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I prefer to use a text editor (Vim) rather than the IDE but I would like to have access to the help file without having to open the IDE, so I was wondering whether there is a standalone chm file available?

Alternatively, I can easily make one if I have access to the help pages in html format.

Thanks in advance for any help.

rotaman wrote:is there a standalone chm file available?

Yes, in the exe's folder.

Thanks Dude. I'm using Linux, but I'll download the Windows version.

BTW, I found a vim syntax file for pb but it''s pretty old (2003). I plan to update it so if anyone's interested let me know and I'll upload it here.

rotaman wrote:I'm using Linux

Linux can read chm files? I didn't know that, and therefore assumed you were on Windows.

Dude wrote:Linux can read chm files?

Yes, without problems! xCHM, kCHM and so on.

Yeah, I use xchm.

BTW, I'm hugely impressed with pb. I used to use Freebasic but having done a few benchmark tests out of curiosity, pb leaves it in the dust! not to mention much smaller executables. In FB you can't even sort an array without invoking C libraries and using pointers, and pb is vastly superior when it comes to creating GUI programs.

Great work Fred!

I use xchm myself, there are tools to convert chm files to txt files too