Re: problems with Gnome help browser.

[Jacob Berkman <jacob helixcode com>]

Dan <dan.kortschak@adelaide.edu.au> writes:

> Jacob Berkman wrote:
> > 
> > Dan <dan.kortschak@adelaide.edu.au> writes:
> > 
> > > Hi, I'm using YDL CS1.2 and October Gnome. I am unable to get a help screen
> > > with any text in it. The browser comes up - empty. The path shown is toc: as
> > > you'd expect and all the path definitions seem to be fine. Can anyone help me?
> > 
> > Do you have files in $prefix/share/gnome/help/help-browser/ ?
> 
> All the files for help seem to be in "/usr/share/gnome/help/"
> The path stops there. That is there is no directory "/usr/share/gnome/help/help-browser".

Then this is why nothing is being displayed; you are missing some files.

> (I'm sorry but because of my newbie status I'm guessing what "$prefix" means here).

The GNOME FAQ answers this question:

http://www.gnome.org/gnomefaq/html/c533.html#AEN563

Jacob
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