[DUG] D2007 help incomplete or install issue

[Nick]

You can Ctrl-left click on the name of a function (in some source code 
where it works) and it will open that unit.

Robert martin wrote:
> One of the main things I use help for is to find the unit name of a 
> function so I can add it to the uses !
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> Paul Hectors wrote:
>> Good point so the key is to put the unit name in front of the 
>> function or procedure and then you can get to the help. Like you said 
>> system.readln or system.abs gets to the content.
>>
>> On 7/19/07, *John Bird* <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz 
>> <mailto:johnkbird at paradise.net.nz>> wrote:
>>
>>     Looks the same as you said to me - the Dinkumware link brings up a
>>     not found
>>     error.   I wonder what is supposed to be there :) ?
>>
>>     Using the left hand window to Search for READLN brought up only
>>     topics from
>>     the Indy Help, but searching from the right hand window brought up
>>
>>     RAD Studio VCL Win32 Reference
>>
>>     System.ReadLn
>>     Description | See Also
>>     Collapse All
>>
>>     Reads a line of text from a file.
>>     Description
>>     In Delphi code, the ReadLn procedure reads a line of text and then
>>     skips to
>>     the next line of the file.
>>     ReadLn(F) with no parameters causes the current file position to
>>     advance to
>>     the beginning of the next line if there is one; otherwise, it goes
>>     to the
>>     end of the file.
>>     If F is omitted, the global variable Input is used, which 
>> accesses the
>>     processes standard input file. Use of Input in GUI applications
>>     raises
>>     special issues.
>>     Note: {$I+} handles runtime errors using exceptions. When using
>>     {$I-}, use
>>     IOResult to check for I/O errors.
>>
>>     See Also
>>     Read
>>     Writeln
>>     SetLineBreakStyle
>>
>>
>>     So the stuff is in there......looks like you need to know your way
>>     around
>>     the help to find things.
>>
>>     I tend to use a combination of 3 helps:  Google (eg "Delphi
>>     Readln", Delphi
>>     5, Delphi 2007.   Have to say probably in that order too, mainly
>>     because the
>>     D2007 document explorer can be glacially slow (thanks again
>>     MS).  The actual
>>     help content is OK though in the main.
>>
>>     John
>>
>>
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