online FrameMaker 12 Documentation totally revamped; in PDF

[Robert Lauriston]

That seems like really bad UI to me. Not only does the TOC disappear,
there's nothing you can click on to get it.

Is that the default appearance of FrameMaker's / RoboHelp's Responsive
HTML5 output? To me it looks amateurish and ugly, the kind of bad
design that I was happy to lose when I migrated from RoboHelp to
WebWorks ePublisher Pro. Viewing it on my desktop, type and icons are
too big. On my Android phone, running text is SMALLER than the
default, and adobe.com won't let me view the old version.

Why even use responsive help for FrameMaker? It's not like anyone's
running the application on a smartphone.

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Scott Prentice <sp14 at leximation.com> wrote:
> Sorry if this is obvious to some .. I'm thinking it's not obvious to all.
>
> This Help system *is* responsive .. it's just that the "response" points
> seem to be at odd sizes (at least to me). If your browser window is around
> 1300px wide, you'll get the "full" set of features. At around 1000px you get
> a reduced set. Then around 700px it bumps down again.
>
> Losing the TOC at 1300px seems a bit extreme. Personally, I'd set that at
> 600-800px. Not everyone works with a browser at full screen, and there's no
> reason that you need so much room for the content pane. Keep the TOC visible
> until the content pane is too small to be useful.
>
> I really like the fact that this is responsive .. the problem is that a
> responsive layout needs to be well designed at all sizes. That does
> complicate things a bit, but it's worth the effort in the long run.