Expand Drop-Downs by default

You can automatically expand drop-downs and expandspots when your output opens. To do this, you need to make a small change to your ehlpdhtm.js file.

This method works with the following outputs:

Version / Output	AIR	CHM	FlashHelp	WebHelp
RoboHelp 10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RoboHelp 9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RoboHelp 8	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
RoboHelp 7	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

**Note**: To make the script work with an Air application, modify the seed file in your RoboHelp installation directory (%RH install dir%/RoboHTML/).

Setting up

For a CHM, you need to modify the ehlpdhtm.js of the project root. For WebHelp, you need to modify the ehlpdhtm.js file in the output folder. Follow these steps to make drop-downs and expandspots show by default:

1. Find:
   CCSSP.RegisterEventHandler( window, "onload", "TextPopupOnLoad(\"" + el.id +"\");" );
   • Line 2357 for RoboHelp 7.
   • Line 2498 for RoboHelp 8.
   • Line 2497 for RoboHelp 9.
   • Line 2650 for RoboHelp 10.
2. Add a new line after the found line.
3. Add the following code on the new line:
   CCSSP.RegisterEventHandler( window, "onload", "TextPopup(\"" + el.id +"\");" );
4. Save the script.