Re: [wsjt-devel] Packaging for -rc1

[Bill S. <g4...@cl...>]

On 24/09/2014 18:11, Bill Somerville wrote:
> On 24/09/2014 18:00, Joe Taylor wrote:
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>> Should the installation packages for wsjtx-1.4.0-rc1 include the
>> latest-and-greatest version of the WSJT-C User Guide?  It's online at
>>
>> http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main.html
>>
>> Which is good, since that lets us continue to improve the manual.
>> However, for occasions when internet is not available, maybe it should
>> be installed locally as well.  Perhaps even add an item such as "Local
>> User Guide" on the Help menu?
> We can certainly do that. The installer already creates a web link in
> the start menu and the programs and features entry but they are WIndows
> specific places. A local help menu item is no problem and a good idea,
> should we use a Qt window to display it (might be expensive in terms of
> installer size if we need other DLLs) or shell out to the default web
> browser. I need to check what Qt has in the way of launching a default
> web browser in a portable fashion.
OK Qt has QDesktopServices to do this so all that remains is how the 
WSJT-X CMake install target gets the actual content. Should it just 
download the version from the URL above as at the time the build is run?

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73
Bill
G4WJS.