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LHelp doesn't scroll

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Ajeandro Gonzalo

Unlike in Delphi, If I click on a component in Lazarus 1.0 RC 2 and then tap F1, nothing happens. The only way I can bring up help is to type the full component name (e.g. TDBGrid) in the editor and then tap F1.

But then I still can't read it all because neither tapping the vertical scroll bar nor using the page up/down keys does anything.

I'm using Win 7 64 bit.

A. G.

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Mark Morgan Lloyd
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Ajeandro Gonzalo wrote 5 lines
Unlike in Delphi, If I click on a component in Lazarus 1.0 RC 2 and then tap F1, nothing happens. The only way I can bring up help is to type the full component name (e.g. TDBGrid) in the editor and then tap F1. But then I still can't read it all because neither tapping the vertical scroll bar nor using the page up/down keys does anything. I'm using Win 7 64 bit.

Checking on Linux x86 (i.e. 32-bit): F1 on the TButton on the standard tab does nothing, ditto for a TButton on a form.

F1 on a TButton in the upper pane of the Object Inspector brings up a browser for online help, while F1 on one of its properties in the lower pane brings up lhelp- this is an unfortunate inconsistency.

Scrollbar is OK in lhelp's right-hand pane, but cursor keys are associated with the left-hand pane (i.e. even after a mouse click in the help text, page up/down don't work as expected).

Mark Morgan Lloyd markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk [Opinions above are the author's, not those of his employers or colleagues]

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