| Re: IDL (8.6.0) Help not working after update to MacOS Sierra 10.12.5 [message #94577 is a reply to message #94575] |
Fri, 14 July 2017 12:44   |
laura.hike
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Try using google to get help. ;^)
On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 7:42:51 AM UTC-7, Jonathan wrote:
> I just joined this thread after upgrading my Mac to OS X 10.12.5, which required I finally update from IDL 8.2 to 8.6. I also find that the help system does not operate, and this workaround did not work for me.
> Jonathan
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> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 11:04:21 AM UTC-4, Barry Lesht wrote:
>> On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:01:18 AM UTC-5, john.b...@noaa.gov wrote:
>>> Thanks very much!
>>>
>>> On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 1:14:14 PM UTC-6, Chris Torrence wrote:
>>>> Okay, here's a workaround.
>>>>
>>>> In /Applications/harris/idl86/bin/online_help_html, around line 111, change the following lines from:
>>>> href="\"file://$1\""
>>>> osascript -e 'open location '$href
>>>> To:
>>>> href="file://$1"
>>>> open $href
>>>>
>>>> If someone could give this a try and post here, that would be great.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris
>>
>> Hi - I started this thread and have just caught up with the responses. I tried the work around suggested by Chris, but it does NOT work for me. I cannot access the Help directory either using the menu or the keyboard shortcut.
>>
>> Barry
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> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 11:04:21 AM UTC-4, Barry Lesht wrote:
>> On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:01:18 AM UTC-5, john.b...@noaa.gov wrote:
>>> Thanks very much!
>>>
>>> On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 1:14:14 PM UTC-6, Chris Torrence wrote:
>>>> Okay, here's a workaround.
>>>>
>>>> In /Applications/harris/idl86/bin/online_help_html, around line 111, change the following lines from:
>>>> href="\"file://$1\""
>>>> osascript -e 'open location '$href
>>>> To:
>>>> href="file://$1"
>>>> open $href
>>>>
>>>> If someone could give this a try and post here, that would be great.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris
>>
>> Hi - I started this thread and have just caught up with the responses. I tried the work around suggested by Chris, but it does NOT work for me. I cannot access the Help directory either using the menu or the keyboard shortcut.
>>
>> Barry
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