Listmates, One thing with kde4 I haven't had time to sort out is the help system. In KDE3, I could use it and it was helpful. In kde4, it's like the search index just gives me formatted or hyperlinked grep output of the help directory. If I search for a term, I get 30 copies of the same information, and a hand full of htdig errors. Have I screwed up my help config somehow? This is on 11.0 with kde4 factory installed. For example, just a minute ago, I wanted to look up how to send mail to a distribution list in kmail. Simple enough, I chose help from the kmail menu and waited for the help to appear. It did, and I looked though the TOC and didn't find anything. So I read the FAQ, still no help (I'm not saying I didn't miss it). So I then just did a simple search putting "distribution list" into the search box. (using kde4 default 'or' search). What I got back was a mess: (16k text) http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/kde4/data/kmail-help-or.tx... tar.bz2 of both kmail-help-or.txt, kmail-help-and.txt (1.7k) http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/kde4/data/kde4-help-src- results.tar.bz2 So I figured that the 'or' conditional for the search must have been too broad and that an 'and' connector would narrow the search (and was proper to begin with, but I wanted to see what the 'or' would return) I ran the search with an 'and' and got back what looked like the same mess. So I saved the file and ran diff on them. To my amazement, the two files were binary equal -- Huh? That can't be! How does "distribution || list" return the same thing as "distribution && list"? That shouldn't happen. Anyway I have resolved that I must have something wildly misconfigured. Here is the first bit of the results returned from my search for "distribution list" in the kde4 help system. Do the results point to anything I could have misconfigured? Can somebody else type "distribution list" into the help index and see if they get anything else and let me know? Also let me know if it is an openSuSE issue or a kde4 issue (I fairly sure it is kde4 if it isn't me) Here is the help window I typed the search into: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/kde4/screenshots/kdehelp.j... And here is the first bit of repeating stuff I got back (both times) Search Results Search Results for 'distribution list': Start-Up Installation and Setup Chapter 30. Managing X.509 Certification (06/06/08) 7.2. The Linux File System (06/06/08) Chapter 12. Help and Documentation (06/06/08) A.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) B.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 19. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 19. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) B.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 2.2. LVM Configuration (06/06/08) Chapter 20. LDAP—A Directory Service (06/06/08) Basics Chapter 30. Managing X.509 Certification (06/06/08) 7.2. The Linux File System (06/06/08) Chapter 12. Help and Documentation (06/06/08) A.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) B.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 19. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 19. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) B.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 2.2. LVM Configuration (06/06/08) Chapter 20. LDAP—A Directory Service (06/06/08) Mobility Chapter 30. Managing X.509 Certification (06/06/08) 7.2. The Linux File System (06/06/08) Chapter 12. Help and Documentation (06/06/08) A.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) B.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 19. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 19. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) B.2. GNU Free Documentation License (06/06/08) 2.2. LVM Configuration (06/06/08) <snip> This same set of files repeats ~30 times, then the htdig errors. I have run htdig and created the initial databases, so what could I have messed up?: KDE User Guide Introduction Htdig error: Unable to read configuration file Managing Files and Resources Htdig error: Unable to read configuration file GNOME User Guide Introduction Htdig error: Unable to read configuration file Internet Connectivity, Files and Resources Htdig error: Unable to read configuration file <snip> ~10 times Then more of the same. Finally, we get to another new htdig error that is looking in my old kde3 config directory which seems strange: openSUSE Documentation (en) Htdig error: Unable to read word database file '/home/david/.kde/share/apps/khelpcenter/index//opensuse-manualen.words.db' Did you run htdig? Like I said, yes, I ran htdig, I ran it again just for good measure -- no change. Will, Dotan, kde4 folks, what's the trick? What does it look like I've done to my help? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org