winui-3chm

Is there a way to display .chm files in WinUI3?

I have a user manual in the form of a .chm file and need a way to display it in my Winui3 app.

I've been trying to use a WebView2 control but either using .NavigateToString() or setting .Source of the WebView2 doesn't quite work.

Solution

  • You can create a HTML Help Executable process to display a .chm file.

    Seen this,

    The HTML Help ActiveX control is built into the Help Viewer so that any navigational elements (such as a table of contents, index, or full-text search) specified by the help author will be part of the compiled help file that a user sees.

    you may host the ActiveX control in your WinUI3 project but it's not easy. For an example which hosts MSRDP ActiveX control, see Question: is ActiveX Control support possible/planned for WinUI 3 ?