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From: "BillH" <billh@domain.is.invalid>
Newsgroups: news.software.readers
Subject: Re: XanaNews - Introduction
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:52:05 -0000 (UTC)
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On 7/31/2024 at 3:21:23 PM D wrote:

> On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:51:21 -0000 (UTC), "BillH"
> <billh@domain.is.invalid> wrote:
> > On 7/31/2024 at 2:27:52 PM D wrote:
> >> On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:04:51 -0000 (UTC), "BillH"
> >> <billh@domain.is.invalid> wrote:
> >> > On 7/31/2024 at 9:56:09 AM D wrote:
> >> >> *note: the XanaNews 1.21 "Help" contents feature may appear
> blank, >> if >> so,  in the "XanaNews" folder, right-click
> "XanaNews.chm", >> select >> "Properties"  and next to "Security:
> This file came from >> another >> computer and might be  blocked to
> help protect the >> computer", check >> "Unblock", click "Apply/OK"
> >> snip
> >> 
> >> > I am on Windows 11 23H2.  I right clicked on XanaNews.chm and
> >> > selected properties.  I don't see that message anywhere.  When I
> >> > click on Help >
> >> >Contents or Help > Topic Search, nothing happens.
> >> > Bill
> >> 
> >> the "blank" xananews.chm occurred on my windows 7 pc, but in
> windows >> 11 pc works fine; windows 11 is unnecessarily complicated
> and less >> user-friendly than its predecessors, e.g., to install a
> program from >> "unknown publisher" it makes you click personalize
> ... privacy & >> security ... windows security ...reputation-based
> protection ... app >> & browser control ... check app and files ...
> switch (temporarily, >> rather permanently) to "off" ... and voila!
> (whether or not that >> fixes your "blank" xananews.chm anomaly, i
> cannot say) also, and >> every program i've tested that runs on win 7
> also runs on win 11, but >> some essential programs, like tor
> browser, will soon nix win 7 support
> > 
> > I don't get anything "blank", it just doesn't do anything at all
> > when I
> >click on the Help options, except for Help > About.
> > Strange.  I install programs from all over the place and I've never
> > had any issues or problems.  I'm sure some of the the program
> > publishers would be "unknown" to Windows.  I've never had to go
> > through that chain of prompts.
> > I posted on this newsgroup because I couldn't see the Help for the
> > program.  There is probably a way to make it work, but I couldn't
> > find any clues when I searched.
> > Bill
> 
> maybe try this . . .
> 
> right-click "XanaNews.chm" > Open with > Microsoft(r) HTML Help
> Executable
> 
> if that doesn't work, not sure what will short of some registry
> adjustment?

That did allow the help file to be opened.  Thanks for that.  I didn't
know about this function.

Unfortunately, the help file has very little info other than very low
level stuff.  Most of the topics just say "enter topic text here".  So
I really couldn't learn anything about more complex questions.

Thanks,
Bill