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Title: CHM file contains proprietary link format
Type: Stage:
Components: Windows Versions:
process
Status: closed Resolution: not a bug
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: theller Nosy List: alexanderweb, georg.brandl, theller
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2006-02-18 20:22 by alexanderweb, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (6)
msg27572 - (view) Author: Alexander Schremmer (alexanderweb) Date: 2006-02-18 20:22
The .chm file distributed with Python contains URL 
using the proprietary link scheme mk:@MSITStore. While 
this is not a problem in Windows environments, it 
prevents e.g. xchm from loading the pictures.
My suggestion is to advise the html help compiler to 
make these links absolute without specifying a 
protocol. As I do not have setup the html help compiler 
here, I cannot check if this is a working work around.

Having a .chm file that is compatible to multiple 
platforms is a large advantage because you can advise 
newbies to get this file. They are easy navigatable and 
tend to be complete.
msg27573 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-02-18 20:27
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Moving to Bugs.

Martin, do you create the CHM file?
msg27574 - (view) Author: Thomas Heller (theller) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-02-18 20:36
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Can you tell me how this is done?
msg27575 - (view) Author: Alexander Schremmer (alexanderweb) Date: 2006-02-18 20:50
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I could check if it is possible if you can tell me where the 
HTML help compiler project etc. files are in the source 
tree.
msg27576 - (view) Author: Thomas Heller (theller) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-02-18 21:19
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The project files are generated by calling the script
Doc/tools/prechm.py.  See als PEP 101.
msg27577 - (view) Author: Alexander Schremmer (alexanderweb) Date: 2006-03-08 11:30
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I figured out that this issue seems to be related to xchm 
and that there are no ms-specific URLs in the source. I 
recommend non-windows users to choose http://www.kchmviewer.
net/ as it is known to work correctly with python's chm 
file.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:15adminsetgithub: 42923
2006-02-18 20:22:45alexanderwebcreate