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DrRacket Internal Error

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Racket
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Description

What version of Racket are you using?
Version 8.8 [cs]

What program did you run?
I'm getting an error when left-click and trying to "search in help desk for define ".

What should have happened?
It should open the documentation.

If you got an error message, please include it here.
DrRacket error

Please include any other relevant details
My operating system is Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS.

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Research direction

Reproduce the left-click “search in help desk for define” action in DrRacket using Racket 8.8 [cs] on Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS, then inspect the error shown in the linked screenshot. Done means the action opens the relevant documentation instead of producing an internal error.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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