Re: [Visualpython-users] can't bring up VPython help

[Jonathan B. <jbr...@ea...>]

On Sat, 2004-01-17 at 14:23, Joe Heafner wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> My classes are using Python23 and VPython under Windows2000. In the new 
> IDLE, pressing F1 only brings up general Python help and not the 
> VPython reference docs. I suspsect this problem is related to the 
> permissions issue that plagues our setup. When I installed the latest 
> VPython last semester, it would only run if the user had administrative 
> privileges. Our "IT" techs cobbled together a solution that works 
> around the usual desktop icon and apparently other things like where 
> students can save programs by default. Any suggestions?
> 
> Cheers,
> Joe Heafner -- Astronomy/Physics Instructor

You can add additional documentation sources manually, by going to the
Options menu, selecting Configure Idle..., On the "general" tab, there
is a pane on the bottom where you can add additional documentation
sources.  Just add the path to .../site-packages/visual/docs/index.html

Worse comes to worse, you could point it at the docs posted on
www.vpython.org.

HTH,
-Jonathan Brandmeyer