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GNOME help does not work

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From: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: GNOME help does not work
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:19:17 -0700

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Hi,

I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME.  I've noticed that "help" does not
work.  Specifically, I've observed the following:

* Pressing F1 in any application does not work.  Sometimes (e.g., in the
  GNOME terminal) you get an error message saying something like "There
  was an error displaying help / Operation not supported".  Sometimes
  (e.g., in icecat) nothing at all happens.

* If you run the "Help" application (you can find it in the dashboard
  under "Show Applications"), you get an error:

    Document Not Found
    The URI ‘help:gnome-help/index’ does not point to a valid page.
    Search for packages containing this document.

I know that GNOME documentation is available on the Internet, but it
would be nice if the built-in GNOME worked, too.  What do we need to do
to make it work?  How can I investigate further why it is not working?

-- 
Chris

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Message #8 received at 23195 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
To: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 23195 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23195: GNOME help does not work
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 09:28:20 +0300

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On Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:19:17 -0700
Chris Marusich <cmmarusich <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME.  I've noticed that "help" does not
> work.  Specifically, I've observed the following:
> 
> * Pressing F1 in any application does not work.  Sometimes (e.g., in the
>   GNOME terminal) you get an error message saying something like "There
>   was an error displaying help / Operation not supported".  Sometimes
>   (e.g., in icecat) nothing at all happens.
> 
> * If you run the "Help" application (you can find it in the dashboard
>   under "Show Applications"), you get an error:
> 
>     Document Not Found
>     The URI ‘help:gnome-help/index’ does not point to a valid page.
>     Search for packages containing this document.
> 
> I know that GNOME documentation is available on the Internet, but it
> would be nice if the built-in GNOME worked, too.  What do we need to do
> to make it work?  How can I investigate further why it is not working?
> 

shot in the dark because I don't use gnome: is yelp installed?

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Message #11 received at 23195 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org (宋文武)
To: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 23195 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23195: GNOME help does not work
Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 15:47:29 +0800

Chris Marusich <cmmarusich <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME.  I've noticed that "help" does not
> work.  Specifically, I've observed the following:
>
> * Pressing F1 in any application does not work.  Sometimes (e.g., in the
>   GNOME terminal) you get an error message saying something like "There
>   was an error displaying help / Operation not supported".  Sometimes
>   (e.g., in icecat) nothing at all happens.
>
> * If you run the "Help" application (you can find it in the dashboard
>   under "Show Applications"), you get an error:
>
>     Document Not Found
>     The URI ‘help:gnome-help/index’ does not point to a valid page.
>     Search for packages containing this document.
>
> I know that GNOME documentation is available on the Internet, but it
> would be nice if the built-in GNOME worked, too.  What do we need to do
> to make it work?  How can I investigate further why it is not working?
With the ‘xdg-desktop-database’ hook in commit 842cb820, it should
work now.

Message #16 received at 23195-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org (宋文武)
To: 23195-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: fixed
Date: Sat, 28 May 2016 20:07:19 +0800

fixed in commit de477809d773.

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