Re: XanaNews - Introduction

On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:51:21 -0000 (UTC), "BillH" <billh@domain.is.invalid> wrote:

On 7/31/2024 at 2:27:52 PM D wrote:

On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:04:51 -0000 (UTC), "BillH"
<billh@domain.is.invalid> wrote:

On 7/31/2024 at 9:56:09 AM D wrote:

*note: the XanaNews 1.21 "Help" contents feature may appear blank,

if >> so,  in the "XanaNews" folder, right-click "XanaNews.chm",
select >> "Properties"  and next to "Security: This file came from
another >> computer and might be  blocked to help protect the
computer", check >> "Unblock", click "Apply/OK"
snip
 

I am on Windows 11 23H2.  I right clicked on XanaNews.chm and
selected properties.  I don't see that message anywhere.  When I
click on Help >
Contents or Help > Topic Search, nothing happens.
Bill

 
the "blank" xananews.chm occurred on my windows 7 pc, but in windows
11 pc works fine; windows 11 is unnecessarily complicated and less
user-friendly than its predecessors, e.g., to install a program from
"unknown publisher" it makes you click personalize ... privacy &
security ... windows security ...reputation-based protection ... app
& browser control ... check app and files ... switch (temporarily,
rather permanently) to "off" ... and voila!  (whether or not that
fixes your "blank" xananews.chm anomaly, i cannot say) also, and
every program i've tested that runs on win 7 also runs on win 11, but
some essential programs, like tor browser, will soon nix win 7 support

>
I don't get anything "blank", it just doesn't do anything at all when I
click on the Help options, except for Help > About.
Strange.  I install programs from all over the place and I've never had
any issues or problems.  I'm sure some of the the program publishers
would be "unknown" to Windows.  I've never had to go through that chain
of prompts.
I posted on this newsgroup because I couldn't see the Help for the
program.  There is probably a way to make it work, but I couldn't find
any clues when I searched.
Bill

maybe try this . . .

right-click "XanaNews.chm" > Open with > Microsoft(r) HTML Help Executable

if that doesn't work, not sure what will short of some registry adjustment?