Re: XanaNews - Introduction

On 7/31/2024 at 3:21:23 PM D wrote:

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?

That did allow the help file to be opened.  Thanks for that.  I didn't
know about this function.

Unfortunately, the help file has very little info other than very low
level stuff.  Most of the topics just say "enter topic text here".  So
I really couldn't learn anything about more complex questions.

Thanks,
Bill