Is the f1 (help) function broken?

[PhilOfPerth]

Is the f1 (help) function broken?
When I focus a keyword and press f1, I normally get  Help for the word, but today, I'm constantly getting "The Help system is not yet initialised; Do it now?".
Nothing happens when I say Yes to this. Is the function no longer available or is it broken?

[mnrvovrfc]

Not again?


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EDIT: I would have suggested an overhaul in the help system, except one person has complained about issues with the existing one. LOL, Phil must be the most extensive user of the QB64PE IDE.

[SMcNeill]

As a quick try please also load internal/config.ini into editor and change the protocol from https: to just plain http: in the "WikiBaseAddress" entry. Save the changes, restart the QB64 IDE and try again to use the help.

[PhilOfPerth]

I re-installed all of the QB64PE files, and everything appears to be ok.
Not sure what the protocol was for the config.ini (I find it difficult to locate the protocol), and don't understand why it would have changed, if it did, as I have had no system changes (other than possibly automatic Windows Updates) in the last month or two.
Thanks for the help.

[RhoSigma]

As a quick try please also load internal/config.ini into editor and change the protocol from https: to just plain http: in the "WikiBaseAddress" entry. Save the changes, restart the QB64 IDE and try again to use the help.

This is handled automatically since v3.5.0, so there should be no need to manually edit the config.

[RhoSigma]

I re-installed all of the QB64PE files, and everything appears to be ok.
Not sure what the protocol was for the config.ini (I find it difficult to locate the protocol), and don't understand why it would have changed, if it did, as I have had no system changes (other than possibly automatic Windows Updates) in the last month or two.
Thanks for the help.

Something must be happened to your internal/help folder, the message you got is usually triggerd if the file "links.bin" in that folder is missing, which wouldn't happen without actively deleting it. However, if the reinstall worked for you, then its all ok.