kchmviewer can't load chm in Gnome

[muzuiget]

Binary package hint: kchmviewer

I am using Ubuntu Hardy Heron, and installed kchmviewer 3.1(Using 3.5.9). In Gnome, right click a chm file choose "open with kchmviewer", then kchmeviewer run. kchmviewer can load the chm file content(left side field). But the right side field display

An error occurred while loading ms-its:/path/to/filename.chm::/<any_number>/<any_name>.html:
Could not read file ms-its:/path/to/filename.chm::/<any_number>/<any_name>.html.

After above problem happen. If have checked kchmviewer setting "Open the last used CHM file, if exist". Directly run kchmviewer , I will see a dialog "Unable to load the chm file /path/to/filename.chm", click "OK" to close, then another error dialog "The specified folder does not exist or was not readable", close it then a file select diaglog.

If have this problem, press "open" button to reopen chm file(also will see dialog "The specified folder does not exist or was not readable"), and kchmviewer can load chm file normally.
And I also install KDE3 desktop. In KDE3 directly click chm file won't have this problem. Also, run kchmviewer with chm file path as argument also won't have this problem.
After install libchm-dev package,but it didn't work.

[lhj123 (lhj3-cn)]

me too , I'm using gnome desktop.
when i launch kchmviewer in nautilus, I got this error too.
if run kchm first and select menu file->open-> *.chm, it's work fine.

[fsando (stfs)]

Same problem here

[fsando (stfs)]

Should add, I'm using Ubuntu intrepid 8.10, 32bit

[fsando (stfs)]

The workaround!
found here: http://www.alloytm.com/2008/06/page/3/

To rectify the issue, I went into the

kchmviewer > Settings > Change settings… > Version specific settings… > KDE version settings > To show HTML content, use > QTextBrowser-based widget > OK

[Wang Daolong (ahlongxp-gmail)]

Same problem on Ubuntu intrepid

[capriccio (myster9)]

Proper workaround found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1012747

Synopsis: change the 'Exec' parameter
from: kchmviewer %U
to: kchmviewer %M

Instead of modifying the system-wide '/usr/share/applications/kchmviewer.desktop', you can simply copy it to your local ~/.local/share/applications directory. Any entry in that directory overrides the system default.

[anand (ananda-halosys)]

Hi fsando,

After following your instruction now my problem become solve.The same problem i was facing on linux also.But when i follow your instruction to change setting .My problem removed.

Thanks
Anand Agarwal

[Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount)]

Confirming this bug because it happens to several users.