Webhelp with multiple guides

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catherine
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Webhelp with multiple guides

Post by catherine »

Hi, there are multiple guides in my webhelp output, like:

introduction guide
getting started guide
configurations guide
developer guide
troubleshooting guide

I have some questions about the customization of my webhelp.

How to add a pdf download link in each

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By default, the default

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wh_title
div contains

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wh_tile_text
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wh_tile_shortdesc
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Is there any way that I can add another div in the

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wh_title
div, and set different pdf download link?

2. Is there any way that I can add a button beside the search field?
This button will allow users to select the search scope.
By default, the search scope is for the whole webhelp.
In my idea, I want to users to click the button to select their desired guide to search, that will help them find the answer quickly and efficiently.
For example, when the user click the button to choose developer guide and search, he/she will get only the results from the developer guide.
Is that possible?
Costin
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Joined: Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:04 pm

Re: Webhelp with multiple guides

Post by Costin »

Hi Catherine,
How to add a pdf download link in each

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wh_title
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There is no out-of-the-box support for that, but you could most probably achieve this by developing and using your own custom XSL to override the predefined XSL through an XSLT extension point.
You can find more details about using extension points on this page from our User-Guide.
On the above mentioned page, you can also find a link to an example on using XSLT extension points from a publishing template, so taking a look at the example could help you with your own customization.
2. Is there any way that I can add a button beside the search field?
Unfortunately, this is currently not possible.
However, we logged a feature request in our internal improvements tracking system and we will notify this thread in case this will get implemented by our development team.

Regards,
Costin
Costin Sandoi
oXygen XML Editor and Author Support
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