Using:FreeCAD-0.19.3-WIN-x64-installer-1.exe to do a clean install on win10, I found that the help function is not available.Via the menu: help - Help results in the attached error message. In text:
Looks like some messing has been done with the slashes \ vs /.
It doesn't look nice but it's not a problem. When accessing a file in C/C++ then the underlying runtime also accepts slashes.
c:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\doc\freecad.qch
It doesn't complain about this file but freecad.qhc (see the different endings) and it expects the file under C:\Program files\Freecad 0.19\doc\freecad/freecad\. Does this path exists and do you have a freecad.qhc in your installation?
I believe this is the second report in the last week, I'm suspecting the file freecad.qhc is residing in the FreeCAD 0.19 folder structure but the incorrect location.
magnuscal wrote: ↑Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:31 pm
When pressing F1 or Help/Help, this error message appears.
Can you please post the complete message? It seems that the help file should be moved to a folder where you don't have write permissions and I need t know the destination folder.
Therefore additionally the question how you installed FreeCAD. When I install FreeCAD for the current user (the default) pressing F1 works well. When you installer FreeCAD for all users (using admin permissions) but then run FreeCAD without admin permissions as normal user then there could be a writing permission conflict we need to solve. (I will try if this can be the case later today.)
When you first use the Help (F1) in V0.19 several folders and files are created. If you have installed for all users and have accepted the default installation folder "Program Files" then Windows will block this.
Roy_043 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:17 pm
Something has changed between V0.18 and V0.19.
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When you first use the Help (F1) in V0.19 several folders and files are created.
Thanks for this info.
This behavior is odd because there is no need to move the freecad.qhc file. I have no knowledge yet about the help file handling yet to have a look what causes the regression. -> I will ask around.
uwestoehr wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:17 pm
This behavior is odd because there is no need to move the freecad.qhc file. I have no knowledge yet about the help file handling yet to have a look what causes the regression. -> I will ask around.