KHelpCenter not working from applications
I'm fairly new to SuSE, so I don't know if this behavior is expected or not... I've got 10.1 RC3 installed. When I try to access help documentation from an application, for example, by selecting "Help -> Kmail Handbook" while in Kmail, the taskbar shows the KHelpCenter logo and a message that the application is loading, but then after a few seconds it just disappears and no window ever happens. If I have KHelpCenter already opened, then it navigates to the correct documentation. I've noticed this with Kile as well, so it's not unique to Kmail. My SuSE 9.3 desktop doesn't show this behavior, so I'm thinking it might be something new... Thanks, ajl
Am Dienstag, 2. Mai 2006 21:32 schrieb Andrew Lofthouse:
I'm fairly new to SuSE, so I don't know if this behavior is expected or not...
I've got 10.1 RC3 installed. When I try to access help documentation from an application, for example, by selecting "Help -> Kmail Handbook" while in Kmail, the taskbar shows the KHelpCenter logo and a message that the application is loading, but then after a few seconds it just disappears and no window ever happens. If I have KHelpCenter already opened, then it navigates to the correct documentation. I've noticed this with Kile as well, so it's not unique to Kmail. My SuSE 9.3 desktop doesn't show this behavior, so I'm thinking it might be something new...
What happens if you call "susehelp help:kate" on the command line? Greetings, Stephan
What happens if you call "susehelp help:kate" on the command line?
andrew@tpc:~> susehelp help:kate susehelp - the SUSE help center start susehelp starts up the SUSE online help. The way the help is displayed depends on the system settings. For X-Windows susehelp starts either the SUSE KDE-helpcenter in case you are running KDE or one of konqueror, mozilla or netscape if the helpcenter could not be found. On terminals, the system is searched for a textbrowser like w3m. You can specify the browser you like to use setting the environment variables 'XBROWSER' or 'TEXTBROWSER'. susehelp knows two call arguments: -nox -> Don't use a X Window browser, even while running X Window. -x -> Use the X Window browser I take it that's not what's supposed to happen? If use the -x option, it opens up KHelpCenter, but at the default first page (the KDE Help Center). ajl
On Wednesday 03 May 2006 3:20, Andrew Lofthouse wrote:
What happens if you call "susehelp help:kate" on the command line?
andrew@tpc:~> susehelp help:kate
susehelp - the SUSE help center start ... [snip]
I take it that's not what's supposed to happen?
If use the -x option, it opens up KHelpCenter, but at the default first page (the KDE Help Center).
I get the same. None of the Handbooks for KDE apps that I've tried work for me. Robby
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