Hi Friedrich 2016-05-25 8:10 GMT+02:00 Friedrich Beckmann <[email protected]>:
> Hi Harry, > > thanks for testing the two patches on windows! > > The help function is trying the following steps > > a) starting help via yelp -> this will not work in windows > b) Opening a local html file -> Depends on the existencs of a local > pspp.html directory in the doc path > I guess you have the local html installed somewhere > <yourpsppinstall>/share/doc/pspp/pspp.html/index.html for the start page > c) Open the help via the gnu pspp internet site > > You could help me debugging this with > > Could you tell me the path of the pspp.html directory where you have the > local html files? > I changed my procedure and copied the file pspp.html from Ben's daily tarball builds to <yourpsppinstall>/share/doc/pspp/pspp.html > > Could you try if > > start file:///<yourlocalpath>/share/doc/pspp/pspp.html/index.html > I have just 1 file copied from Bens daily builds. "<yourlocalpath>/share/doc/pspp/pspp.html" works for me in a command shell. Even with a space in the file name. Surprisingly / or \ works both. ????? will open a browser with the help page? Could you send me the exact syntax? > Maybe with quotes? Maybe with spaces replaced by %20? I agree > that your guess with „Program Files“ indicates the problem. > With quotes and spaces but without start. > > Could you move or delete the pspp.html directory and test if psppire can > reach the internet help? I think there are no spaces in the url. It will > try > > start http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/index.html In a command shell exact this line works INCLUDING start. But when started from the help page in pspp it is not shown. > Does this work on windows? > > Friedrich > It might be easier if I apply the patches and run a test. More info can be displayed to figure out how MSWindows handles this. So we can figure out how to handle this. Have fun
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