How to set default page in HTML help workshop

Question

I have created a project in HTML help workshop. When I open the help (/chm) application, I could see table of contents. By default, first entry in the file is selected.

However I couldn't see the corresponding page data instead I am able to see "This program cannot display the web page" (default error message that comes in IE7). The page is displayed only when I click on any of the contents on the left side.

Is there a way of showing the page by default with out clicking on the entry?

Answer 1

It's been a couple of years since I last used HTML Workshop and I don't have it installed anymore but I just checked out some old doc sources and there's the following entry in the .hhp-file:

[OPTIONS]
Default topic=index.html

I'm pretty sure there was some way to set this via the HHWS GUI, too.

Answer 2

Steps for setting the Default page from the HTML Help Workshop GUI:

• go to "Project" tab
• double-click any item in the "[OPTIONS]" list. Opens the "Options" window.
• select "General" tab
• select/write the file path and name in the "Default file:" combobox
• press OK