FM import to RH; Problem w/"bold" in table cells

[Matt Sullivan]

Hi Stan,

I'm pretty sure what you are seeing is CSS related.

You are seeing the default conversion of the Frame formatting into RoboHelp.
When RoboHelp has no explicit conversion instructions, it attempts to retain
formatting from FM. With an explicit conversion, the HTML looks as one might
expect.

Try the following (in this order)
1 Use a character tag (like "Bold") to apply formatting to your text 
2 Create the desired formatting within your CSS file (Necessary for Step 3)
3 In RoboHelp, set your character tag to convert to your new CSS item

I like using Dreamweaver for CSS editing, rather than the RoboHelp internal
editor. The current RH editor makes a bit of the CSS code tougher to get to.

You'll probably appreciate a CSS reference guide to get the proper Tag
(.bold) and Class selectors (.td.bold, and maybe .td.p.bold) defined.

For the HTML and CSS code jockeys out there, pardon me if I butchered the
CSS def's above...I refuse to hit the reference books prior to my coffee!!!



-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stan Burnett
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:24 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: FM import to RH; Problem w/"bold" in table cells

Technical Communication Suite, RoboHelp HTML, WebHelp

I'm importing a FrameMaker book into RH 7.02.

In any table cell where I have bolded a word, the output:

1) has a <span style> inserted around what was intended to be bolded  
but with inappropriate font-family, font-size, and font-weight.

2) has a <span style> inserted around the remainder of the content  
within the cell, with inappropriate font-family and font-size.

I have tried to bold using the ctrl-b method and using a "bold"  
character tag with the same results.

Example of output without attempting to bold:

<p class=FM_CellBody>A Windows device represents any network workstation
  or server that runs a version of the Windows operating system.

Example of output attempting to bold the words "General device":

<p class=FM_CellBody>A <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';  
font-weight: normal; font-size: 12.0pt;">General
  device</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';  
font-weight: normal; font-size: 12.0pt;">
  represents any network device that uses an operating system other than
  Windows, Unix, or Linux.</span>


How can I bold words within a table cell without adding messed up code  
to my html?

Thanks,
Stan



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