DropDown Examples
This topic contains a set of dropdown examples to show this dropdown/jump issue in ePublisher. See the WebWorks Publisher Professional 2003 for FrameMaker example that shows the macro implementation.
Implementing the dropdown required adding new styles to our existing FrameMaker styles to implement the dropdown that we did not have to in WebWorks Publisher Professional 2003 for FrameMaker. The new styles are a duplicates of existing styles with the new styles' dropdown option set to closed.
A few example WebWorks Publisher Professional 2003 for FrameMaker dropdowns with text or text and a table are included here:
t Example text (learn more)
Dropdown text here.
t Additional example text (learn more)
Additional dropdown text.
t Example with text and a table (learn more)
Here is text and a table:
Final text that could contain more information or a hypertext link. It also contains a DropDownEnd marker.
We also use dropdowns in procedures to provide additional information for panes, panels, and dialog boxes. Including a hypertext link creates a jump so the user does not see the dropdown. The following procedure shows examples of these implementations and issues.
To view some dropdown examples:
1. Step 1 text here.
2. Step 2. text here.
3. Step 3 with hypertext link to a site's primary information in the Summary pane.
For instructions, place the cursor over the field or button of interest.
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More text that includes a DropDownEnd marker.
4. Sub step use is show here:
a. Another hypertext link example for the address in the Address panel.
For instructions, place the cursor over the field or button of interest.
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b. This is an example that shows just a panel dropdown.
For instructions, place the cursor over the field or button of interest.
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