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andrewcass

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Lazarus 1.20 help suystem is not functioning
« on: March 12, 2014, 09:26:15 pm »
I've installed Lazarus 1.20 and now i simply cannot open any help file from the idle (by pressing F1). There is some kind of error that freezes the lhelp.exe. It still can open the files idividually but it sucks to find any info that way.

One of the nice things with delphi is the complete help system that makes the info gathering easy and smooth. I'm sure that if Lazarus could maintain complete and effective  help system it would be much more atractive for beginners and even for experienced programmers who needs some tips from time to time....

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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help suystem is not functioning
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2014, 01:31:29 am »
Just download and install the help files and it works like a charm. Search this forum, this subject has been answered more than once.
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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help suystem is not functioning
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2014, 01:47:59 am »
Context sensitive help works fine for me on Laz 1.2 for Windows....

What exactly do you mean by "freezing" - does lhelp.exe start but show nothing?

Edit: please also try the troubleshooting steps mentioned in http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Installing_Help_in_the_IDE#Installing_CHM_help_.28Lazarus_1.0_and_later.29

What OS are you using? If Windows, 64 or 32 bit Lazarus?

PS: Additions to the help system more than welcome. See
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/How_To_Make_Lazarus_Docs
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Documentation_Editor

Thanks...
« Last Edit: March 13, 2014, 01:53:25 am by BigChimp »
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andrewcass

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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help suystem is not functioning
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2014, 02:17:29 am »
Freezing means=> Stop working, non responsive, not respond to mouse or keys commands, the help prog shows itself but crashes while attempting to open the help files from the ide. If i run the Lhelp and open the help files out of the lazarus ide it works fine...But if i press the F1 key from lazarus lhelp hangs.

Working OS windows 7 32 bit. The lazarus instalation was clean one.

>"Just download and install the help files and it works like a charm. Search this forum, this subject has>  >been answered more than once."

I know that some people may have it working nicely on their system (hurray for them), so i'm asking to those that had this problem and solved it if they have any tip about the problem.

There is no post that


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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help system is not functioning
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2014, 02:29:00 am »
I'm having the same problem with LHelp freezing on the open file dialog when called from within the IDE.  If run outside the IDE LHelp.exe functions normally.  Intel Core I3, Windows 8.1 64 bit, with Lazarus 1.2.6 32bit.  Same result after installing the CodeTyphon v5 distribution LHelp freezes when run inside the IDE.  Anyone else finding this?

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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help suystem is not functioning
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2014, 05:16:16 pm »
I'm having the same problem with LHelp freezing on the open file dialog when called from within the IDE.  If run outside the IDE LHelp.exe functions normally.  Intel Core I3, Windows 8.1 64 bit, with Lazarus 1.2.6 32bit.  Same result after installing the CodeTyphon v5 distribution LHelp freezes when run inside the IDE.  Anyone else finding this?

If this is what I think it is, this has been fixed in Trunk already.  Any chance you can test there?
Lazarus Trunk/FPC Trunk on Windows [7, 10]
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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help suystem is not functioning
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2014, 03:07:14 am »
Mike;
I've installed the latest Lazarus truck (Ver 1.3 - 2014-10-28) and the help system works.  Thank you.

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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help system is not functioning
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2014, 03:57:06 am »
Update...  It appears that if Free Pascal is installed (or exists) before installing Lazarus it may interfere with the compile process of the Lazarus installation.  I reinstalled Lazarus after uninstalling Free Pascal and I'm no longer finding issues with the Help system with either Lazarus or CodeTyphon on Windows 8. 

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Re: Lazarus 1.20 help system is not functioning
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2014, 09:34:35 am »
Update...  It appears that if Free Pascal is installed (or exists) before installing Lazarus it may interfere with the compile process of the Lazarus installation.
Seems very unlikely. It's likely something else you changed.
Lazarus installation does not compile Lazarus at all.

No idea what CodeTyphon does though.
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