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- 3. _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__a_n_d__A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_s
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- It is important to note that as of _r_e_l_e_a_s_e _5._0 (shipped with
- IRIX 6.5.17), the tools and processes available in the
- InSight product family can no longer read the older format
- of the books (pre-IRIX 6.5.17). Many of the tools
- (_i_n_s_i_g_h_t_A_d_m_i_n, _s_g_i_h_e_l_p, _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h) will produce a warning
- that identifies these "older" books and indicates that they
- need to be updated or converted. Information on converting
- "older" books to the newer format is documented in "Chapter
- 2 - Converting Older Format Books", a part of these release
- notes.
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- Overall product changes:
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- +o The IRIS InSight Viewer and the Dynaweb product
- (dynaweb.sw.eoe) are no longer required and have been
- discontinued. The "insight" application exists solely
- as a process that launches InfoSearch.
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- +o Online books are now delivered in HTML format - derived
- from XML through our publishing process. These same
- tools are available for you to use as part of the
- _i_n_s_i_g_h_t__d_e_v (SGI Book Building Tools) product.
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- +o Books can now be read/browsed using a standard web
- browser. See "Chapter 2 - Reading Online Books" in
- these release notes for details.
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- +o For additional information pertaining to the online
- documentation capabilities of your SGI system, please
- consult the _i_n_s_i_g_h_t__b_a_s_e and _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h release notes.
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- SGIHelp has the following _n_e_w features:
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- +o SGIHelp now uses an instance of the WebViewer library
- (webviewer.sw.eoe), which allows it to view HTML "help"
- books/pages directly, without having to launch an
- external web browser, such as netscape.
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- +o Along with the ability to view HTML "help" books,
- SGIHelp has undergone a user interface redesign. No
- longer are there 2 distinct windows (previously called
- the "Index" window and the "Viewer" window). Instead
- these have been collapsed into one window, with the use
- of panes and other controls.
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- +o The ability to find and browse through the applications
- or products that have Help available on the system
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- +o The ability to set bookmarks on specific help
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- +o The ability to "pin-up" a viewer. This allows the user
- to keep one help card/page "static", while utilizing
- the main window to continue to navigate amongst other
- help cards/pages.
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- +o An expanded print function; allowing a user to print
- the entire set of help cards/pages for an application.
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- +o Better navigation controls, including back/forward
- arrows and a "quick-help" status line (which can be
- turned "on" or "off" under the Options menu).
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