Hint to know help file location

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Hint to know help file location

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Could it be possible to have a COMMANDER_CHM env variable giving the current help file.
Could it be possible to have an option in wincmd.ini to force totalcmd.chm in commander_path to be used unconditionally. You could also use the same variable with number to force searching method as a sample:
  • 0/totalcmd.chm only
  • 1/switch Dark/Light
  • 2/use language Folder
  • 3 = 2 + 1
I have wcmd_xxx*.chm or wcmd_xxxDark.chm file in language folder not aligned with totalcmd.chm during rc tests. It is not easy for me to detect which help file is used specially if you change language and theme...
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nsp wrote: 2025-06-20, 04:38 UTC ... It is not easy for me to detect which help file is used specially if you change language and theme...
You can find out which help file is opened by doing this:
white wrote: 2025-05-27, 10:08 UTC To find the URL of the html help page of any displayed page, click the icon in the title bar of the help window (upper left corner) and select "Jump to URL.."
Adding the program version to the window title can also be useful. Irfanview does this, for example.
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nsp wrote: 2025-06-20, 04:38 UTC It is not easy for me to detect which help file is used specially if you change language and theme...[/i]
F1 (Help) > Right-click in the help text window (on the right) > Properties > Address: URL
... might help.
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Re: Hint to know help file location

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@white @tuska thanks for the tip. Yes it helps but I will have to search for it in the forum or put it in my tc wiki to not forget about it.
i usualy search in this order:
  • my wiki notes,
  • TC chm Help,
  • Tc_history,
  • ultra tc editor datafile,
  • forum

The second request to have a parameter in wincmd.ini to drive help file finding strategy remain.
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