Re: [Gimp-docs] Gimp 2.8 Help has been downloaded & installed but Gimp cannnot find it

[Marco Ciampa <ciampix libero it>]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:05:55AM +0100, Richard Prangnell wrote:
> Platform: PC
> OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
>
> I have downloaded the Help for Gimp 2.8 (en-GB) and it installed itself to:
> c:\program files\GIMP 2\Share\gimp\2.0\help\en_GB, which I presume is
> correct?
> However, Gimp keeps telling me that "help is not installed on this
> computer".
> I have tried copying the Help structure to higher level folders without
> success, even to the corresponding location below c:\program files (x86)\...
>
> So if anyone knows what is happening here, I'd be grateful for the
> work-around.
>
> Thank you!

The only question I have (I do not have Windows 7) is: are you sure of
the GIMP installation directory? In Windows XP it works well.

Eventually try changing in the preferences the language and set
it not automatic but english british...

Report if it worked...

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Marco Ciampa

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