Re: [Gretl-devel] help files

> On Fri, 11 Mar 2016, Summers, Peter wrote: > >>> On Fri, 11 Mar 2016, Sven Schreiber wrote: >>> >>>> Am 10.03.2016 um 23:51 schrieb Allin Cottrell: >>>>> Here's an update on the status of clicking on a link to the (PDF) >>>>> User's Guide in the GUI help text. The precise effect depends on >>>>> the platform and the PDF viewer. There are two questions: >>>>> >>>> >>>>> Windows: >>>>> >>>>> Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader: Yes on 1, and also Yes on updating >>>>> the viewing position now that I've added some DDE code (in git and >>> snapshots). >>>> >>>> Very nice! (haven't tested yet, though) >> >> I just tested the latest snapshot (3-10-16), on Win 7 (Enterprise) >> with Adobe Reader. I can confirm the "yes on 1" (user's guide opens to >> the correct chapter when clicking on the link in the help window), but >> the location doesn't update. > > What version of Adobe Reader, please? Getting DDE to work is quite tricky, > particularly since Adobe writes the wrong identifier for its DDE "server" into > the Windows registry -- so finding the right identifier is a matter of informed > guesswork. I've tested with Reader DC 2015 on Windows 8 and that works for > updating the read location. > Adobe Reader XI, version 11.0.07. I'll update & try again