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Girl from Ipanema
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July 23, 2008
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Shortcuts act differently

Hi,

I'm using a shortcut in one help file (File X.chm) to launch an external CHM file (FileY.chm). If you open the FileX.chm directly from Windows Explorer, the shortcuts work fine. But if you open the FileX.chm from within its related application, FileY.chm does not launch when you click on the shortcut.

Additionally, the shortcuts themselves (buttons) look different when launched from Windows Explorer and from the application. If they´re the same file, why do they look different depending on where it is opened from??

Thanks for any help!
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Girl from IpanemaCorrect answer
Inspiring
July 23, 2008
Peter,

You have single-handedly solved this issue for me in mere seconds.
Can you leap tall buildings in a single bound as well?

Thank you so much!
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Pete_Lees
Participating Frequently
July 23, 2008
Hi,

The first issue is caused by the "relative path bug", which is described here:

http://helpware.net/FAR/far_faq.htm#RelativePaths

As far as the second issue is concerned, my guess is that the help file is attached to a "themed" application, so the help is themed accordingly when called from the application and unthemed when launched from Windows Explorer. See:

http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_HTMLHelp/hh_xp-style.htm

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Girl from IpanemaAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
July 23, 2008
Peter,

You have single-handedly solved this issue for me in mere seconds.
Can you leap tall buildings in a single bound as well?

Thank you so much!
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