Hi, guys.
I am trying to do the lHelp more convenient. And after I have combined a chm
indexes on start, I think about next step. What I see...
1. Exist a contradiction of behavior for contex searching through hh.exe
(windows) an lHelp (this is for first start of help subsystem):
- When I press F1 for hh.exe enabled for context searching, then Lazarus send
only one command - open chm file and seek TOC index position.
- When I press F1 for the lHelp enabled for context searching, then Lazarus
send group of command as
got BeginUpdate
got BeginUpdate
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\fcl.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\fclres.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\fpdoc.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\ideintf.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\lazutils.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\lcl.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\prog.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\ref.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\rtl.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\toc.chm, url /index.html
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\user.chm, url /index.html
got EndUpdate
got rturl, filename M:\lazarus\docs\chm\ref.chm, url
/ref/refse92.html#keyword_function
got EndUpdate
got rtmisc/mrShow
Lazarus sends commands for opening all chm files and the last command is
for performing contex search. As result hh.exe always does it more faster then
lHelp. I think behavior have to be same, only a perform of context seaching. On
second request lHelp can open next file and index and so on.
2. I think that the lHelp (or user) should make a decision myself, open all
indexes on first start or none (for contex search primarily). It should have
own preferences for that. But the lHelp don`t have any information about
searchpath where is chm files. I can add a new command for sending searchpath
or add new option to Lazarus (open all indexes on first start - see paragraph
1).
3. lHelp got a start command with the option "--hide" at start. Then lHelp gets
many commands on openning of indexes. I think that I have the right to show
lHelp or splash screen on getting first command. Without this, the user gets a
hanging program (1-3 sec) and does not understand what happens. This is for the
case when I open all the indexes.
What is your opinion about it?
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