Bypassing missing images without being visible in output

[John McGowan]

Hi,

I am looking for a way to bypass images that are not in a referenced image directory.
I need to do this to streamline images when docs are translated externally or when the image is not applicable to a certain region or customer.
The issues is that I need to do this so that there is no visible hint in the DHTML output that the image is missing - as if in error.
Anyone know of a good way to do this, either in DITA itself or with JS?

Thanks.

[xephon]

Hi John,

maybe you could use a Schematron rule to check the href value and force the user by error message/quickfix to set the required filter attributes on that element. Would that help?

Greetings,
Stefan

[John McGowan]

Hi Stefan,

Maybe I wasn't clear.
I want to make it possible to bypass the link error, so that it is not visible in the output.
For example, if I have a doc with several flavors, and I only want to include the image in two flavors, but I want to have the link in all flavors, then I need to be able to do that without getting the ubiquitous red cross in the output when it couldn't locate the image.
Also, I do not want to do it with conditionals for all flavors and languages.
Tricky one, I know

[alin]

Hello,

You can try to use the following JS code:

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$(".image").error(function(){

    $(this).hide();

});

The procedure of inserting custom content into the output HTML files can be found at:

• For WebHelp Responsive: https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... -html.html
• For WebHelp Classic: https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... hing2.html

[John McGowan]

Thanks Alin.
Can this be added directly into the processing instructions?

[alin]

Thanks Alin.
Can this be added directly into the processing instructions?

What do you mean by that? Can you give me an example?