Using and customizing the output

# README: Web-based Help from DocBook XML
Using the package

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## Using and customizing the output

To deep link to a topic inside the help set, simply link directly to the page. This help system uses no frameset, so nothing further is necessary.

### Tip

See Chunking into multiple HTML files in Bob Stayton's DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide for information on controlling output file names and which files are chunked in DocBook.

When you perform a search, the results can include brief summaries. These are populated in one of two ways:

- By adding `role="summary"` to a `para` or `phrase` in the `chapter` or `section`.

- By adding an `abstract` to the `chapterinfo` or `sectioninfo` element.

To customize the look and feel of the help, study the following css files:

- `docs/common/css/positioning.css`: This handles the Positioning of DIVs in appropriate positions. For example, it causes the `leftnavigation` div to appear on the left, the header on top, and so on. Use this if you need to change the relative positions or need to change the width/height etc.

- `docs/common/jquery/theme-redmond/jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.css`: This is the theming part which adds colors and stuff. This is a default theme comes with jqueryui unchanged. You can get any theme based your interest from this. (Themes are on right navigation bar.) Then replace the css theme folder (theme-redmond) with it, and change the xsl to point to the new css.

- `docs/common/jquery/treeview/jquery.treeview.css`: This styles the toc Tree. Generally, you don't have to edit this file.

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