Configure help.

[orela]

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?

Thanks

[Leledumbo]

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.

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.

[orela]

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.

Thanks

[Leledumbo]

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.

[orela]

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?

Thanks

[Leledumbo]

"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.

Why lazarus does not install it on default?

It's a new feature, it will be available in the next release. Please read this.

[picstart]

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.

[Leledumbo]

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
In the next release (I hope) it would be installed by default so the help system doesn't need help to install