[Rd] Request: bring back windows chm help support (PR#14034)

Duncan Murdoch murdoch at stats.uwo.ca
Sun Nov 1 23:55:56 CET 2009


On 01/11/2009 5:47 PM, alexios wrote:
> Peter Ehlers wrote:
>> Duncan Murdoch wrote:
>>> On 31/10/2009 6:05 PM, alexios at 4dscape.com wrote:
>>>> Full_Name: alex galanos
>>>> Version: 2.10.0
>>>> OS: windows vista
>>>> Submission from: (NULL) (86.11.78.110)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I respectfully request that the chm help support for windows, which 
>>>> was very
>>>> convenient, be reinstated...couldn't an online poll have been 
>>>> conducted to gauge
>>>> the support of this format by window's users?
>> First, I don't think that complaints are bugs.
>> Secondly, why not give the new format a chance. Personally, I
>> like it. Thanks, Duncan.
>>
>>  -Peter Ehlers
>>
> It was not a complaint but a simple request, which given the presence of 
> a wishlist subdirectory I thought was appropriate to post. Apologies if 
> it came across as such.

What is it that you particularly liked about the CHM help?  One thing it 
did well was the table of contents at the side, and the built-in search. 
  I would like to get those back, in the HTML help.  Is there anything else?

Duncan Murdoch



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