Why does the wrong Contents/Index display after an interfile jump in WinHelp 4.0?
WinHelp 4.0 is designed for modular help, with multiple files linked together to share the Help Topics dialog (that is, to display a combined contents, index, and full-text search). Unfortunately, when files aren’t linked, WinHelp only displays the Help Topics from first file – the file whose GID file was accessed. The problem is that WinHelp doesn’t easily switch GID files, even when you jump to another .HLP file. John Hunt and some other users experimented with ways to get around this design so that the correct Help Topics display after an interfile jump. The two best workarounds were: 1) Use the JumpKeyword macro if possible. This forced the correct index to be used, but left the Back button working, in which case the wrong index would appear again (this time file B’s index would display in file A). 2) Use an ExecFile macro to launch another help session, using the command line switches to display the desired topic. In this case Back is disabled.
