6. Name the marker TopicAlias and click Add.
> 7. TopicAlias should now be the specified Marker Type. Place the topic ID for the Marker Text.
> 8. Click New Marker.
> 9. Save the document(s).
> 10. In your WebWorks ePublisher Pro project, scan your documents and generate your project.
> 
> Let me know if this isn't what you need...
> 
> Neil
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces+neil.tubb=solacesystems.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+neil.tubb=solacesystems.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ron Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:41 PM
> To: Framers List
> Subject: Generating Topic Alias Markers
> 
> Frame 7.1
> Windows XP, SP2
> WWP 2003
> WWP Help
> 
> OK, so I need to generate topic alias markers in Frame, and I've never 
> had to deal with this in the past. Since this is how you generate 
> context-sensitive help, I would have thought it would be fairly well 
> documented, but after checking the Frame Help and my FrameMaker 
> reference book, I was surprised to find that there was not a line of 
> instruction on how to do this.
> 
> I did find some instructions on the WebWorks side, but I want to be 
> certain I'm using the correct syntax. Do I simply make up a numbering 
> system, then insert a TopicAlias mark with a new number next to each 
> topic title for which I want to supply context help?
> 
> I'll deal with WWP side on their list, but please let me know how to get 
> started with this on the Frame side.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ron
> 
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