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From: Mike Williams
Subject: "locations" in the documentation
Date: 30 Oct 2001 18:53:56
Message: <XXJiaDAyrs37EwP1@econym.demon.co.uk>

Is it possible to set the location fields in the index and search
results to something useful? (Or is it a MicroSoft "feature" of the help
system?)

For example, if I look up "blob" in the index, it finds two matches:-

        Title   Location
        -----   --------
        Blob    POV-ray for Windows Help
        Blob    POV-ray for Windows Help

The information in the "Location" column doesn't tell me anything I
didn't already know. If, instead, it had said something like

        Title   Location
        -----   --------
        Blob    Finite Solid Primitives
        Blob    Isosurface Object

then I'd know which of those sections is more likely to contain what I'm
looking for.


-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: "locations" in the documentation
Date: 1 Nov 2001 20:37:30
Message: <3be1f8da@news.povray.org>

> Is it possible to set the location fields in the index and search
> results to something useful? (Or is it a MicroSoft "feature" of the help
> system?)

It's a 'feature'. The location fields only work if you merge multiple help
files into one logical one. It annoys me intensely, but there's absolutely
nothing I can do about it.

-- Chris

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