New FOSS (GPL) help authoring tool

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wxHelper, developed with wxPython.
https://wxhelper.sourceforge.io
Still beta, but it generated its own help file.
I couldn’t get wx.HtmlHelpHandler to work (bug?), so I wrote code to more or less replace it, available with the rest of the source.

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I have updated the program, there was an issue that prevented the help file from showing correctly under windows. If you downloaded the previous version and had problems using it under windows, please give it another shot.

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The whole problem lies in the different ways that Python under Windows or Linux accesses files inside a zip file.
Windows expects something like:
f"file:///{zip_path}#zip:{inside_path}"
Whereas for Linux it’s:
f"file:{zip_path}#zip:{inside_path}"
Just leaving this here in case someone has similar problems.

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Hello Kenneth,
Thank you very much for this new tool; the community appreciates it!

Could you move your topic to the “wxPython Dev” category?
If you can’t make the change, please create a new one.

Alternatively, a page dedicated to your tool has been created on the wxPython wiki:

New FOSS (GPL) help authoring tool (Phoenix)

or

wxPython snippets, examples, tutorials, links… (Phoenix)

Regards

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Hi.
I created a new topic: https://discuss.wxpython.org/t/foss-gpl-help-authoring-tool/40272?u=kencamargo

Do you want me to delete the old one?
And do I have to do anything with regard to the wiki page?
Best,
Ken

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Hi,

“”“Do you want me to delete the old one?”"
If possible but it is not an obligation.

“”“And do I need to do anything about the wiki page?”“”
I’ll change the wiki page link if necessary.

Thanks :call_me_hand:

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Hey, than you.

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I tried to delete it, but got this error message:
“You don’t have permission to delete this topic. If you really want it to be deleted, submit a flag for moderator attention together with reasoning.”

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In this case, Robin Dunn is one of two or three people who can make the change. Thanks anyway.

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:+1:t2:

Kenneth Rochel de Camargo, Jr. MD PhD
Professor Titular - Full Professor
Instituto de Medicina Social - Social Medicine Institute
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro State U. (Brazil)
Editor Emeritus - American Journal of Public Health
Senior Editor - Global Public Health
e-mail: kenneth@uerj.br

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