Topic: Using F1 to open a custom .chm help file

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September 9, 2011 at 2:55 pm #5490
HeelX Member	Hi, I want to let F1 open a .chm file, that is associated with the C/C++ scheme. In the OptionsTools dialog, I created with Add a new entry, assigned F1 as shortcut and entered the following command: C:Windowshh.exe DevEnginesA8.30.13dgs_manual.chm I just want to let the Windows CHM viewer show the above listed .chm file. In the Windws command line, I successfully can open it either with just entering the path to the .chm as well as using explicitely the hh.exe. PN always says > “C:Windowshh.exe DevEnginesA8.30.13dgs_manual.chm” > Failed to create process: Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden. > Process Exit Code: 0 > Time Taken: 00:00 What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance, -Christian
September 9, 2011 at 4:33 pm #18105
simon Key Master	Did you put the CHM name in the parameters line? The command line should contain only the exe path.
September 10, 2011 at 4:14 pm #18106
Nux Member	@HeelX: You can use this script to open help AND go to a certain help page. So if your cursor is over some function name you can just press F1 and open help page for it. @simon: Could you change the limit in ScriptShare to over 5000 characters? I hit this quit often and just over few hundred, so 8000 would be quite fine (for me at least).
September 11, 2011 at 4:34 pm #18107
HeelX Member	@simon: Thanks for your reply. I changed it to: Command: C:Windowshh.exe Parameters: DevEnginesA8.30.13dgs_manual.chm The output says: “> “C:Windowshh.exe” DevEnginesA8.30.13dgs_manual.chm” but it still doesn’t open. I also tried to use both C:Windows and DevEnginesA8.30.1 as Folder, but it doesn’t matter. I tried it in the cmd commandline with the following line: C:Windowshh.exe DevEnginesA8.30.13dgs_manual.chm and the .chm gets correctly opened. @Nux: Thank you very much, this looks interesting. But before I use this, it would be quiet helpful if I can open the CHM just on pressing F1. If this works, I will turn to this for sure Am I right that this is a Python script and I have to install Python for it? And how am I supposed to add this correctly to PN?
September 11, 2011 at 6:15 pm #18108
Nux Member	Yes, you can assign shorcuts to scripts (I have F1 for that). You do need Python, but installing it is very easy (just be sure to get Python 2.6). You can install with default options and so you just click Next, Next, Next and Finish . You still have to enable Python in PN which is a bit more effort but this is really a bit and opens new world for you . To be more exact you need to download PyPN zip and extract it to th PN folder. Then you just run `pn --findexts`. This is all described here: http://www.pnotepad.org/add-ons/
September 12, 2011 at 7:36 am #18109
CoDEmanX Member	@HeelX: Make sure you uncheck “Capture output?” in the Console I/O tab! The following settings are working for me: PNotepad_Capture_Output.png
September 12, 2011 at 10:08 am #18110
simon Key Master	@HeelX CoDEmanX is most likely right, if you have Capture output checked then hh.exe will be running in the background. Disable that, and it should launch as normal.
September 13, 2011 at 6:32 am #18111
HeelX Member	Yeah, it works!! Thank you very much!!