Problem finding klipper docs (locally)

Yuri Chornoivan yurchor at ukr.net
Tue Sep 8 19:09:58 BST 2020


вівторок, 8 вересня 2020 р. 20:46:37 EEST Jack написано:
> If I launch the clipboard widget (klipper), click "Configure
> Clipboard," and then click the "Help" button, I get the dreaded
> "Documentation not Found" page I wrote in 2014.  (I just discovered
> this because someone sent me a message because my email address is on
> that page as the author.)  He's on Suse Tumbleweed, and I'm on Gentoo,
> so I don't think it's a packaging problem.
> 
> However, if I open khelpcenter and search for klipper (how is someone
> to know that "klipper" is the name of the "clipboard" widget?) the
> documentation is present.
> 
> So, I'm wondering if Klipper is actually calling KHelpCenter with the
> wrong name for the doc it is looking for.

Sure. The KConfigDialog window is for KCMs, so the "Help" button tries to load 
help:/kcontrol(5)/klipper, but the docs are stored for help:/klipper.
 
> Separately, when that happens, there is no way to know what page
> KHelpCenter was asked to find.  Would that be a useful enhancement to
> request?  (Showing the name of the doc requested when it can't be
> found.)

I think so.

> I'll also probably try to update the "Documentation not Found" page to
> add a note not to contact the author of the page for help, as he will
> just tell you to follow the instructions on the page.
> 
> Jack

Thanks for your help.

Best regards,
Yuri




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