Configuring a Web Browser to View Help Topics

The context-sensitive help system is implemented in HTML and JavaScript. Invoking help automatically launches a Web browser (or opens a new tab in an existing Web browser window). Any JavaScript-enabled Web browser can display AccuRev GUI help topics. By default, the operating system’s default Web browser is invoked.

You can specify the complete pathname of the Web browser to be invoked with the AccuRev preference AC_BROWSER. Each user can use the setpref command to set this preference. For example:

accurev setpref AC_BROWSER "C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe"

The preference is stored in file preferences.xml in the .accurev subdirectory of the user’s home directory.

Notes on Internet Explorer

The following sections apply only to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, running under Microsoft Windows.

Configuring Internet Explorer as the Help Topic Browser

You must set the AC_BROWSER preference to configure Microsoft Internet Explorer as the Web browser to be used for context-sensitive help, even if it is your default browser. Example:

accurev setpref AC_BROWSER "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"

Allowing "Active Content" with Internet Explorer 7

Use the following procedure to enable execution of the GUI help system's scripting components with Internet Explorer 7:

  1. In IE7, invoke the command Tools > Internet Options.

  2. In the Internet Options window, go to the Advanced tab.

  3. Make sure that Allow active content to run in files on My Computer is checked.

  4. Exit and restart IE7.




     

Notes on Mozilla Firefox

The following sections apply only to the Mozilla Firefox browser, running under Microsoft Windows or Linux.

Navigation Pane Problems

Sometimes, the book icons in the Navigation pane fail to expand. Use the following workaround if you encounter this behavior:

  1. Click on an individual (non-book) help topic, such as "The Diff Tool".

  2. Click the "Hide Navigation Pane" link.

  3. Click the "Show Navigation Pane" link.

At this point, book icons in the Navigation pane should expand correctly.