AkelPad

KDJ · Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 1067 Location: Poland

Thanks Surveyor.
Very cool.
I noticed a small mistake - at Appendix B/Unicode, you have not given, that AkelPad supports UTF-32.

Surveyor · Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject: UTF-32

KDJ · Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 1067 Location: Poland

Surveyor
Yes, but it has already been corrected in the test version 4.4.5.
This can be taken into account.
But still, SaveFile plugin does not support UTF-32 without BOM.

KDJ · Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 1067 Location: Poland

Already is AkelPad version 4.4.5.
And SaveFile plugin supports UTF-32.

Lectrichead · Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Posts: 2

AkelPad is one amazing program, and I was looking forward to checking out the documentation posted in this thread.

It's weird though - I've tried downloading it on both my main computer and my wife's computer. When I unzip the .chm file and click on it it shows the headings in the left pane but "Navigation to the webpage was canceled" in the right pane no matter what I click on.

Any ideas?

FeyFre · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1888 Location: Vinnitsa, Ukraine

Lectrichead
You probably run it from remote location or network share(HtmlHelp viewer's security model does not allows to work in such cases), or from some kind of temporary storage(e.g. entered into zip using Windows Explorer and run it from there.)
You should copy it to local storage or unpack it manually, not run from unpacker program.

Lectrichead · Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Posts: 2

Surveyor · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:50 pm Post subject: Security with CHM files

Gentlemen,

Yes, indeed, Windows (on my system, XP SP2) considers CHM suspect. Javascript can be embedded into the HTML files and (I think) for that reason, Windows usually tries to block the content, even though Javascript itself is restricted (for security reasons) in what it can do.

FeyFre is right - you should unzip the file from its "package" rather than try to execute it from your zip handler (eg. 7-Zip, Winzip), particulary if there is a "blocking" issue. Once it is extracted, you should (at least on XP)

right-click the file and select properties
click the Unblock button, if present (Windows has blocked content)

The file 'should' function fine after unblocking. This is typical behaviour for any (most?) downloaded CHM files.

FYI - Javascript is used in Appendix E (Manual Settings - tools), and frequently for rollover image handling, but is PERFECTLY SAFE. The Appendix E tools write to the registry, but always just the AkelPad variables necessary for the Manual Settings.

Lectrichead - Welcome aboard! There is also a Plugins Manual in the Plugins part of the forum. Sadly, it is incomplete and a bit out of date, but I am in the updating process as we speak.

Cheers!

FeyFre · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1888 Location: Vinnitsa, Ukraine

VladSh · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: Re: Security with CHM files

Surveyor · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:37 pm Post subject: Security alert

VladSh · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: Security alert

KDJ · Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 1067 Location: Poland

I use a portable version AklePad.
Program settings are stored in .ini file and not in the registry.
When reading "Appendix E - Manual settings" appears this window:

AkelPad4-Eng.chm_screen

There is no key in the registry.
Can you somehow fix it?

FeyFre · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1888 Location: Vinnitsa, Ukraine

Surveyor
Annoying security questions must never be problem for anybody, unless he(she) is full dumb.
But RunTime error in embedded scripts which activates system debugger - that really annoying!

UPD: oops, only now noticed KDJ's post....