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orela
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« on: July 26, 2010, 09:53:59 am »
What are the steps to configure the help.
For example F1 or Ctrl+F1 will open the help file (not the browser).
Is it possible to operate it also on components?

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Leledumbo
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« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2010, 01:21:54 pm »
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What are the steps to configure the help.
For example F1 or Ctrl+F1 will open the help file (not the browser).
You must have an offline version of the docs, either html or chm. Then set the appropriate path in environment options->help. For chm, you also need to install components/chmhelp. The viewer will be automatically compiled if it doesn't yet exist.
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Is it possible to operate it also on components?
Haven't tried, but context sensitive help (hover your mouse on a word in source editor and press F1) works perfectly.
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orela
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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2010, 09:21:48 am »
Hi

I downloaded the .chm file and copy it to C:\lazarus\docs\html
In the IDE options - Help - Help option
I wrote C:\lazarus\docs\html in the FPC Doc HTML path.
What are the steps to - "install components/chmhelp" ?
I didn't understand how the automatic compiler will work.
Please explain.

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Leledumbo
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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2010, 01:05:08 pm »
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What are the steps to - "install components/chmhelp" ?
Find a .lpk file there, double-click it (assuming you have it associated with Lazarus) or drag drop it to lazarus ide. Package dialog will pop up, choose install.
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orela
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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2010, 04:06:38 pm »
I compiled the package and installed it.
When i press F1 on some code in the code editor i get this message:
"Help viewer not found the program "" doesn't seem to exist"
I put the help path to the .chm files.
What is the problem?
Why lazarus does not install it on default?

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Leledumbo
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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2010, 10:12:08 am »
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"Help viewer not found the program "" doesn't seem to exist"
The viewer should point to a program called lhelp, it resides under chmhelp directory. Read this.
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Why lazarus does not install it on default?
It's a new feature, it will be available in the next release. Please read this.
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« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2010, 03:22:20 pm »
When offline help itself needs help it is often an indication of an obtuse solution. I gave up on offline help since I never got it to work.
The online web based help does work and I have a working  offline delphi help as well.
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Leledumbo
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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2010, 04:30:27 am »
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When offline help itself needs help it is often an indication of an obtuse solution
Well...if you're a daily snapshot user that won't be a problem Wink
In the next release (I hope) it would be installed by default so the help system doesn't need help to install
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