Some "Help" functions seem to be missing in MX19.2 KDE

[GlennB]

HI,

upgraded my install of MX19XFCE to KDE and so far happy with the upgrade.
I have come across a few issues tho, mainly with the availability of the "Help" feature on some of the screens.
It may be just me assuming help would be available for all of the settings, maybe it isn't?

Couple of screenshots below which highlight the issues.

Settings_Fonts.png

System Setting Look and Feel.png

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Snaphot created on: 20200817_1021
System:
  Host: <filter>-hp Kernel: 5.6.0-2-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc 
  v: 8.3.0 
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.6.0-2-amd64 
  root=UUID=5c2ad6fe-b35f-4b38-8654-71d87d724a6e ro quiet splash 
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.14.5 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM 
  Distro: MX-19.2_KDE_x64 patito feo August 16  2020 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard 
  product: HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC v: 048D110000241B10000120000 
  serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 3663 v: 49.0D serial: <filter> 
  BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: F.11 date: 11/13/2009 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 36.3 Wh condition: 36.3/55.1 Wh (66%) 
  volts: 12.4/10.8 model: Hewlett-Packard Primary type: Li-ion 
  serial: <filter> status: Full 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel U2300 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn 
  family: 6 model-id: 17 (23) stepping: A (10) microcode: A0B 
  L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 4799 
  Speed: 1200 MHz min/max: N/A Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1200 2: 1200 
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Vulnerable 
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion 
  Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no 
  microcode; SMT disabled 
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
  Type: spectre_v1 
  mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
  Type: spectre_v2 
  mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
  Type: srbds status: Not affected 
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
  chip ID: 8086:2a42 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel compositor: kwin_x11 
  resolution: 1366x768~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express (CTG) 
  v: 2.1 Mesa 20.0.7 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:293e 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.6.0-2-amd64 
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: wl v: kernel port: 4000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
  chip ID: 14e4:4315 
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard RTL810xE driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 2000 
  bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8136 
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 7.06 GiB (1.5%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Crucial model: CT500MX500SSD1 size: 465.76 GiB 
  block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s 
  serial: <filter> rev: 023 scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw size: 50.19 GiB size: 49.15 GiB (97.93%) 
  used: 6.79 GiB (13.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
  ID-2: /home raw size: 413.54 GiB size: 406.05 GiB (98.19%) 
  used: 282.3 MiB (0.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 
  ID-3: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap 
  swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache pressure: 100 (default) 
  dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
  1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
  1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
  2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
  1: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
  2: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ buster ahs
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:
  Processes: 172 Uptime: 1h 04m Memory: 4.73 GiB used: 1.08 GiB (22.9%) 
  Init: SysVinit v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 
  alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

[Utopia]

Take a look at the next screen. Not in Fonts, but in Font Management. The same for Look and Feel.
Not using the official MX-kde, but it should be the same.
Henry

[GlennB]

Thanks for feedback.

Yes i can see that those screens do have a "Help" button that launches the "Help Centre" guide.
The "Font Management" help does directly link to the applicable section in the guide. However, help for the "Fonts" tab is not active although there is a section in the "Help Centre" guide.

This is not the case in the "Workspace Theme" Settings panel where the "Help" button is not active and I cannot find any reference in the Help Centre guide.

So it looks like some things are not fully complete/Inconsistent;
e.g.
There's an active link and it loads the appropriate help information; Fonts > Font Management
There's an inactive link but help is available in the guide; Fonts > Fonts
There's an inactive link and help is not available in the guide; Workspace Theme > Look and Feel

Only a minor point, I'm not complaining as a I like the new KDE and now its been pointed out I know where to look, or my other goto tool > "Google".

Keep up the good work devs...

[tony37]

you can also press on F1 and then click on 'System Settings Modules'