BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Delphi 7: Context-sensitive help breaks with runtime package          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi (General) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Guest Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:56 pm    Post subject: Delphi 7: Context-sensitive help breaks with runtime package My company has recently ported an application from Delphi 5 to Delphi 7. Everything works fine, except for the context-sensitive help. When calling up the context-sensitive help for a control (e.g. by pressing F1), the Overview page of the help file (.hlp) appears instead of the small yellow help window for the specific topic. I have created a trivial test application with a single edit box, and an associated help file. The help context issue is reproducible in this test application when it is compiled with either of the following compiler options: 1) Build with runtime packages; 2) Use Debug DCUs. This test application clearly demonstrates that this is a Delphi 7 issue. The issue is unfortunately not resolved by installing the last update that Borland release for Delphi 7 enterprise. Unfortunately, our application *must* be built with runtime packages, since a core feature is the ability to load UI plug-ins, which we implement as DLLs. Has anyone seen this issue before, and perhaps has a workaround? Back to top Guest Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi 7: Context-sensitive help breaks with runtime pac On May 21, 3:56 pm, paul.ur...@gmail.com wrote: Quote: My company has recently ported an application from Delphi 5 to Delphi 7. Everything works fine, except for the context-sensitive help. When calling up the context-sensitive help for a control (e.g. by pressing F1), the Overview page of the help file (.hlp) appears instead of the small yellow help window for the specific topic. I have created a trivial test application with a single edit box, and an associated help file. The help context issue is reproducible in this test application when it is compiled with either of the following compiler options: 1) Build with runtime packages; 2) Use Debug DCUs. This test application clearly demonstrates that this is a Delphi 7 issue. The issue is unfortunately not resolved by installing the last update that Borland release for Delphi 7 enterprise. Unfortunately, our application *must* be built with runtime packages, since a core feature is the ability to load UI plug-ins, which we implement as DLLs. Has anyone seen this issue before, and perhaps has a workaround? More information: This issue manifests when the help type is htContext (i.e. we're looking up each help topic by ID). I can provide a trivial test application that reproduces this issue. Back to top        BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi (General) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group .