Just curious if anyone is seeing issues with the help browser in the current production build.

It just comes up as a black, empty window with the localhost address for me. Could be an internal conflict, so if someone could verify that it works for them on linux I'd be grateful!

Thanks

Hey tjeeds. yep. i'm seeing the same thing on a new linux installation.
Did a ‘search’ and found your post.

Linux Houdini-FX Apprentice 12.5.427 (linux-i686-gcc4.4)
Linux is 3.8.13-gentoo SMP i686 Intel(R)
Help window shows one line of text: "http://localhost:48626 [localhost]“

Help from the ”File Menu" works though (?) - Help->Start Here pops up a Konqueror Window with the help in it.

Also got a crash:

Crash report from ben; Houdini FX Version 12.5.427
Traceback from Tue Jul 23 11:58:59 2013
Caught signal 11
AP_Interface::coredumpHandler(UTsignalHandlerArg) <libHoudiniUI.so>
UT_Signal::processSignal(int, siginfo*, void*) <libHoudiniUT.so>
<linux-gate.so.1>
FUSE_Office::getHelpBrowser() <libHoudiniAPPS3.so>
FUSE_Office::getHelpBrowser() <libHoudiniAPPS3.so>
FUSE_App::getHelpBrowser(float, float, bool) <libHoudiniAPPS3.so>
FUSE_HelpManager:penURLInWebBrowser(char const*) <libHoudiniAPPS3.so>
BR_HelpManager:penHelpPath(char const*) <libHoudiniUI.so>
BR_HelpManager:penHelpCard(OP_Operator*) <libHoudiniUI.so>
BR_HelpManager:penHelpCard(OP_Node*) <libHoudiniUI.so>
OPUI_MainApp::showOperatorHelp(OP_Node&) <libHoudiniAPPS2.so>
OPUI_Dialog::handleClickHelp(UI_Event*) <libHoudiniAPPS2.so>
UI_Queue::processNextEvent() <libHoudiniUI.so>
UI_Queue::drain() <libHoudiniUI.so>
UI_Queue::eventLoop() <libHoudiniUI.so>
main_part2(int, char**) <libHoudiniUI.so>
main <libHoudiniUI.so>
__libc_start_main <libc.so.6>
_start <houdini-bin>