This is NOT the preferred behavior for DHTML deployment.
Therefore, how can you force books to open in author mode?
Simply copy the (openScript) code below and paste it into your book at book level:
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--CLIFTON: FORCES ALL BOOKS TO OPEN AND GO TO AUTHOR MODE
to handle enterApplication
forward
--ENABLE NEXT LINE TO DISABLE FORCING AUTHOR MODE AND MAXIMIZING WINDOW
--break
mySuspend of self = sysSuspend
sysSuspend = false
linkDLL32 "user32" --MAYBE GETS LINKED TWICE BUT THAT'S OKAY
int UpdateWindow(DWORD)
int RedrawWindow(DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD)
end linkDLL32
if sysLevel = "reader" then
send author
end if
timerID of self = timerStart(single,300,500,self)
end enterApplication
to handle timerNotify timerID
--CLIFTON: ADDED THIS TO SUPPORT ENTERBOOK HANDLER ABOVE
sysSuspend = mySuspend of self
clear mySuspend of self
if timerID = timerID of self then
clear timerID of self
state of viewer id 0 of self = "maximized"
get RedrawWindow(windowHandle32 of this window, 0, 0, 129)
else
forward
end if
end timerNotify
--END OF MOFIFICATIONS BY CLIFTON
Note that using this code does not benefit or hinder the export process in any way. Using this completely optional, but I find it really useful to quickly open and get to work on a particular project. On the plus side, using this code WILL hide reader level errors related to PowerPac functions not working in reader mode.