> To whom it may concern: Current issues with HTMLHELP from Fritz :-)
why do we accept input from 'Fritz' who wants to remain anonymous?
did you verify these bugs?
or could this be dependend on the Fritz's configuration?
what version of HTMLHELP with what version of help files?
> a) If there is a language set in environment variables, e.g.
> "set LANG=ID" and there is NO "htmlhelp.ID"
> help hangs instead of working and falling back to english language,
seems genuine enough to be reproducible
> b) help.exe often crashes when moving around from index.htm to
> sub-htm-files and back or from one sub-htm-file to other ones
> and back. In many cases you have to reboot.
in case of 'often' it would be helpful to have examples of this
> c) At different files the htm files show up to 10 empty lines below
> the end line ("after: </pre></body></html> although there is max 1
> empty line below in the file. This looks ugly.
should be findable.
> d) Referring to c): There is one more problem: At some files you
> can move down with arrow up/down to this end (last shown line).
> When you do so there are WRONG links shown THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY
> NOTHING TO DO with the actual htm file (no idea where help gets
> them from). Sometimes this are correct links like
> "hhstndrd/command/set.htm", sometimes only absolute nonsense
> is shown at the left bottom. If you type "ENTER" the htm file
> may be executed or you get an error message. that e.g.
> "xyzcba_?DIR" cannot be found.
'At some files': would be cool to know what files.
> e) I created an internet version where special characters,
> german Umlauts and french/spanish accents can be written
> as e.g. "á". It is supported by help and Mateusz
> Viste created his amb files out of it, but not when such
> characters are written in the "<h1> special character</h1>"
> header section. In this case help hangs.
wow. why are you posting about 'I created an internet version'
without giving instructions how to get 'I created an internet version'
> f) I am sure there are more but I would be happy if at least
> these problems could be fixed.
thanks for the bug list, but realistically: HTMLHELP is open source. just fix
it yourself.
> Fritz
Tom
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