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RC2 Congratulations! and Request
Posted: 28 Oct 2006, 15:31
by JohnFredC
Wow, the help file is very nice! Thank you!
Request:
Is it possible to include a menu item that would allow me to"zoom" the help? Maybe the ability to change the fontsize up or down in increments is what I need (the help text is very small on my screen).
Or am I missing something?
Posted: 28 Oct 2006, 15:47
by th.
The fontsize in the textwindow can be changed with CTRL+mouse wheel up/down (like in Internet Explorer).
Posted: 28 Oct 2006, 15:52
by JohnFredC
Sorry, that doesn't work on my system, not in Salamander Help and not in IE (I have IE V7 installed). Ctrl-scroll wheel does nothing.
Posted: 28 Oct 2006, 15:58
by ino
JohnFredC wrote:Sorry, that doesn't work on my system, not in Salamander Help and not in IE (I have IE V7 installed). Ctrl-scroll wheel does nothing.
Try this: be sure you have only one instance of your MSIE opened. Go to menu (I guess menu View) find text size and set it to Largest. Might help...
Posted: 28 Oct 2006, 16:24
by JohnFredC
That did it!
Thank you very much.
My request for font size directly from help still stands, though!
Posted: 28 Oct 2006, 17:10
by Datalog
JohnFredC wrote:
My request for font size directly from help still stands, though!
The help engine is standard MS (HTML help) - so wouldn't it be better to send this request to Microsoft?
What about other programs? Haven't you same problem with other sw, using HTML help (nearly all sw under MS windows)?
Posted: 28 Oct 2006, 18:20
by JohnFredC
You're may be right, but my (perhaps mistaken) understanding of HTML help has been that the developer can control what appears in the menus. I haven't built HTML help myself, though.
Was scanning the new Salamander Help only out of curiosity and as a courtesy to the developers who spent so much time on it. They did a very good job.
Posted: 29 Oct 2006, 05:01
by Datalog
JohnFredC wrote:... can control what appears in the menus. ...
I'm not 100% sure, but I know only "bad" ways to increase/decrease font.
- use hack (
bookmarklet javascript:void(document.body.style.zoom='150%') and not sure if it would work if associated with jump toolbar button
- start HTML help (when F1 pressed in Salamander) with another font (same font but another size) without possibility to increase/decrease after help started
- may be some ActiveX???
Menu items with font size exists in old WinHelp help (.hlp) not in HTML help (.chm)