Re: Index vs. Search

["Zen C" <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com>]

humm..that is an idea.

On 9/7/07, Paul Hanson <phanson -at- quintrex -dot- com> wrote:
>
> In my opinion, yes, you need both.
>
> A couple of weeks ago, I added javascript to all of my HTML files that
> will highlight the search term. I use yellow, but I think you can make
> it whatever color you want.
>
> Last week, I implemented a "Search this Page" button on all my topics,
> again using some simple javascript. This will highlight all the
> occurrances of the term being searched for - again, I use yellow - on
> the page. The user still has to scroll down, but they don't have to read
> every word to find out what they want. I did this because my co-worker
> had used the 'search the help system' search button, had gotten to the
> page she wanted, but had to read everything in order to find the info
> she wanted. I thought, "Hmmm, there must be an easier way to do this."
> Dave Gash was instrumental in helping me iron out how to implement it.
>
> Paul Hanson
> Technical Writer
> RoboHelp ACE -
> http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/robohelp.html
> Quintrex Data Systems http://www.quintrex.com
> email: phanson at quintrex.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Zen C
>
> Does it make sense to have a search function if I have a good index for
> web help?
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