# Help and Manual 5

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933 "2008-08-19T03:53:54Z")
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### Author: ![lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lancerasmussen)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933/1 "2008-08-19T03:53:54Z")

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H&M 5 introduces skins and can be changed via command line.

Can you add the option to pass the skin parameter?

Example:

helpman.exe "D:\Project Files\Widget Help\Myproject.hmxp" /O=demoversion.hmskin

helpman.exe "D:\Project Files\Widget Help\Myproject.hmxz" /O="D:\Data Files\lightversion.hmskin"

Thanks!

Lance

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### Author: ![dressel](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@dressel](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/dressel)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933/2 "2008-08-23T04:24:50Z")

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I would definitely like to see that too!   
  
 Edward Dressel

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### Author: ![tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933/3 "2008-08-25T02:29:10Z")

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Already done :)  
  
[https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloa...10\_931.exe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/610/FB610_931.exe)

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### Author: ![mancuso](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/mancuso/32/47_2.png) [@mancuso](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mancuso)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933/4 "2009-03-02T12:15:41Z")

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Is there a way to tell FB to use skins also when building Browser Based help projects?

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933/5 "2009-03-03T12:42:56Z")

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Hi Renato,   
  
 According to the Help & Manual documentation their is only one argument for specifying skin files, ‘O=[skin]’, which we’re using when you specify a skin in the action. Have you tried to see whether selecting a skin works for Browser Based help projects? If it does, I’ll remove the ‘CHM only’ text in the action properties.   
  
 Regards,   
 Paul.

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### Author: ![mancuso](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/mancuso/32/47_2.png) [@mancuso](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mancuso)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933/6 "2009-03-03T09:46:27Z")

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Hi Paul

you are right that specifying the /O switch to H&M is used to specify the skin also when building Browser Based Help. However I have the impression that FB does not pass the /O switch to H&M when building Browser Based Help, as I did specify the skin in FB but I got non-skinned help instead.

Thanks

Renato

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### Author: ![mancuso](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/mancuso/32/47_2.png) [@mancuso](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mancuso)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-and-manual-5/933/7 "2009-05-05T12:30:48Z")

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Hi

I&nbsp;have "upgraded" to FB 6 build 1393, but it still ignores the skin when building browser based help...

Is there any workaround I&nbsp;can use?

Thanks

Renato

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