Omni Systems, Inc. Mif2Go User's Guide, Version 55
> 8 Generating WinHelp > 8.9 Creating jumps and pop-ups for WinHelp > 8.9.11 Configuring alternative jumps and pop-ups > 8.9.11.5 Assigning properties to alternative jumps and pop-ups
If the hotspot text is
the same as the target’s reference string, apply a character
format, and assign that format property JumpHot
for a jump or PopHot
for a pop-up.
For example:
If the target is a topic, its reference string is already coded: it is the same as the topic title.
If the target is not a
topic, identify the target’s reference string by applying
a character format coded JumpTarget
for jumps or PopContent
for pop-ups. A JumpTarget
,
sometimes called a mid-topic jump, can
also have the word Contents
in its definition,
so that it appears in the .cnt
file; see §8.13 Configuring contents for WinHelp:
GlossTerm=JumpTarget Key Contents
If the target is a fixed
reference regardless of the text to which the style is applied,
add Refer
to the character
format coding, and add a [HelpRefStyles]
entry
for the character format. For example, suppose you want to apply character
format Fruits to make “apple”,
“orange”, and “pear” hotspots, but in every case
jump to the topic “fruit salad”:
If the hotspot text is
the same for several items but you want a JumpHot
or PopHot
to go to different references, you
must use four character formats, and add Suffix
to the coding for each. For example,
suppose at one point you want to mark Apple
to jump to Apple Computer, and at another
place in the same file you want to mark Apple
to jump to Apple Records. You could define
character formats Comp, CompRef,
Record, and RecRef,
and code them as follows:
You would apply CompRef and RecRef to the word Apple in targets Apple Computer and Apple Records, respectively. Then wherever else you apply Comp to Apple, you get a jump to Apple Computer; and wherever else you apply Record to Apple you get a jump to Apple Records.