Thanks. I now have other problems like printing from the new versions. Prints seem to be portrait whatever is selected, and pdfs are balnk.I have reverted to the 2013 version for now as I need to use this for a PCB.Unfortunately I killed my module library as well, and the older version cannot read the newer files!  Back to the drawing board!
A
       From: Wayne Stambaugh <email address hidden>
 To: <email address hidden> 
 Sent: Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 13:23
 Subject: Re: [Bug 1313412] Re: Help files could not be found under Windows
   
On 9/29/2015 3:00 AM, TraditionAndrew Denham wrote:
> Wayne,
> <<Which stable version?>>
> This one on the downloads page:
> 2015 Stable Release
> Current Version: 4.0.0 RC1Windows 64-bit (x86_64)
> It loads the .pdf files but cannot find them even after tweaking the config file path  setings.

I fixed this bug https://launchpad.net/bugs/1313412 in the product
branch.  It was committed in the product branch r6203.  That's why it
works in the latest nightly builds.  This will get updated in 4.0.0-rc2
in the not too distant future.

> 
> 
> <<You need to copy the "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" file into the same
> help docs language folder where the other manuals reside.>>
> Yes I found that out. 
> 
> Thanks
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
>      From: Wayne Stambaugh <email address hidden>
>  To: <email address hidden> 
>  Sent: Monday, 28 September 2015, 15:32
>  Subject: Re: [Bug 1313412] Re: Help files could not be found under Windows
>    
> On 9/28/2015 3:57 AM, TraditionAndrew Denham wrote:
>> Hi Wayne
>>
>> I am using the latest version dated 27/09 http://downloads.kicad-pcb.org/windows/kicad-product-r6224.b504252-x86_64.exe
>> The files are readily found if copied to the path  C:\Program Files\Kicad\share\doc\Kicad\help\en and then this is set as the path in Path configuration with the name . By default it seems to install this path as "KICAD" but that works fine.
>>
>> Today I did another clean install on a separate PC and tried the latest
>> stable version which does load the pdfs but will not find them.
> 
> Which stable version?
> 
>>
>> I then installed the newest development version (above) which does not load the pdf files but will find them if they are loaded separately.
>> The tutorial folder is also empty, but I am not sure what files should be there if  any
> 
> You need to copy the "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" file into the same
> help docs language folder where the other manuals reside.
> 
>> Regards
>> Andrew
>>      From: Wayne Stambaugh <email address hidden>
>>  To: <email address hidden> 
>>  Sent: Sunday, 27 September 2015, 14:22
>>  Subject: Re: [Bug 1313412] Re: Help files could not be found under Windows
>>    
>> I just checked kicad-product-r6224.b504252-i686.exe and you are correct.
>>  There are no help files.  However, I copied my language specific help
>> files and paths from another install location to
>> kicad_install_path\share\docs\kicad\help and the pdf files were found
>> without any issues.  This appears to have been fixed.  What version of
>> kicad are you using?
>>
>> On 9/27/2015 6:36 AM, TraditionAndrew Denham wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I downloaded the pdf files from http://kicad-pcb.org/help/documentation/  and loaded them into the share\Kicad\docs folder in the existing help & tutorial folders.
>>> This still did not work. I then modified the path created on installation:
>>> KICAD  C:\Program Files\KiCad\share\docs\kicad\help\en to reflect the exact location of the files. This still did not work.
>>> I then created a new entry in the Path configuration window:
>>> HELP  C:\Program Files\KiCad\share\docs\kicad\help\en
>>> Next I deleted the tutorial folder from docs and moved all the files into a single folder with the path above and it now works.
>>> I am unsure if this is correct or may have other consequences but does access the help and tutorial files correctly now.
>>> I am uncertain if the default entry is created in error at install as it appears to be a directive to KICAD itself rather than the Help files.
>>> The help files were definitely not installed along with the program.
>>> Hope this gives some pointers.
>>> Regards
>>> Andy
>>>        From: Jon Neal <email address hidden>
>>>  To: <email address hidden> 
>>>  Sent: Saturday, 26 September 2015, 1:13
>>>  Subject: [Bug 1313412] Re: Help files could not be found under Windows
>>>    
>>> ** Changed in: kicad
>>>      Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
>>>
>>
>

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Title:
  Help files could not be found under Windows

Status in KiCad:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  All KiCad applications after switching to KIWAY could not found any help files from <kicad_dir>/doc/help under Windows. 
  For example. When trying to call help file from KiCad project manager a message dialog has been displayed: 

  "Help file 'kicad.pdf' could not be found."

  Also 'getting_started_in_kicad.pdf' couldn't be found.

  All PDFs existed in /doc/help. All kiway files existed in bin dir.

  Application: kicad
  Version: (2014-04-27 BZR 4835)-product Release build
  wxWidgets: Version 3.0.0 (debug,wchar_t,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.8.1,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
  Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
  Boost version: 1.54.0
          USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
          USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
          KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
          KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
          KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
          USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
          BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON


  The Linux binaries works fine. Every help files are loaded OK for this
  release.

  Application: kicad
  Version: (2014-04-27 BZR 4835)-product Release build
  wxWidgets: Version 2.8.12 (release,Unicode,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.6.3,wx containers,compatible with 2.6)
  Platform: Linux 3.2.0-60-generic i686, 32 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
  Boost version: 1.54.0
          USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
          USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
          KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
          KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
          KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
          USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
          BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=OFF

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