Questions tagged [help-files]
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Getting started with Far Manager
I'm interested in learning Far Manager. Are there any walkthroughs or tutorials or feature tours out there? The F1 help system is good, but it's more of a reference than a beginners guide.
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Update-help fails to update two modules
On my computer (Win10 Enterprise x64, 1709) running Update-Help returns two errors:
update-help : Failed to update Help for the module(s) 'AutoSequencer, HostNetworkingService, WindowsUpdateProvider' with UI culture(s) {en-US} : Unable to retrieve…
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Does Windows 8 include the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe)?
In 2011, Symantec reported on the use of the Windows Help File (.hlp) extension as an attack vector in targeted attacks.
The functionality of the help file permits a call to the Windows API
which, in turn, permits shell code execution and the…
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Convert Microsoft .hlp to something else printable
Anyone know of a good (free) tool that will convert a .hlp file into something that is decently formatted for printing? PDF would be great, but anything printable will work.
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How do I configure helpd on OSX so that it doesn't periodically call home to application sites?
Little Snitch, an outgoing network traffic blocker, notifies me when an application is attempting to establish a connection.
Many applications that I've installed have apparently registered themselves into the help system, and periodically cause…
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Seeking alternative to Windows Help viewer
MicroSotft discontinued the Help Viewer with Vista. It is still available as a download, but I am having problems installing that, so while I try to solve them I thought that I woudl ask if anyone knows of an alternative .HLP viewer .....
Mawg says reinstate Monica
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How do I prevent F1 from opening help in Excel 2013, without using VBA?
How do I prevent F1 from opening help in Excel 2013?
The only information I found elsewhere entailed using VBA or, for the whole system (I'm using Windows 8), editing the registry. I would prefer to avoid both of these options.
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Vim: map shift-K to open help on current word in a new tab
In conjunction with https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3131393/remapping-help-in-vim-to-open-in-a-new-tab , I'm looking to also make the shift-K shortcut that opens help in a new tab.
I first tried nmap :tab help expand(""), but…
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File-size limits for CHM (HTML Help format) files?
We are using Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop, specifically hhc.exe, to assemble a CHM file containing HTML-formatted documentation. Officially there is no limit on the size of a CHM file, but as our doc set has increased in size we have been getting…
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All of the about_* topics are missing from my PowerShell help. What gives?
I've not used PowerShell often on this machine — it was updated from windows 7 pro to windows 10 a few months ago. $PSVersionTable shows I'm on version 5.
I've run update-help as administrator, but all of the about_ help topics are missing, EXCEPT…
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CHM Compiled Help files all give - NOT FOUND error
I remember fixing this error on an old PC of mine. It involve a SIMPLE Internet explorer option change but I can no longer find it.
Any idea?
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What’s the deal with helpfiles these days?
In relation with this question at SuperUser, I also want some user feedback about this topic.
So you install a desktop application which you've just bought/downloaded/pirated and you start it up. You look at the screen and you're start having…
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How do I create a searchable help file?
I am writing a help file for a product and I need the help file to be searchable.
The help file can be HTML, PDF, DOC, etc., but I need a way to search, list and bring the user to the relevant page. I am going to be writing many tiny pages,…
user3109
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How to check version of ssh-keygen?
What command can be used in Linux to display the version of ssh-keygen? Its man page doesn't tell the version, oddly, nor does it mention any option to do it (e.g. -v or --version). Of no use is apt-cache either, as it shows the version of the whole…
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mautrix-whatsapp bridge setup with matrix-synapse
So i just finally got my matrix server up and running but now whenever i try run whatsapp bridge after adding path in "app_service_config_files" i get this error:
[FATAL] The as_token was not accepted. Is the registration file installed in your…
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