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The following is a list of issues resolved in RoboHelp (2019 release) and subsequent patch releases.
Check the RoboHelp forum for solutions, workarounds, or any late-breaking information.
- Search does not work for Responsive HTML5 output when generated using RH2019 Classic Update 13. (Ref - 7436)
- Javascript errors when opening the generated .chm file.
- Bookmark links are not working in Responsive HTML5 output.
- The security issues fixed for RH Classic in Update 13 have been reverted in Update 14.
- The topic content disappears on moving images from one folder to another in the Contents panel. (Ref - 7303)
- RoboHelp fails to generate Word output if empty inline tags like <strong> or <italic> tags are available inside the empty table cells. (Ref - 7279)
- In Indigo skin, the breadcrumbs are not shown when a topic is opened, and also, the topic is not highlighted in TOC. (Ref - 7269)
- The CSS styles are not recognized in Word output if the <style> element is included inside the <head> of the document. (Ref - 7262)
- In Frameless output, the bookmark inserted in a paragraph within a drop-down does not redirect the user to the right place. (RH - 7259)
- The Responsive HTML5 search does not find the German umlaut characters correctly. (Ref - 7221)
- The Responsive HTML5 is taking too long (over 10-20 minutes) to generate the output. (Ref - 7217)
- Long topic names get truncated in the TOC of Frameless output. (Ref - 7215)
- Framemaker Book and RH linking issue while saving the style names having special characters. (Ref - 7029)
- The variables containing images are not included in topics as variables; instead shows the variable text and image as duplicate. (Ref - 6921)
- This release fixes multiple bugs while upgrading from Classic to RH2019. (Ref - 7264, 6854)
- Search indexing for .doc files does not work.
- Search indexing for .doc hangs output generation at "Indexing References".
- In charcoal grey skin, auto search suggestion is not displayed during the search.
- Issue with breadcrumbs when coming from snippets in Responsive and Frameless output.
- Cellspacing attribute was not handled properly in table upgrade.
- Attribute flag value for collapsible data is lost in the upgrade.
- Issues applying counter-reset to elements to match with Classic numbering.
- Issue with importing a multi-level list with different styles.
- Empty lines are appearing in miniTOC in the output.
- Glossary term with new line in between does not work in output.
- The topic in Microsoft HTML Help (.chm) output gives an error if using “&” symbol in the filename of the topic. (Ref - 6853)
- Only the file parentdata.js is generated on choosing any language (except English) in the output settings of Responsive HTML5 and Frameless. (Ref - 6845)
- Numeric characters do not work in a Responsive HTML5 output search for German Projects. (Ref - 5692)
- This release fixes few security bugs in Frameless and Responsive HTML5 outputs. (Ref - 6957, 4539)
RoboHelp Update 8 introduces frameless output with sleek layout designs and an improved user experience. The frameless output significantly improves Google search for online help as it does not use iframes or framesets for the layout. In the frameless output, every topic has a unique URL, which improves access to context-sensitive information. The frameless output includes a built-in Mini TOC, an improved dynamic content filter experience, the capability to present a PDF version of the online version, and enhanced security and accessibility features. You can also easily control GDPR compliance.
The skin editor is greatly enhanced to help you easily control every aspect of a skin. You can also provide custom content on the homepage. For advanced users, editing the skin outside RoboHelp is also supported.
Frameless output also comes with complete support for merged projects.
For more information, see Generate Frameless output.
The WebHelp output type is now merged with Responsive HTML5. You can toggle responsiveness for different screens from the skin editor. You can import RoboHelp Classic Indigo skins with all layout customizations in the improved skin editor. Selecting a skin in an output preset is no longer mandatory—Azure Blue is the default selection.
For more information, see Generate Responsive HTML5 output.
You can now import glossary to your project from any glossary file in RoboHelp and RoboHelp Classic projects.
You can now automatically create a Table Of Contents from topics generated from Word documents. Or add these topics to an existing Table Of Contents.
For more information, see Advanced Word import settings.
You can now insert special characters, formerly known as symbols, from a larger selection of characters, which are now organized in categories and annotated with tooltips. You can search for specific special characters. You can also press Ctrl + 4 to insert special characters.
You can now extend the scripting capability of RoboHelp to easily create workflows using RoboHelp JavaScript APIs in your custom scripts. You can also create a custom UI using your scripts. You can manage your scripts through the new Scripts panel. RoboHelp provides several sample scripts to get you started. You can register these scripts to be run on specific application events such as after output generation and document import.
In the enhanced source code editor, you can now auto-insert and rename closing tags; quotes are auto-inserted for attribute editing. The source code editor comes with new keyboard shortcuts and multi-cursor support.
The Color dialog box is redesigned for better performance. Color names are now displayed as tooltips on color tiles. You can now use the eyedropper tool to select colors from images for further use. You can also specify colors in more flexible ways, including by name.
You can now add or remove the header row. You can use the new auto-fit option to quickly resize columns to fit to content or window. Table navigation using the Up and Down arrow keys is improved.
In the Labels panel, the Common section, which housed strings common to all output preset types, is removed to avoid confusion. Now all strings are added under respective output preset sections. Additionally, the Frameless and Mobile App output sections are added and the WebHelp output section is removed.
You can now view the Map IDs associated with a topic in the Properties panel > Topic tab > General drop-down section. In the map file editor, when a map file is open, the Map Number column in the top row is auto-populated with the next available map number. Also, instead of displaying the filenames of associated topics, RoboHelp now displays topic titles in the map file editor.
- In merged projects, you can now cross-link child topics in Frameless and Responsive HTML5 outputs.
- The image style editor is enhanced to display image previews also, instead of the previous text-only previews.
- In the mail link dialog box, you can now separately specify the To and CC fields.
- If you rename or delete condition tags, all tag references are automatically updated.
- You can view the full version number, including RoboHelp update release number, in the Help menu.
- Output generation now happens in the background, allowing you to simultaneously continue working in the RoboHelp application.
- In PDF output, you can set margins below headers and above footers to better control your page layout.
- RoboHelp automatically refreshes topics that are open in the editor, if those are updated on your computer.
- Labels are reorganized according to output types to help with translation.
- All dialog boxes are now movable and the last-moved positions are stored for future sessions.
- The expand/collapse buttons in the Author and Output panels are moved to the top of the panels. You can now toggle these buttons to expand or collapse the panels.
- You can now style the existing thumbnail images in a smaller size instead of generating separate thumbnail images.
- A margin applied to the body tag doesn't show in author mode or topic preview.
(Ref - 4881) - Reduce the minimum width of the Contents and Properties panels to increase the topic authoring area.
(Ref - 4871)
- If a single condition tag is applied to a topic, select/deselect on the condition tag doesn't work in topic preview.
(Ref - 4810)
- Context-sensitive help opens in a new tab instead of a pop-up window.
(Ref - 4797) - The updated name of a renamed condition tag does not reflect in master pages, reports, dynamic content filters, and condition expressions.
(Ref - 4752)
- Remove topic-level tags from master pages as those are not required.
(Ref - 4745)
- A single click does not remove a condition tag from the Properties panel > Topic tab.
(Ref - 4744)
- For image styles, instead of displaying an image in preview, RoboHelp shows text, which is not relevant.
(Ref - 4739) - Ctrl+T does not create a topic.
(Ref - 4735) - Using accented words on a folder's name and using a topic of this folder as a link in another topic fails to generate PDF output.
(Ref - 4730) - If a glossary term is created with the same name as an imported glossary term but with a different case, the definition in the new glossary term does not reflect in the topic.
(Ref - 4722) - LI list styles are not getting upgraded from RoboHelp Classic CSS.
(Ref - 4717) - Fonts with white spaces and numerals, such as 'Wingdings 3,' do not work.
(Ref - 4716) - In the Contents panel, if you drag-and-drop an open topic that has no content changes from one folder to another, RoboHelp incorrectly displays content change indicators such as * on the topic tab.
(Ref - 4711) - After a project is created, updating its RHPJ file name and title does not rename the RHPJ file.
(Ref - 4708) - The error 'Index cross references have cyclic dependencies' appears while generating output for a Responsive HTML5 project.
(Ref - 4697) - Search for topic links does not work in Responsive HTML5 output if the 'Show result in Topic Area' field is selected in a skin.
(Ref - 4696) - Get latest version in SharePoint does not work properly in a multi-user scenario.
(Ref - 4680) - RoboHelp shows an invalid character = error in source code view when adding a link to an e-mail address.
(Ref - 4677) - When inserting a drop-down into a topic through the drop-down tool, RoboHelp does not create a unique identifier for each drop-down.
(Ref - 4637) - In Responsive HTML5 output, clicking a drop-down text link expands all drop-down text links in the topic.
(Ref - 4633) - Mini TOC is not visible in the output after Update 7 release.
(Ref - 4631) - A topic inserted as a pop-up hyperlink is not visible in Microsoft HTML Help output.
(Ref - 4619) - In upgraded projects with Indigo layout, the value of the 'TOC Label Font hover color' field is not upgraded correctly.
(Ref - 4614) - Ctrl+Alt+S does not save an open topic.
(Ref - 4599) - A See Also keyword added from the Properties panel is not saved in the keywords.seealso file.
(Ref - 4590) - Background image files added to inline styling in a topic are not copied to the output.
(Ref - 4577) - Topic title of the first new topic in non-English projects displays the filename rather than the topic name.
(Ref - 4575) - Words added to the dictionary are not retained across sessions.
(Ref - 4573) - Table styles for odd even rows are not upgrading correctly.
(Ref - 4557) - Variable sets are not working in output when variables are renamed.
(Ref - 4555) - Index cross-references are not updated if the index keyword is renamed.
(Ref - 4552) - The Replace command replaces the next searched result rather than the current.
(Ref - 4551) - Clicking a glossary term with style as tooltip navigates to the top of the page in the output.
(Ref - 4518) - If a topic is open in the editor and it has changed on the disk, the topic does not automatically reload in the editor.
(Ref - 4444) - If a nested index keyword and subkeyword has topics, deleting the top-level keyword did not delete subkeywords.
(Ref - 4301) - In PDF output, the content is overwritten by header in some cases.
(Ref - 4253) - In Responsive HTML5, image maps work correctly only if the browser is resized so that the image is a certain size.
(Ref - 4040) - Index displays poorly on very large monitors.
(Ref - 3982) - Skin editor: Swatches do not display when clicking the color button.
(Ref - 3957) - Navigation of the Up/Down arrow keys in tables is incorrect.
(Ref - 3598) - RoboHelp does not prompt to regenerate output in case there are changes between the last generated output and current state.
(Ref - 3455) - Some index entries do not appear in compiled Responsive HTML5 Help when index entries are filtered.
(Ref - 1857)
Like RoboHelp Classic, you can now invoke RoboHelp 2019 as a command-line utility for output generation without launching the GUI. For example:
Robohelp.exe --cl "C:\Latte.rhpj" -o "My Responsive Output"
-l "C:\logfile.html" -p "C:\outputfolder"
Argument values containing spaces must be enclosed in double quotes.
For more information, see Generate output using a command-line utility.
You can now edit glossary terms and variable names. RoboHelp simultaneously updates all references of these items wherever applicable in a project, such as topic titles and content, Table of Contents, and output presets.
- On generating HTML5 output, RoboHelp user interface becomes blank if the TOC includes a DOCX file.
(Ref - 4562) - When the Hide in output option is selected for baggage files in TOC, those files are not generated in the output.
(Ref - 4561)
- Glossary terms inserted in a topic do not work in Microsoft HTML output.
(Ref - 4560) - Removing a glossary term in a topic removes the text also.
(Ref - 4559)
- A glossary term created from a topic does not show in the Glossary panel and is broken in the output.
(Ref - 4558)
- While using Find and Replace in a topic, the next searched result is replaced rather than the current highlighted result.
(Ref - 4551)
- Word Import: Paragraph/Heading styles with auto-numbering do not appear for style mapping and get converted to list styles.
(Ref - 4465) - Glossary pop-up does not open near a glossary term when clicked.
(Ref - 4453) - If two consecutive elements are excluded from the output, only one is getting excluded in output with condition expressions.
(Ref - 4448) - Import of large Word files freezes RoboHelp if it is split into topics at any style.
(Ref - 4446) - Lists from Classic projects do not upgrade properly if there is a block element like h1 in between.
(Ref - 4445) - Predictive search shows a space instead of characters like “ä”.
(Ref - 4434) - No visual representation of condition tags in the Contents panel when multiple tags are applied.
(Ref - 4407) - RoboHelp shows the Save prompt if an open topic without any changes is closed.
(Ref - 4404) - Clicking triple dots against a TOC item does not show the context menu.
(Ref - 4399) - Application error appears on clicking Properties in TOC.
(Ref - 4398) - Removal of condition tags on selected text inside a paragraph shows application error.
(Ref - 4394) - RoboHelp removes hyperlinks when editing files with many hyperlinks.
(Ref - 4388) - Selecting a list and removing the list style does not work.
(Ref - 4393) - When adding a bookmark to a TOC, RoboHelp shows a missing TOC link message.
(Ref - 4364) - CHM: Search tab does not appear in the default window and it appears empty if a window (with Search on) is applied.
(Ref - 4355) - Problem in getting out of a particular list level.
(Ref - 4305) - Issues with drag/drop placeholder in the Table Of Contents panel.
(Ref - 4304) - Problem with spellchecker and French text with accents.
(Ref - 4298) - No visual representation in the Snippets panel if a snippet-level condition tag is applied.
(Ref - 4271) - Selecting text and inserting an internal hyperlink does not work.
(Ref - 4247) - Color changes made to Sidebar (Indigo layout) are not applied.
(Ref - 4197) - If the value of a variable is changed, it does not reflect in an open topic until the topic is reopened.
(Ref - 4006) - When a topic name and a topic/project title are edited, the updated Field values are not shown in an open topic.
(Ref - 3833)
In CSS editor, you can now define the spacing between a list number and text, and the indentation of list items. The alignment between double- and triple-digit list numbers and text in numbered lists has now improved.
In topics, you can now use the new list template for round numbers. In numbered lists and auto-numbers, you can restart numbering of any list item at any level.
PDF output is now enhanced to include a Table Of Contents based on the project Table Of Contents. The Total Pages field is also added for use in master pages. PDFs also include CSS-based styling for TOC, Index, and Glossary pages. You can choose to exclude referenced topics from the PDF. A sample style sheet (pdf.css file) and a sample master page for PDF are added to new projects created in RoboHelp.
For more information, see Generate PDF output.
The Indigo skin now contains three custom buttons—Remove Highlight, Expand All, and Print. You can also add more custom buttons. When scrolling through a large topic, you can now use the back-to-top functionality in the Indigo skin. You can also customize the size of the logo and the font of the title in the Title bar in all skins.
A Coffee skin is now added to the skin gallery. The Charcoal Grey skin is revamped to RoboHelp 2019 structure. Except for the Coffee skin, all skins are now 508-compliant. Several other issues are fixed in all skins.
RoboHelp now includes an option to remove a project from version control. You can use the new lock-unlock feature in Team Foundation Server version control. Version control messaging is also improved, among other fixes.
For more information, see the version control Help—Team Foundation Server, Git, and SharePoint.
For projects upgraded from RoboHelp Classic, RoboHelp now includes several fixes. Lists and auto-numbers are correctly upgraded. Multimedia (mp3 and mp4) objects are converted as audio and video tags respectively, in conformance with HTML5 standards. All CSS files with the same name but in different folders are now retained after the upgrade.
Note:
If you require the above-mentioned fixes for your previously upgraded RoboHelp Classic projects, you can upgrade the projects using the Update 6 release.
In Microsoft HTML Help (CHM) and PDF, the list and table styles created in RoboHelp now appear correctly.
- Clicking a bookmark from the Contents panel or a TOC does not open the topic and automatically scroll down to the bookmark.
(Ref - 4343) - If an apostrophe is included in a glossary term definition, in the output, the definition is truncated after apostrophe.
(Ref - 4287) - The condition tags report displays only content-level tags.
(Ref - 4255) - Upgrading a project wipes the existing CSS, making it blank.
(Ref - 4240) - Add restart auto-numbering for the paragraph element in topics.
(Ref - 4234) - Error in skin editor.
(Ref - 4205) - Out of multiple pages selected for inserting in a TOC, only the first page is inserted.
(Ref - 4181) - Failed to rename a file if only the case is modified in the Topic Properties dialog box.
(Ref - 4180) - HTML values used in user-defined variables are not resolved.
(Ref - 4109) - The default CHM window shows different buttons as compared to RoboHelp Classic.
(Ref - 4074) - [SharePoint] The check-in progress bar does not show which files are getting uploaded.
(Ref - 4061) - The width of auto size pop-up is not calculated based on the content of the pop up.
(Ref - 4043) - In Responsive HTML, if an image is larger or smaller than a specific size, image map links are incorrect or non-existent.
(Ref - 4040) - Multi-select is not allowed in the Add Related Topic dialog box.
(Ref - 4023) - Home button does not work in CHM output.
(Ref - 4016) - PDF shows different text size though the same CSS is applied to all topics.
(Ref - 4011) - Printed output ignores TOC folders.
(Ref - 4004) - PD chapter name variable of master page should get upgraded to title field in RH 2019.
(Ref - 3993) - Images are not resized if the HTML5 output window is resized.
(Ref - 3976) - Printed documentation - PDF - custom page width and height are shown as px but calculated as mm.
(Ref - 3965) - When importing multiple HTML topics, the progress bar shows continuous progress even after the topics are imported.
(Ref - 3935) - Image title is not updated in RoboHelp 2019 German and French versions.
(Ref - 3909) - [SharePoint_Publish] For second-level index entries, the link points to .htm and shows 404 error.
(Ref - 3894) - Even if a filename without extension is specified in a preset, PDF/CHM/EPUB files should be generated with extension.
(Ref - 3831) - Incorrect list upgrade.
(Ref - 3805) - Incorrect handling of logo image.
(Ref - 3798) - CXEP - RoboHelp 2019 Classic shows error while generating PDF from Word using Office 2019.
(Ref - 3554) - 508 Compliance: When viewing the Indigo skin with the JAWS screen reader, JAWS does not detect the icons in the banner.
(Ref - 3383) - Bookmarks with broken paths are not shown as broken links in TOC.
(Ref - 3327) - Clicking the Search Bar in Indigo skin shows a distorted layout in the preview.
(Ref - 3155) - TOC appears flat in printed doc output in RoboHelp 2019.
(Ref - 2888) - Some index entries do not appear in compiled Responsive HTML 5 Help when index entries are filtered.
(Ref - 1857) - Skin editor: Need another label category for the tablet/phone view menu.
(Ref - 1833) - Mobile App output shows the default icon even if it was changed before generating the output.
(Ref - 1195)
A most-requested feature in RoboHelp Classic is now a part of RoboHelp 2019. You can select multiple files in the Contents and Table Of Contents panels and move files and folders in the hierarchy, delete, set properties, and use drag-and-drop.
You can now easily publish Responsive HTML5 and WebHelp output to SharePoint Online in the native ASPX format. You can use relevant publish options from all output presets. You can easily view the result in a browser for RoboHelp Server and SharePoint Online.
The topic list header row is now fixed and visible while scrolling through the list. You can resize all columns in the list. The topic list view is live now so changes in the project are automatically reflected in the topic list, without having to refresh the list manually. You can clear all filters and also view new columns for Master Page and See Also. You can launch Topic List from the Reports panel or from the View menu. It is removed from the Author toolbar.
For more information, see Topic List in Reports in RoboHelp.
You can now create borders with rounded corners and use the radius capability in border styles.
For list styles, you can define the styling of the prefix (such as rounded borders) and the contents of a list separately. You can also set a different style for each level in a list.
The spell checker is now available through the F7 key and the Edit > Spell Check menu option. You can see indicators of misspelled words and implement, ignore, or add suggestions to dictionary.
You can associate external applications with a file type for opening and editing. From RoboHelp, you can double-click a file or click Edit to open it in an associated application.
You can now import multi-level lists and use enhanced list numbering formats. Table import is improved to import width and border styles without issues. Inline styles are a part of the HTML file in style attribute.
You can now use additional formats available for Date, Time, Title, and other fields. Values of fields are visible according to your project language. You can edit and add new fields, and choose to automatically update its values.
Header and footer definitions from master page now get converted to page header/footer in PDF. Support for the page number variable is added. In PDF preset Layout tab, the master page user interface is improved. The broken links issue that caused PDF generation failures is fixed; RoboHelp generates a PDF and displays a warning in the log.
The drag-and-drop experience in Table of Contents is improved, drop-over-an-item to overwrite is removed. In the Table of Contents properties, an indicator displays if the title is overridden.
Table Of Contents and Merged Project placeholder properties are corrected, irrelevant options are removed. Edit option is added to the drill-down view.
You can now press F2 to rename a topic or a folder from the Contents Panel and other areas. You can now duplicate a skin in the Skins panel.
- Topics with .html extension in RoboHelp Classic projects do not upgrade properly.
(Ref - 3732) - Some formats of field variables from RoboHelp Classic projects are not upgraded properly.
(Ref - 3699) - The project title is not updated in the Application title bar if you change from Project Settings.
(Ref - 3726) - I cannot add root folder if the Contents panel does not have an empty space.
(Ref - 3719) - Sync menu options for linked documents are shown for non-linked files also.
(Ref - 3752)
- The last tab becomes blank when other tabs are closed.
(Ref - 3691, 3628) - Cannot check in a modified file to SharePoint.
(Ref - 3127) - If you select multiple files from Topic List and try to bulk update the style sheet file using the Properties dialog box, the relative path of the CSS file is not resolved correctly.
(Ref - 3725) - I cannot switch back to Author view even after correcting the error in Source view.
(Ref - 3751) - Context-sensitive help map number specified in hexadecimal format is not upgrading properly.
(Ref - 3757) - Drag-and-drop of Table Of Contents is erratic, all folders expand too fast.
(Ref - 3692) - Cannot type before the variable if it is the first item in the topic.
(Ref - 3720) - Find text box does not work properly in Source view when you type fast.
(Ref - 3766) - End of paragraph marker is not there for list items.
(Ref - 3706) - Tool tips for glossary term, conditions text, and hyperlinks are not there in the Author view.
(Ref - 3690) - Inserting Title field in the topic does not work.
(Ref - 3683) - Deleting text from the selected row deletes the row instead. Selecting all the rows and pressing Delete deletes the table itself.
(Ref - 3594) - Context-sensitive help not working for generated CHM file.
(Ref - 3756) - Azure Blue - the 'Open by Default' option under sidebars is not working.
(Ref - 3615) - When Publishing a RoboHelp project, imported CSS is not copied to the output.
(Ref - 3093) - Not all files are added to SharePoint.
(Ref - 2639)
You can now import and link FrameMaker files (.fm, .mif, and .book) in Robohelp. You can map styles from FrameMaker documents using a custom CSS file during import. You can save and reuse import settings.
Note:
FrameMaker 2019 Update 2 or later is required for this feature to work.
For more information, see Import FrameMaker documents into a project.
You can now publish WebHelp and Responsive HTML5 outputs to Robohelp Server 10. You can also easily manage information about multiple servers across projects.
For more information, see Publish to a RoboHelp Server.
You can now publish WebHelp and Responsive HTML5 outputs on any FTP or Secure FTP server. You can also publish to a local or a shared folder. Easily manage and share all publish locations across projects.
For more information, see Publish to an FTP server, a Secure FTP server, or a File System.
You can now use the new output preset for XML to generate topics in the XHTML5 format and all other files in the XML format.
You can now work with new and modern See Also and Related Topics in RoboHelp.
You can manage See Also keywords, associated topics, and which topics to use them in, in a single location. You can control the styling of See Also using CSS classes. You can access See Also in author view from the Author toolbar. You can add See Also keywords to topics from topic properties.
You can use Related Topics in a similar way, but the information is limited to a topic only.
During a project upgrade from RoboHelp Classic, RoboHelp migrates the controls for See Also and Related Topics to the new structure.
For more information, see Work with See Also and Related Topics.
You can now access topic lists in author view from the Author toolbar. You can filter topic information as required, create duplicate topics, and more in the topic list. You can also drag-and-drop topics from the topic list to a Table of Contents and an index. The Properties panel shows the number of topics present in the Topic list; you can use this information while filtering specific topics. RoboHelp remembers all filtering and column selections across sessions.
For more information, see Topic List in Types of reports.
You can now fix broken links in open topics through a dialog box that displays the list of broken links and their locations. You can point broken links to other topics or create a topic. You can also fix broken links from the Broken Links report using context menu options.
For more information, see Fix broken links.
You can now easily check in all files, as all files are selected by default, and optionally enter check-in comments. Internal files are not visible during check-in.
For more information, see Team Foundation Server.
You need not select a topic name pattern now as <$paratext> is the default topic name pattern. "User-defined HTML tag" is merged in the paragraph style mapping list, which also has an option to map to "pre". List import now supports auto-number and complex multi-level lists.
Topic TOC is renamed as Mini TOC to maintain consistency with Adobe products. You can use a new option to collapse the Mini TOC from the General tab of the Properties panel. You can control all aspects of Mini TOC styling in a new project by copying new classes from default.css.
For more information, see Insert and customize a Mini TOC.
You can now simply select text and clear formatting of any text within that selection. After selecting text, you can use an option to remove formatting in the General tab of the Properties panel.
You can now press Backspace or use a context menu option to delete a variable or a field. If a variable is used in a topic, snippet, or master page, a warning dialog box appears with three options–delete a variable and its references; delete a variable only; and delete a variable and replace it with content.
You can now choose to create dynamic filters without or without a group. You can define dynamic filters without tag groups and drag-and-drop condition tags without associating those to tag groups. You can also change previously defined filters to remove tag groups or add to tag groups.
If an output preset is open for editing, you can now use the new toolbar at the top to generate preset, view output, and publish.
- A style is not applied to a selection of multiple paragraphs in one go.
(Ref - 3417) - Complete filenames are not visible when inserting images or links. Size is not remembered if the insert dialog is resized.
(Ref - 3300) - Unexpected behavior in style sheets and properties panels when decimal values are used.
(Ref - 3198) - A table style with an undefined class name is getting created.
(Ref - 3424) - Styles tab in the Topic Properties panel does not remember the last selected state.
(Ref - 3410) - For the elements that have the ID attribute, green text is visible while authoring.
(Ref - 3401) - In the new topic creation dialog box, the default topic title text is not removed automatically when trying to type new text.
(Ref - 3302) - An inserted snippet does not open for editing on double-click.
(Ref - 2068) - Adding a book without a link to the TOC creates an application error.
(Ref - 3392) - In the browse sequence editor, undo and redo do not work using Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y keys.
(Ref - 3336) - In the Word Import Settings dialog box, the Character and Paragraph drop-downs are empty.
(Ref - 3403) - Could not create a project at locations other than the "Documents" folder.
(Ref - 3521) - The "Project already exists" error appears on creating a project in an empty folder.
(Ref - 3414) - Unable to create Team Foundation Server connection on French, German, and Japanese OS.
(Ref - 3075) - In the generated output, there's no space between a glossary term and definition.
(Ref - 3373) - Inter-topic links are not working in EPUB output.
(Ref - 3442) - Extra numbers are added to the URL in the TOC of the Responsive HTML5 output.
(Ref - 1192) - Output generation fails if a merged project is present in the Table of Contents.
(Ref - 3396) - Email link is broken in the generated HTML5 output.
(Ref - 3426)
For more information, see Insert a variable.
For more information, see Configure a WebHelp output preset and Configure a Responsive HTML5 output preset.
You can now toggle between Author, Source, and Preview modes using Ctrl + e, Ctrl + r, and Ctrl + w keys. You can also switch tabs in Author and Output views using Ctrl + Page Up and Ctrl + Page Down keys.
For more information, see RoboHelp keyboard shortcuts.
The editor now provides an easy way to remove list styles from content. New context menu options are added, pseudo classes are grouped to reduce clutter, hyperlink states such as 'hover' and 'visited' are added by default. Unordered list styling is enhanced to create multi-level lists easily. Table editor is enhanced to handle the editing of upgraded tables from RoboHelp Classic projects.
You can now drag-and-drop index keywords in a topic or use bookmarks in the Index panel to create content-level index terms.
Now you can resize and move hotspot areas while creating image maps. RoboHelp displays tool tips with links and areas are numbered. You can also control the layering of overlapped areas.
In expanded view of a glossary file, you can now access options for each term by right-clicking or clicking 
. You can also drag-and-drop a glossary term on selected text, create a glossary term out of highlighted text, and remove glossary by right-clicking a glossary hotspot.
A bookmark created on selected text is inserted at the beginning of the selection. The bookmarks symbol is now displayed if there is selected text also. In the Bookmark dialog box, you can see the list of bookmarks with associated paragraph text.
You can now use Ctrl+G to quickly insert an image. The Insert Image dialog box is improved–the Recent Files tab is moved below the Contents tab, and the last used paths and tabs are remembered.
Now you can edit a JavaScript file in RoboHelp. The new source editor highlights syntax and shows errors.
In the Topic Properties dialog box/panel, RoboHelp now remembers master page usage information for subsequent use. The default options for Language, Status, and Master Pages are streamlined. All drop-down sections are closed by default and their previous state is remembered.
You can now sync individual or all linked files from source location to project and conversely if files are modified in RoboHelp. You can see the source location and other information about each linked file through the new Properties option.
The styling of topic TOC is now enhanced. You can easily control the formatting, show/hide behavior, caption removal, and more.
For more information, see Insert and customize a Mini TOC.
A new skin named Coffee, which is based on the Indigo layout, is added to the Learn a Latte sample project.
- If a number is specified in the Start From field during list editing, the list starts from one number higher than the specified number.
(Ref - 3206) - On linking an index keyword to a bookmark in a topic, the index keyword disappears from the list of index keywords.
(Ref - 3176). - If style sheets or inline styles use an Adobe-unapproved unit, it does not appear in the style sheet or the Properties panel.
(Ref - 3199) - Clear formatting does not work for selections.
(Ref - 3200) - Background image selections are not remembered on closing and reopening a style sheet.
(Ref - 3151) - On trying to exit from RoboHelp if there's an unsaved file and you click Cancel in the prompt, RoboHelp closes without saving the file.
(Ref - 3204) - Deletion of an empty folder requires restarting RoboHelp.
(Ref - 3205). - Topic TOC entries show truncated text.
(Ref - 3185, 3192) - Multiple topic TOC issues.
(Ref - 3115) - Cannot remove background color without manually editing the CSS code.
(Ref - 3108) - Clicking in a style sheet can accidentally select large chunks of the interface.
(Ref - 3109) - The image map dialog boxes do not show the current link destination for image map areas.
(Ref - 3111) - When a bookmark is created in a topic and inserted in another topic, it displays the filename not the topic title.
(Ref - 3174) - A few keyboard shortcuts are missing.
(Ref - 3147) - FrameMaker topic alias markers are not converted correctly after importing to RoboHelp.
(Ref - 619) - After upgrading a RoboHelp Classic project to RoboHelp 2019, some table styles are missing.
(Ref - 3154) - Favicon images do not appear in upgraded projects.
(Ref - 2613) - Multiscreen HTML5 SSL is not a part of upgraded projects; it should come as Responsive HTML5 with all settings preserved.
(Ref – 3183) - The option New in some project component panels does not automatically open files for editing.
(Ref – 3150) - Text selected in Author mode displays incorrectly in Source mode.
(Ref - 3164) - When a duplicate topic is created, its title does not change.
(Ref - 2732) - When generating a mobile app output if you change the default icon, after output generation, the new icon path should be saved.
(Ref - 1195) - Issues with the Splashscreen field <Application Details> while generating mobile app output.
(Ref - 1252) - A twisty image does not twist when a drop-down is opened with search highlight.
(Ref - 1229) - On clicking the Search icon at the left in Responsive HTML 5 output (Azure Blue and Charcoal Grey), the search box does not get automatic focus.
(Ref - 864) - TOC updates are not synced with the expanded TOC in the Table of Contents panel unless it is collapsed and expanded again.
(Ref - 3097) - Umlaut characters in TOC/Glossary do not load correctly in Microsoft HTML Help output.
(Ref - 3156) - In an Indigo skin, there are no spaces or separators between breadcrumb elements.
(Ref - 3094) - Search sidebar does not open when a search is run in Azure Blue layout.
(Ref - 1831) - Images embedded in snippets display absolute path, instead of relative path, in the Responsive HTML output and the snippet directory is not included in the output.
(Ref - 3197)
- Search results are not highlighted in single and merged projects, and in all browsers.
(Ref - 2703) - Multi-level list is corrupted.
(Ref - 3210, 3240)
Workaround: After installing Update 3, save the affected topics and reapply the multi-level list style. - On clicking the Search icon at the left in Responsive HTML 5 output (Azure Blue and Charcoal Grey), the search box does not get automatic focus.
(Ref - 864) - If side bar is collapsed, search sidebar does not open when a search is run from top bar in Azure Blue and Charcoal Grey layouts.
(Ref - 1831)
Topic titles in the Table of Contents panel now automatically sync with changes in actual topic titles. You can now detect broken links in TOC through red x marks against topics. On auto-creating a TOC, a prompt lets you decide if you want to delete the content of the current TOC first.
For more information, see Create and manage a Table of Contents.
You can use TFS version 2018 for version control from RoboHelp. You can check in, check out, view differences between versions, resolve merge conflicts, and sync files using TFS.
For more information, see Collaborate using Azure DevOps (Team Foundation Server).
Multi-level lists from RoboHelp Classic projects are now seamlessly upgraded in both topics and style sheets in RoboHelp 2019 projects. You can now use templates in the numbered and bulleted formats to easily insert a multi-level list from the standard toolbar.
For more information, see Work with lists.
You can now toggle the display of bookmarks in the Contents panel and in topics. You can easily create hyperlinks in topics by dragging bookmarks from the Contents panel. You can also create TOC entries for bookmarks, and use bookmarks in context-sensitive help (CSH) map files.
You can now use the inbuilt style sheet editor to add twisty images to Hyperlink Style and apply the style to expanding and drop-down texts.
For more information, see Add or edit twisty images.
You can now have separate text for titles in expanded and collapsed states. You can also provide a more meaningful title for collapsing an expanding or drop-down text.
For more information, see Work with expanding text and Work with drop-down text.
Now, all open project components that are launched from the Author toolbar are visible and accessible only in Author view. If you want to switch to Output view, RoboHelp first prompts to save open components, and then launches Output view. The same behavior is applicable to components launched from the Output toolbar and when you switch from Output to Author view.
You can now create, edit, and publish image maps. Image maps defined in RoboHelp Classic projects are also upgraded to the RoboHelp 2019 project structure.
Selection of rows, columns, or cells in a table is now prominent and easily distinguishable. You can now select an entire row or a column in a single click.
While using context-sensitive help, you can now map topics or bookmarks to unique map IDs. You can also import map files, edit and create mappings with unassigned topics, and see the list of topics with bookmarks during mapping. Also, you can export mappings in a .h file, and publish mappings in WebHelp, Responsive HTML5, and Microsoft HTML Help output types.
For more information, see Work with context-sensitive help.
You can now apply auto-numbering to all paragraph and heading styles in your topic by editing the associated style sheets. Also, after you install the Update 2 release and open topics, old auto-numbering is automatically upgraded in style sheets and topics.
You can now define and preselect a dynamic content filter for your WebHelp and Responsive HTML5 outputs. Content tagged with the preselected filter gets displayed in the output by default.
Now, the default style of a topic TOC is not a numbered list. You can also show and hide the display of a topic TOC.
For more information, see Insert and customize a Mini TOC.
You can now customize and publish Windows settings for the Microsoft HTML Help output type. Custom settings from previous versions of RoboHelp are retained during upgradation to RoboHelp 2019.
You can now select multiple paragraphs in your topic and use drag-and-drop to apply condition tags. The color of the tag is visible in the Author view and preview.
While importing a Word document, you can now specify table style settings in the import Word dialog box.
For more information, see Collaborate using Git.
The appearance of the context menu in a topic in Author view now matches other context menus and the menu options are reorganized.
You can now use keyboard shortcuts to insert variables, snippets, and fields that are displayed on clicking the Insert Variables/Snippet/Fields icon in the standard toolbar.
For more information, see Insert a variable and Insert a snippet.
- Skin preview does not reflect changes in layout settings.
(Ref - 2863) - Expanding and drop-down texts are displayed in
expanded form in Microsoft HTML Help output.
(Ref - 2839). - The Properties > Styles panel in an open topic does not reflect updates made to style sheets.
(Ref - 2767) - The TOC in Responsive HTML5 output does not sync when navigating using a browse sequence.
(Ref - 2716) - Search for favicon files is restricted to the assets > images folder instead of all system folders.
(Ref - 2673) - Images do not appear in skin editor preview if RoboHelp is installed and the project is saved in different drives in your computer.
(Ref - 2464) - Cannot customize the Indigo layout to only use the Topic page instead of the default home page.
(Ref - 2403) - On clicking a duplicate topic, the filename is displayed without an extension.
(Ref - 2301). - Empty paragraphs between content do not appear in topic preview and output.
(Ref - 2073) - All project component (such as condition tags, variables, and topics) creation dialog boxes require clicking fields to be able to type; the Enter key does not work.
(Ref - 1846) - In
Responsive HTML5 skin editor, the tablet/phone view menu button is incorrectly labeled as Close.
(Ref - 1833) - Dynamic content filters do not load if
stand alone child or parent projects are generated.
(Ref - 708) - Multi-level lists with dynamic content filters do not work as expected in the output.
(Ref - 693) - Multi-level lists inside drop-down text do not work.
(Ref - 688) - Numbered lists lose numbers inside DHTML drop-down boxes.
(Ref - 338) - Rename Hyperlink Popover verbiage to Popup.
(Ref - 2859) - Coding CSS Cursor Property does not work in Rh11 Preview Topic pane or CHM browser.
(Ref - 961) - Topic search is not working on files with an uppercase extension.
(Ref - 531)
In RoboHelp 2019 release, Author and Output views opened as two separate windows.
Now, Author and Output views are merged and accessible through respective tabs in the standard toolbar in RoboHelp workspace.
For more information, see Get to know the RoboHelp workspace.
You can now collapse or expand an individual or all the expanding/drop-down texts in your topic in Author view and topic preview. You can also toggle the display of the expanding/drop-down text boundary.
For more information, see Work with expanding text and Work with drop-down text.
You can now access master pages through the Author toolbar in Author view instead of Output view.
You can also apply a master page to a topic during topic creation. Topic preview also displays the master page applied to the topic.
For more information, see Work with master pages.
You can now add, edit, and delete browse sequences. In a browse sequence, you can drag-and-drop topics from the Contents panel and TOC, change the sequence of topics, and delete topics.
For more information, see Create and manage browse sequences.
For more information, see Insert and customize a topic TOC.
For more information, see Insert breadcrumbs.
You can now edit and delete language-specific labels, and undo or redo the edits. You can also export languagewise labels as XML for localization, and import a translated copy for a specific language.
For more information, see Work with labels.
For more information, see Generate output.
While working with Table of Contents (TOC) in your project, you can now expand only one TOC at a time. You can also undo or redo changes, and use the Delete key to delete a TOC, book, or page.
For more information, see Create and manage a Table of Contents.
When you upgrade your RoboHelp Classic project to RoboHelp (2019 release) application, all Responsive HTML5 skins are automatically upgraded. If skins are customized outside the RoboHelp Classic skin editor, use the Layout tab of the Skin Components panel in RoboHelp 2019 to add a custom JavaScript or CSS file.
For more information, see Upgrade a skin.
For more information, see Rename an output preset.
For more information, see Add content to or edit a topic.
In the Glossary panel, you can now expand only one glossary at a time. In the expanded view, you can use context menus against each glossary and glossary term.
For more information, see Create and manage a glossary.
When you add a topic in your project and type the topic name, RoboHelp automatically converts the spaces in the filename to underscores. You can change this setting if necessary.
For more information, see General tab in Topic Properties.
If multiple topics are open, use a topic tab's context menu to close a topic, close other topics except for the current topic, and close all topics. While closing multiple topics, you can save the changes in a specific topic.
For more information, see Topic tab context menu options.
From the Quick Generate panel, you can now select and open an output preset to edit it, instead of having to search for the output preset in the Output Settings window. You can select and edit multiple output presets.
For more information, see Generate output.
You can now cross-reference an index keyword or a subkeyword to another keyword and publish the cross-references. You can also add project variables while creating or editing index keywords. You can use index keywords associated with topics in search. Index keywords have the same ranking as search keywords.
For more information, see Create and manage an index.
You can now use the context menu in the Contents panel to view all the TOCs linked to a topic and locate the topic in a specific TOC.
For more information, see Locate a topic in a TOC.
- RoboHelp does not support Internet Explorer 11.
(Ref - 2551) - An error appears on connecting to Git for the first time after creating the SSH key.
(Ref - 2507) - While importing a Word file with tables and lists, the List and Table tabs in the Word Import Settings dialog box are disabled.
(Ref - 2612) - Sync issues between the files/folders on your computer and in the Contents panel, especially after renaming.
(Ref - 2332) - Images are not displayed in skin editor preview.
(Ref - 2464) - In an open topic, in the Properties panel > Styles tab, the (none) option in all the styles had the Edit icon.
(Ref - 2532) - An application error message appears on trying to view the log file during output generation or after output generation failure.
(Ref - 2442) - While duplicating a topic with unsaved changes, RoboHelp does not prompt to save the document and creates the duplicate copy without the unsaved changes.
(Ref - 2567) - In merged projects, RoboHelp search returns results only from some child projects instead of all projects.
(Ref - 831) - While working with condition expressions, stop words, synonyms, and skins, the asterisk (*) that indicates unsaved changes does not appear in the respective tabs.
(Ref - 2090) - RoboHelp does not remember the modified position or size of the application window and does not allow resizing or minimizing the Output Settings screen.
(Ref - 2399) - An incomplete index is visible in the output and filter keywords does not work.
(Ref - 2398) - Favicon files selected in output settings do not appear in the output.
(Ref - 2397) - Tool tips for glossary terms do not work in the output.
(Ref - 2400) - A JavaScript error appears on uninstalling a previous version of Robohelp and installing and launching RoboHelp 2019 for the first time.
(Ref - 2278) - Operations such as image and multimedia insertion, and copy paste happen multiple times.
(Ref - 2314) - While resizing an image using the General tab in the Properties panel, its aspect ratio is not maintained if the unit is %.
(Ref - 2312) - While generating a Mobile App output, there's a Splashscreen image issue.
(Ref - 1252) - Non-minified versions of core JS files (rh.js, layout.js, topic.js, and common.js) are included in HTML5 output.
(Ref - 2357) - Browse sequences and glossary are not working in CHM output.
(Ref - 2295) - On upgrading a RoboHelp 2017 or 2019 Classic project with baggage files in the TOC to RoboHelp 2019, links in the TOC are not updated correctly.
(Ref - 2446) - Output generation fails without displaying any error message if the TOC has broken links.
(Ref - 2445) - While generating output using the Quick Generate window, unselected presets get generated and incorrect status is displayed.
(Ref - 2605) - In multiple open topics, the tabs bar occupies more than one line.
(Ref - 2496) - RoboHelp search does not work for content in some languages.
(Ref - 1873)
Note:
For fixed issues related to the latest release of RoboHelp, please visit https://helpx.adobe.com/robohelp/kb/fixed-issues.html.