16.5.3 Limiting length of index entries
for HTML Help or WinHelp
DITA2Go
enforces a limit on length of index entries for the following Help systems:
HTML Help
WinHelp
HTML
Help
For
HTML Help, the default limit is 488 characters:
[MSHtmlHelpOptions]
; KeywordLimit = 488 (default), max length of Help index entries
KeywordLimit=488
WinHelp
For WinHelp, the default length is more
conservative, because too many characters in a keyword can negatively
affect the Help compiler. WinHelp documentation says the limit is 255
characters. DITA2Go sets the default to 64, based on experience:
[HelpOptions]
; KeywordLimit = max characters total (all levels) in keywords
KeywordLimit=64
You
can test the limit yourself, watching for compiler errors as you increase
the setting.
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16.5.2 Preparing
index entries for Microsoft Help Viewer
Next Topic:
16.5.4 Treating
commas as potential index level separators
Parent Topic:
16.5 Configuring
index entries for Help systems
Sibling Topics:
16.5.1 Understanding
how DITA2Go creates Help index entries
16.5.2 Preparing
index entries for Microsoft Help Viewer
16.5.4 Treating
commas as potential index level separators
16.5.5 Combining
index levels for HTML-based Help
16.5.6 Configuring
See and See also entries for HTML-based Help
16.5.7 Specifying
index link destinations for HTML-based Help
16.5.8 Customizing
index sort order
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