RE: Decimal tabs in HTML Help?

[Stefan Olson <Stefan -at- olsonsoft -dot- com>]

Lisa,

HTMLHelp does not support tabs.  I am not sure where you have seen tabs in
the specification, but last time I looked (which is a while) there was
nothing.   

In the Hypertext Studio we wrote our own XML technology for tabs (to support
WinHelp).  However in HTML tables are what is used in that sort of
situation.  Obviously that will not work in a decimal situation.

...Stefan

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Olson Software Limited Internet Mail: stefan -at- olsonsoft -dot- co -dot- nz

Try out the HyperText Studio, a WYSIWYG authoring tool to create

WinHelp, Web Sites and HTML Help - all from one tool!

See http://www.olsonsoft.com for more details.

------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa M. Bronson [mailto:lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com] 
Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2005 5:18 a.m.
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: FW: Decimal tabs in HTML Help?

This message is being sent on behalf of a list member who is having
difficulty posting to the list. Please send responses to the list or
to derke -at- accountview -dot- com

Thanks,
Lisa B.

^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^

I'm trying to use decimal tabs instead of left alignment in HTML Help,
but I can't get it to work. I currently have a CSS containing
definitions for left alignment like this:

 .avpentry-tab3 { font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; margin-top:
-12pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; margin-left: 269.35pt; }

and the HTML contains code like this, to position the text "190.-":

<p class=avpentry-tab3><span class=avcamount>190.-</span></p>
(avcamount is just a colour definition)

I'm trying to rewrite this to use decimal tabs. I found no
specification I could use in the CSS, but I found some tab attributes
that should work in HTML:

<tab align=decimal dp=".">

But if I use something like this:

<p class=avpentry-tab3><span class=avcamount><tab
align=decimal>190.-</span></p>

the amount is still left aligned. What am I doing wrong? I can't get
it to work in regular HTML either. If I should use the CSS, how can I
do that?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Derk
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Now Shipping -- WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word! Easily create online
Help. And online anything else. Redesigned interface with a new
project-based workflow. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l

Doc-To-Help 2005 now has RoboHelp Converter and HTML Source: Author 
content and configure Help in MS Word or any HTML editor. No 
proprietary editor! *August release.
http://www.componentone.com/TECHWRL/DocToHelp2005

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as Stefan -at- olsonsoft -dot- com -dot- 

To unsubscribe send a blank email to 
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit
http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/stefan%40olsonsoft.com

Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Now Shipping -- WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word! Easily create online
Help. And online anything else. Redesigned interface with a new
project-based workflow. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l

Doc-To-Help 2005 now has RoboHelp Converter and HTML Source: Author 
content and configure Help in MS Word or any HTML editor. No 
proprietary editor! *August release. http://www.componentone.com/TECHWRL/DocToHelp2005

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com -dot- 

To unsubscribe send a blank email to 
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40infoinfocus.com

Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.