Newb question - CHM files - Best method to view

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spikyone
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Newb question - CHM files - Best method to view

Post by spikyone »

Please excuse my first couple of probably quite a few newb questions.
Are there still probs with viewing chm files?
If I browse to the chm file and just launch it seems fine until I try search for a subject. I search, find what I'm looking for, click it and the help file closes.
If I use wine hh / winepath windows path it launches but if I click search I can't try the search, it's just greyed out.

Also if I use the path method the pictures (logos etc) don't load and it crashes when I close.

Any thoughts?
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Re: Newb question - CHM files - Best method to view

Post by dimesio »

spikyone wrote:Please excuse my first couple of probably quite a few newb questions.
Are there still probs with viewing chm files?
If I browse to the chm file and just launch it seems fine until I try search for a subject. I search, find what I'm looking for, click it and the help file closes.
If I use wine hh / winepath windows path it launches but if I click search I can't try the search, it's just greyed out.

Also if I use the path method the pictures (logos etc) don't load and it crashes when I close.

Any thoughts?
I use kchmviewer. There's also a Firefox extension that enables Firefox to read chm files.
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Post by Freakazo »

I use CHMsee, it works good enough and so far didn't have a single problem with it.
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