Distribute Adobe AIR output

Distribution of Adobe AIR output depends on the output type you select.

Output type	File(s) to distribute	Required on user computers
Adobe AIR Application	AIR (.air) file generated in the output location	AIR Runtime See Adobe AIR Runtime Distribution
Browser Based Help	All files generated in the output folder When distributing browser-based Help as a standalone Help system, copy the output folder and its contents to a CD, a server, or any location on user systems. Let users know the start page (HTM file) to select to view the Help system.	Flash plug-in 9.0 or later See Configure FlashPlayerTrust to run local browser-based Help.
AIR Application And Browser Based Help	Separately distribute: AIR (.air) file generated in the output location All files generated in the output folder	AIR Runtime Flash plug-in 9.0 or later
Help Content Only	RHA (.rha) file generated in the output location	AIR Runtime

Configure FlashPlayerTrust to run local browser-based Help

To run browser-based Help from a local drive, the installation folder must be added in the list of trusted folders defined in the RoboHelp.cfg file in the FlashPlayerTrust folder.

1)Select Start > Run.

2)Type %appdata%\Macromedia\Flash Player\#Security\FlashPlayerTrust\ and click OK.

3)Open the RoboHelp.cfg file in a text editor.

4)Add the path to the local folder in which the browser-based Help files are stored.

Moderator password and configuration file path

When you distribute Adobe AIR output, make sure that you share the moderator password and configuration file path that you specified while generating the output.

Organizations deploying the output need the password to enable moderation and allow moderators access to the moderator dashboard.

They also need the configuration file path to save the configuration file after configuring comment syncing and auto-update according to their preferences. If the configuration file path is relative, the same AIR Help file can be installed in different locations with different configurations.

Configuration file attributes

Organizations deploying AIR Help can now configure commenting and auto-update according to their preferences. Copy the default configuration file from the !SSL folder of the project to the location specified in the configuration file path and modify the default settings.

The configuration file contains the following settings:

config topicrating

Enables or disables topic rating. Valid values are yes or no.

commentsync:

Enables or disables commenting. Valid values are yes or no.

updatecommentlocation:

Specifies the path that AIR Help uses to synchronize comments when an OS-specific update comment location is not specified.

windowsupdatecommentlocation:

Specifies the shared location on Windows computers where comments are to be stored and synced.

macupdatecommentlocation:

Specifies the shared location on MAC OS computers where comments are to be stored and synced.

linuxupdatecommentlocation:

Specifies the shared location on Linux computers where comments are to be stored and synced.

marknewcommentsaspending

Specifies if new comments should have the status ‘Pending’ or ‘Accepted’. Valid values are yes or no.

note: Pending comments have to be moderated before users can see them.

autoupdate:

Enables or disables auto-updating. Valid values are yes or no.

windowsupdatexmllocation:

Specifies the location of the auto-update XML file on Windows computers.

macupdatexmllocation:

Specifies the location of the auto-update xml file on MAC OS computers.

linuxupdatexmllocation:

Specifies the location of the auto-update xml file on Linux computers.

updatexmllocation:

Specifies the location of the auto-update xml.

note: RoboHelp checks for this attribute before checking for the OS-specific updatexmllocation attribute. If this attribute is present, RoboHelp does not check for OS-specific updatexmllocation attributes.

logoimage:

Specifies the location of the image file that will be used to display a logo in AIR Help.

companytext:

Specifies the company name that is displayed in the status bar of AIR Help (for example, Powered By Adobe RoboHelp).

URL formats for Windows, Mac, and Linux

While configuring the Adobe AIR Application collaboration settings, specify the paths in the following formats:

	Windows	Mac	Linux
File on hard disk	file:///C:/config.xml	file:///Applications/config.xml	file:///etc/config.xml
File on network drive	file:////robohelpserver/config.xml	file:///Volumes/robohelpserver/config.xml	file:///media/robohelpserver/config.xml

About modifying the status of new comments

Authors set the status of new comments to Pending or Accepted at the time of generating Adobe AIR output.

Users can access the settings.xml file present in the network location for storing and syncing comments and change the default status of new comments. If the status is set to Pending, new comments have to be moderated. Otherwise, new comments are accepted without moderation and displayed to users.