Bug 346577

Summary: Digikam does not show help when not running in KDE
Product: [Applications] digikam Reporter: Jens <jens-bugs.kde.org>
Component: Portability-InterroperabilityAssignee: Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: caulier.gilles
Priority: NOR    
Version: 4.9.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In: 5.7.0

Description Jens 2015-04-24 15:27:25 UTC 
Digikam shows an error message "Could not launch the KDE Help Center: Could not find service 'khelpcenter'." when starting it in Ubuntu Unity desktop.

If this service is not available when not running KDE, would it be possible to open a HTML version of the Digikam handbook in a browser, either online or locally?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Start Digikam in Ubuntu Unity desktop (or Lubuntu desktop, or anything non-KDE I guess)
Click on "Help > Digikam Handbook"

Actual Results:  
Digikam shows an error message "Could not launch the KDE Help Center: Could not find service 'khelpcenter'." when starting it in Ubuntu Unity desktop.


Expected Results:  
Digikam should *somehow* display its handbook (external browser, manual start of khelpcenter, etc.)

This is not a major bug, but it's a major usability issue for the default desktop on the most common Linux distribution. Plus there's an easy fix (start khelpcenter manually, or start a web browser with the handbook).
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2015-04-24 15:33:25 UTC 
Help depend of this KDE part to run. just install it.

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Jens 2015-04-24 17:40:28 UTC 
So true. Sorry ... :(
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2017-06-29 14:58:37 UTC 
This problem do not exist with next 5.7.0 as the handbook is open now with
online version through an embed web browser based on QtWebView

Gilles Caulier