BUG: Help Compiler Indents Text Laid Out Above Bulleted Text

Last reviewed: June 21, 1995
Article ID: Q116030
The information in this article applies to:

- Professional Edition of Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, version 3.0 - Help Compiler version 3.10.505

SYMPTOMS

If you have bulleted text in your help file, the Help Compiler indents the paragraph preceding the paragraph that contains the bulleted text as if both paragraphs were bulleted. This problem occurs only with version 3.10.505 of the Help Compiler.

CAUSE

Version 3.10.505 of the Help Compiler does not compile the Help file correctly.

WORKAROUND

To work around the problem, edit the .RTF source file using Microsoft Word for Windows or another .RTF file editor. Use the indent markers on the ruler to change the indention of the blank line immediately preceding the bulleted text. This causes the indention for the blank line to be modified instead of the indention for the previous paragraph.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Start Microsoft Word for Windows and open the ICONWRKS.RTF file located in \VB\HC.

  2. Below the line that reads "To learn how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu," add a new paragraph that extends across more than one line. Then press the ENTER key twice, and enter bulleted text.

  3. Save the file, and go to the MS-DOS prompt. Type the following to compile the Help file:

    HC ICONWRKS.HPJ

  4. Double-click the resulting Help file in File Manager to open it. You will see that the formatting for the bulleted text affected the preceding paragraph.

  5. To solve the problem, reopen the ICONWRKS.RTF file in Microsoft Word. Adjust the indention for the blank line immediately preceding the bulleted text. Compile the modified .RTF file. Then double-click it in File Manager to view it. You will see that the alignment now looks correct.


Additional reference words: buglist3.00 3.00 buglist3.00
KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: TlsHC


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Last reviewed: June 21, 1995
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