To create a native mobile app, you need to have the following
on your computer:
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PhoneGap SDK
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Android™ SDK
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Oracle Java™ SDK
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Apache Ant
Complete the following steps to publish your content to a native
mobile app:
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Select File > Publish.
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In the Publish Settings dialog box, select Native Mobile
App.
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Select the folder where the published output will be saved.
By default, FrameMaker chooses the same location as the source file.
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Specify the RoboHelp settings that will be used for the conversion.
Note:
Even
though these settings are not mandatory, to get optimum output,
you should specify the relevant settings. FrameMaker does not alert
you to specify these settings when you initiate the Publish action.
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RoboHelp Project
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Specify the RoboHelp Project file (XPJ) that you have created.
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ISF File
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Specify the Import Settings File (ISF) that contains the
required conversion settings.
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Locate the settings.xml file at
Installdir\fminit\RH_DEFAULT_PROJECT
and specify
the following options:
Tag
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Value
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PhoneGapFolder
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Folder on your computer where you’ve downloaded
and unzipped the PhoneGap software development kit
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LDPIIcon
|
A png file for application icon for LDPI
(low) android mobile screen density
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MDPIIcon
|
A png file for application icon for MDPI
(medium) android mobile screen density
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HDPIIcon
|
A png file for application icon for HDPI
(high) android mobile screen density
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PackageName
|
A unique identifier of the application
in addition to the application’s name, for example
com.example.myapp
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AppName
|
The name of the application
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AppVersionString
|
A version string for the application
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JDKPath
|
Folder on your computer where the Oracle
Java™ software development kit is installed
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AntPath
|
Folder on your computer where you’ve downloaded
and unzipped Apache Ant
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AndroidPath
|
Folder on your computer where the Android™
software development kit is installed
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SSLName
|
Name of the SSL of the multiscreen HTML
5 in the RoboHelp project, which you are using for publishing
If
you are using the default project shipped with TCS, the SSL name
is
Multiscreen_HTML5
.
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Click Publish.
After processing, TCS displays the native
mobile application (.apk) file that you circulate among the users
for installing on their mobile devices.
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