Public bug reported:

On a Linux 8.04 XXX 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 17:32:09 UTC
2008 i686 GNU/Linux

With the manual installed and when choosing, via menu:

"Help" / and "Help" again ----- nothing happens on the GUI/end-user
level.

Run from command line the following output is returned:

:~$ gimp
This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.

 mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
 mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'

** (help:14768): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion
`domain_name != NULL' failed


The output also varies the "help: no#" when run again as another instance:

~$ gimp
This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.

 mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
 mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'
** (help:14852): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion `domain_name 
!= NULL' failed


/// and a third time:

~$ gimp
This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.

 mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
 mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'

** (help:15239): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion
`domain_name != NULL' failed

===========================================================


This is with the following preferences ("Edit" / "Preferences") in the "Help 
System" section:

"Use a locally installed  copy"
There is a local installation of the copy

//and://

Help Browser to use: Use Web Browser

//and//

Help Browser to use: Web Browser

Web Browser to Use: firefox-3.0

The installed help files are version 2.4.0-2 (hardy)

Firefox is version: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3)
Gecko/2008092510 Ubuntu/8.04 (hardy) Firefox/3.0.3

** Affects: gimp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: browser gimp manual

** Description changed:

  On a Linux 8.04 XXX 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 17:32:09 UTC
  2008 i686 GNU/Linux
  
  With the manual installed and when choosing, via menu:
  
  "Help" / and "Help" again ----- nothing happens on the GUI/end-user
  level.
  
  Run from command line the following output is returned:
  
  :~$ gimp
  This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.
  
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'
  
  ** (help:14768): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion
  `domain_name != NULL' failed
  
- [EMAIL PROTECTED] gimp
+ It also changes the "help: no#" when run again as another instance:
+ 
+ ~$ gimp
  This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.
  
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'
  ** (help:14852): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion 
`domain_name != NULL' failed
  
  
   This is with the following preferences ("Edit" / "Preferences") in the "Help 
System" section:
  
  "Use a locally installed  copy"
  There is a local installation of the copy
  
  //and://
  
  Help Browser to use: Use Web Browser
  
  //and//
  
  Help Browser to use: Web Browser
  
  Web Browser to Use: firefox-3.0
  
  The installed help files are version 2.4.0-2 (hardy)
  
  Firefox is version: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3)
  Gecko/2008092510 Ubuntu/8.04 (hardy) Firefox/3.0.3

** Tags added: browser gimp manual

** Description changed:

  On a Linux 8.04 XXX 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 17:32:09 UTC
  2008 i686 GNU/Linux
  
  With the manual installed and when choosing, via menu:
  
  "Help" / and "Help" again ----- nothing happens on the GUI/end-user
  level.
  
  Run from command line the following output is returned:
  
  :~$ gimp
  This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.
  
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'
  
  ** (help:14768): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion
  `domain_name != NULL' failed
  
- It also changes the "help: no#" when run again as another instance:
+ 
+ The output also varies the "help: no#" when run again as another instance:
  
  ~$ gimp
  This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.
  
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
   mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'
  ** (help:14852): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion 
`domain_name != NULL' failed
  
  
-  This is with the following preferences ("Edit" / "Preferences") in the "Help 
System" section:
+ /// and a third time:
+ 
+ ~$ gimp
+ This is a development version of GIMP.  Debug messages may appear here.
+ 
+  mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Misc' to '<Image>/File/New/Misc'
+  mapped '<Toolbox>/Xtns/Photo' to '<Image>/Filters/Extensions/Photo'
+ 
+ ** (help:15239): CRITICAL **: gimp_help_register_domain: assertion
+ `domain_name != NULL' failed
+ 
+ ===========================================================
+ 
+ 
+ This is with the following preferences ("Edit" / "Preferences") in the "Help 
System" section:
  
  "Use a locally installed  copy"
  There is a local installation of the copy
  
  //and://
  
  Help Browser to use: Use Web Browser
  
  //and//
  
  Help Browser to use: Web Browser
  
  Web Browser to Use: firefox-3.0
  
  The installed help files are version 2.4.0-2 (hardy)
  
  Firefox is version: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3)
  Gecko/2008092510 Ubuntu/8.04 (hardy) Firefox/3.0.3

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Using Firefox as help/manual browser returns error message
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275205
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