No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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Hi All
Any advice on how to get help file on 8266 when flashing 1.44.2?
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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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Have you tried to press F2 in the editor?

Otherwise it is online here
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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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Hi cicciocb

F2 results in "File not found"

can I manually copy the help file to the 8266?

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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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F2 is working for me on 1.44.2, and the external help link, so looks like it's something to do with your system.
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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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Hi Electroguard
It could be. My tool kit is all "piece mealed" together. Is there a complete up to date package that contains ESP8266 1.44.2?

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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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I've created a USB-bootable MX Linux with Annex Toolkit pre-installed including 1.44.2 firmware.
I'm still working on some accompanying videos, but I can post up a pre-release of the bootable MX Linux ISO sometime tomorrow if it would help ?

EDIT: The whole intention of of the Annex MX project is to offer Annex on a highly-modded version of linux which is simple even for first-time linux users to be comfortable with, so no need to be frightened of it. Will have tutorial videos showing how to do everything - most done already, but a few still to do.
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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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[Local Link Removed for Guests] wrote: [Local Link Removed for Guests]Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:14 pm Hi cicciocb

F2 results in "File not found"

can I manually copy the help file to the 8266?

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Probably your project is not connected to internet; it is not possible to copy the help inside the module but you can use this offline help for annex ESP8266 1.44.2
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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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Curious, F2 does not work for me either. Tried in Firefox and Edge.
The files are there, just nothing happens when F2 is pressed.
The link works fine which I already had bookmarked along with previous versions which still work.
The help files in my 1.44.2 toolkit directory open but are not interactive.
The help files in my 1.41 beta 5 folder used to work but now give a script error.
Could this be a Windows thing? I'm still using W10.
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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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Have you tried with Chrome?
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Re: No help file ESP8266 1.44.2

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Not tried with Chrome yet. (not available on this PC).
It (F2) certainly used to work with Firefox but not tried it for a long time.
It was pre ESP32 support when I last tried F2, so something has broken since then. (I believe in my PC)
I always use bookmarks in Firefox and they work fine. (1.41, 1.42, 1.43, 1.44 & 1.44.2 all OK).
It was only because of Zim's issue that I tried F2 and opening the files in the 1.43.zip download.
I recall an issue with the help files for 1.43 not opening (script error) when I first downloaded them.
I tried to change them to the latest but got the same error and gave up because my bookmarks work OK.
I suspected then, as now, that this is related to my PC and/or Windows. I'll try and post the error message popup.
I did 'Google' the error message a while back but it pointed me to a registry entry so I left it at that and moved on.
I'll try Chrome later today. Meanwhile, anything else to try?

Edit:
This is the popup if try to open the help from the folder.
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