Help disappears?

[vefatica]

With TCC v26 running in a console, open the help with F1. Leaving the help window open, return to TCC, and issue "start [path]\tcmd" (v26). With the initial TCC still running, close TCMD. The help closes! Is that WAD?

 

[rconn]

Yes.

 

[vefatica]

Why doesn't it happen if another instance of TCC takes the place of TCMD in the same experiment?

 

[rconn]

Because of the way .chm help works, TCMD has to take control of it when it's running and close help when TCMD exits.

(This is 20+ year old behavior.)

 

[vefatica]

Thanks. I had a vague feeling that it was old and that I had asked about it before. I searched a little and came up with nothing.

 

[AnrDaemon]

When I open same help topic from Far manager, it won't close when Far exits. Certainly this is possible.

 

[rconn]

When I open same help topic from Far manager, it won't close when Far exits. Certainly this is possible.

Far manager isn't a GUI app running a console app.