DITA content can be transformed into several types of WebHelp Responsive systems (with or
without a feedback section). The WebHelp
Responsive layout and features are designed to adapt to any device and screen size to
provide an optimal viewing and interaction experience. Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin also provides
numerous possibilities for customizing the
WebHelp Responsive output.
WebHelp Responsive Transformation Scenario
To publish a
DITA map as
WebHelp
Responsive output, follow these steps:
- Select the
Configure Transformation Scenario(s) action from the DITA Maps
Manager
toolbar.
- Select the DITA Map WebHelp Responsive scenario from the
DITA Map section.
-
If you want to configure the transformation, click the Edit
button.
Step Result: This opens an
Edit scenario configuration
dialog box that allows you to configure various options in the following tabs:
- Templates Tab -
This tab contains a set of built-in publishing templates that you can use for the layout of your WebHelp
system output. You can also create your own
publishing templates or edit existing ones.
- Parameters
Tab - This tab includes numerous parameters that can be set to customize
your WebHelp system output. See the Parameters section below for details about the most commonly used
parameters for WebHelp Responsive transformations.
- Feedback Tab - This tab is for
those who want to add the Oxygen Feedback comments component at the bottom
of each WebHelp page so that you can interact with your readers.
- Filters Tab
- This tab allows you to filter certain content elements from the generated
output.
- Advanced
Tab - This tab allows you to specify some advanced options for the
transformation scenario.
- Output Tab -
This tab allows you to configure options that are related to the location where
the output is generated.
- Click Apply associated to process the transformation.
Result: When the DITA Map WebHelp Responsive transformation
is complete, the output is automatically opened in your default browser.
Parameters Specific to Oxygen WebHelp Responsive
- webhelp.fragment.feedback
- You can integrate Oxygen Feedback with your WebHelp Responsive output to provide a
comments area at the bottom of each page where readers can offer feedback. When you
create an Oxygen Feedback site configuration, an HTML fragment is generated
during the final step of the creation process and that fragment should be set as the
value for this parameter.
- webhelp.default.collection.type.sequence
- Specifies if the sequence value
will be used by default when the
@collection-type attribute is not
specified. This option is helpful if you want to have Next and Previous
navigational buttons generated for all HTML pages. Allowed values are no
(default) and yes.
- webhelp.enable.search.autocomplete
- Specifies if the Autocomplete
feature is enabled in the WebHelp search text field. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.enable.html.fragments.cleanup
- Enables or disables the automatic
conversion of HTML fragments to well-formed XML. If set to true (default), the
transformation automatically converts non-well-formed HTML content to a well-formed
XML equivalent. If set to false, the transformation will fail if at least one
HTML fragment is not well-formed.
- webhelp.enable.scroll.to.search.term
- Specifies whether or not the page
should scroll to the first search term when opening the search results page. Possible
values are no (default) and true.
- webhelp.fragment.after.body
- This parameter can be used to display a given
XHTML fragment after the body in all types of pages. The value of the parameter can be
either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.body.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the body in
the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML
fragment or a path to a file that contains a well-formed XHTML
fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.body.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the body in
the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML
fragment or a path to a file that contains a well-formed XHTML
fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.body.search.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the body in
the search results page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.body.terms.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the body in
the index terms page. The value of the parameter can be either a well-formed
XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a well-formed XHTML
fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.logo_and_title
- This parameter can be used to
display a given XHTML fragment after the logo and title in all types of pages. The
value of the parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to
a file that contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.search.input
- This parameter can be used to display
a given XHTML fragment after the search field in all types of pages. The value of the
parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that
contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.main.page.search (deprecated)
- This parameter is deprecated. Use
webhelp.fragment.after.search.input.main.page instead.
- webhelp.fragment.after.search.input.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the search
field in all the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.search.input.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the search
field in all the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.search.input.search.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the search
field in all the search results page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.search.input.terms.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the search
field in all the index terms page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.toc_or_tiles
- This parameter can be used to display
a given XHTML fragment after the table of contents or tiles in the main page. The
value of the parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to
a file that contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.top_menu
- This parameter can be used to display a
given XHTML fragment after the top menu in all types of pages. The value of the
parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that
contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.body
- This parameter can be used to display a
given XHTML fragment before the page body in all types of pages. The value of the
parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that
contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.body.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the page
body in the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a well-formed
XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a well-formed XHTML
fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.body.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the page
body in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.body.search.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the page
body in the search results page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.body.terms.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the page
body in the index terms page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.logo_and_title
- This parameter can be used to
display a given XHTML fragment before the logo and title. The value of the parameter
can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
-
webhelp.fragment.before.search.input
-
This parameter can be used to
display a given XHTML fragment before the search field in all types of pages. The
value of the parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to
a file that contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.main.page.search (deprecated)
- This parameter is deprecated.
Use
webhelp.fragment.before.search.input.main.page instead.
- webhelp.fragment.before.search.input.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the search
field in the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.search.input.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the search
field in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.search.input.search.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the search
field in the search results page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.search.input.terms.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the search
field in the index terms page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.toc_or_tiles
- This parameter can be used to
display a given XHTML fragment before the table of contents or tiles in the main page.
The value of the parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path
to a file that contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.top_menu
- This parameter can be used to display a
given XHTML fragment before the top menu in all types of pages. The value of the
parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that
contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.footer
- This parameter can be used to display a given
XHTML fragment as the page footer in all types of pages. The value of the parameter
can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
Important: This parameter should only be used if you are using
a valid, purchased license of Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin (do not use it with a trial
license).
- webhelp.fragment.head
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML
fragment in the header section in all types of pages. The value of the parameter can
be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.head.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment in the header
section in the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.head.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment in the header
section in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.head.search.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment in the header
section in the search results page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.head.terms.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment in the header
section in the index terms page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.welcome
- This parameter can be used to display a given
XHTML fragment as a welcome message (or title). The value of the parameter can be
either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.header
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the header
section in all types of pages. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.header.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the header
section in the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.header.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the header
section in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.header.search.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the header
section in the search results page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.header.terms.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the header
section in the index terms page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.search.input
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the search
field in all types of pages. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.search.input
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the search
field in all types of pages. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.main.content.area
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the main
content section in all types of pages. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.main.content.area.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the main
content section in the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.main.content.area.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the main
content section in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.main.content.area.search.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the main
content section in the search results page. The value of the parameter can be either
a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.main.content.area.terms.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the main
content section in the index terms page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.main.content.area
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the main
content section in all types of pages. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.main.content.area.main.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the main
content section in the main page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.main.content.area.topic.page
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the main
content section in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.topic.toolbar
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the toolbar
buttons above the topic content in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be
either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.topic.toolbar
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the toolbar
buttons above the topic content in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be
either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.topic.breadcrumb
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the
breadcrumb component in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.topic.breadcrumb
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the
breadcrumb component in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.publication.toc
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the
publication's table of contents component in the topic page. The value of the
parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that
contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.publication.toc
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the
publication's table of contents component in the topic page. The value of the
parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that
contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.topic.content
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the topic's
content in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.topic.content
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the topic's
content in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be either a
well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.feedback
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the
Oxygen Feedback commenting component in the topic page. The value of the
parameter can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that
contains a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.feedback
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the Oxygen
Feedback commenting component in the topic page. The value of the parameter
can be either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains
a well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.before.topic.toc
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment before the topic's
table of contents component in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be
either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.after.topic.toc
- This parameter can be used to display a given XHTML fragment after the topic's
table of contents component in the topic page. The value of the parameter can be
either a well-formed XHTML fragment or a path to a file that contains a
well-formed XHTML fragment.
- webhelp.fragment.custom.search.engine.results
- This parameter can be used
to replace the search results area with custom XHTML content. The value of the
parameter is the path to an XHTML file that contains your custom content.
- webhelp.fragment.custom.search.engine.script
- This parameter can be used
to replace WebHelp's built-in search engine with your own custom search engine. The
value of the parameter is the path to an XHTML file that contains the scripts required
for your custom search engine to run.
- webhelp.labels.generation.mode
-
Controls whether or not labels are generated
in the output. These labels are useful because users can easily search for topics with
the same label by simply clicking on the label presented in the output. Possible
values are:
- keywords-label - Generates labels for each defined
<keyword> element that has the
@outputclass attribute value set to label.
- keywords - Generates labels for each defined
<keyword> element. If the topic contains
<keyword> elements with the @outputclass
attribute value set to label, then only these elements will have labels
generated for them in the output.
- disable - Disables the generation of labels in the
Webhelp Responsive output.
- webhelp.merge.nested.topics.related.links
- Specifies if the related links
from nested topics will be merged with the links in the parent topic. Thus the links
will be moved from the topic content to the related links component and all of the
links from the same group (for example, Related Tasks, Related
References, Related Information) are merged into a single group. The
default value is
yes.
- webhelp.publication.toc.hide.chunked.topics
- Specifies if the table of contents
will contain links for chunked topics. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.publication.toc.links
- Specifies which links will be included in the
table of contents. The possible values are:
- chapter (default) - The TOC will include links for the current topic, its
children, its siblings, and its direct ancestor (including the direct ancestor's
siblings), and the parent chapter.
- topic - The TOC will only include links for the current topic and its
direct children.
- all - The TOC will include all links.
- webhelp.publication.toc.tooltip.position
- By default, if a topic contains a
<shortdesc> element, its content is displayed in a tooltip when the
user hovers over its link in the table of contents. This parameter controls whether or
not this tooltip is displayed and its position relative to the link. The possible
values are:
- left
- right (default)
- top
- bottom
- hidden - The tooltip will not be displayed.
- webhelp.search.default.operator
- Makes it possible to change the default
operator for the search engine. Possible values are
and,
or (default). If set to and while the search query
is WORD1 WORD2, the search engine only returns results for topics that contain both
WORD1 and WORD2. If set to or and the search query is WORD1 WORD2,
the search engine returns results for topics that contain either WORD1 or WORD2.
- webhelp.search.stop.words.exclude
- Specifies a list of words that will be
excluded from the default list of stop words that are filtered out before the
search processing. Use comma separators to specify more than one word (for example:
if,for,is).
- webhelp.show.breadcrumb
- Specifies if the breadcrumb component will be
presented in the output. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.show.child.links
- Specifies if child links will be generated in
the output for all topics that have subtopics. The default value is
no.
- webhelp.show.indexterms.link
- Specifies if an icon that links to the index
terms page will be displayed in the output. The default value is
yes
(meaning the index terms icon is displayed). If set to false, the
index terms icon is not displayed in the output and the index terms page is not
generated.
- webhelp.show.main.page.tiles
- Specifies if the tiles component will be
presented in the main page of the output. For a tree style layout, this
parameter should be set to
no.
- webhelp.show.main.page.toc
- Specifies if the table of contents will be
presented in the main page of the output. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.show.expand.collapse.sections
- Specifies if links to collapse
sections will be presented within each topic in the output. Collapsing sections will
collapse all collapsible elements (nested topics with titles, sections with titles, or
tables with titles). The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.show.navigation.links
- Specifies if navigation links will be
presented in the output. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.show.print.link
- Specifies if a print link or icon will be
presented within each topic in the output. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.show.related.links
- Specifies if the related links component will
be presented in the WebHelp Responsive output. The default value is
yes. The webhelp.merge.nested.topics.related.links
parameter can be used in conjunction with this one to merge the related links from
nested topics into the links in the parent topic.
- webhelp.show.publication.toc
- Specifies if a table of contents will be presented
on the left side of each topic in the output. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.show.topic.toc
- Specifies if a topic table of contents will be
presented on the right side of each topic in the output. This table of contents
contains links to each
<section> within the current topic that
contains an @id attribute and the section corresponding to the current
scroll position is highlighted. The default value is yes.
- webhelp.show.top.menu
- Specifies if a menu will be presented at the topic
of the main page in the output. The default value is
yes.
- webhelp.skip.main.page.generation
- If set to
true, the
default main page is not generated in the output. The default value is
false.
- webhelp.top.menu.activated.on.click
- When this parameter is activated (set to
yes), clicking an item in the top menu will expand the submenu (if
available). You can then click on a submenu item to open the item (topic). You can
click outside the menu or press ESC to
hide the menu. When set to no (default), hovering over a menu item
displays the menu content.
- webhelp.top.menu.depth
- Specifies the maximum depth level of the topics
that will be included in the top menu. The default value is
3. A
value of 0 means that the menu has unlimited depth.
- webhelp.topic.collapsible.elements.initial.state
- Specifies the initial
state of collapsible elements (nested topics with titles, sections with titles, tables
with titles or index term groups). The possible values are
collapsed
or expanded (default value).
Parameters for Adding a Link to PDF Documentation in WebHelp Responsive Output
The following transformation parameters can be used to generate a PDF
link component in the WebHelp Responsive output (for example, it could link to the PDF
equivalent of the documentation):
- webhelp.pdf.link.url
- Specifies the target URL for the PDF link component.
- webhelp.pdf.link.text
- Specifies the text for the PDF link component.
- webhelp.pdf.link.icon.path
- Specifies the path or URL of the image icon to be used for the PDF link
component. If not specified, a default icon is used.
- webhelp.show.pdf.link
- Specifies whether or not the PDF link component is shown in the WebHelp
Responsive output. Allowed values are: yes (default) and no.
- webhelp.pdf.link.anchor.enabled
- Specifies whether or not the current topic ID should be appended as the name
destination at the end of the PDF link. Allowed values are: yes (default) and
no.