═══ 1. Copyright notice ═══

Online Document Authoring System (ODAS) 

Version 1.0 - Standard Edition 

Copyright (C) - 1993 by Douglas A. Bebber 

All rights reserved. 


═══ 2. Introduction ═══

Welcome to the Online Document Authoring System (ODAS) for OS/2. The ODAS 
program helps you to create OS/2 Information Presentation Facility (IPF) online 
documents without requiring knowledge of the IPF Tag Language. 

Using the ODAS program you create your online documents visually. The ODAS 
program generates the required IPF source files for you automatically. This 
ODAS version 1.0 - Standard Edition is a shareware product. The ODAS version 
1.0 - Standard Edition has very limited capabilities. The Professional Edition 
has more features such as the ability to create hypertext links image 
capabilities indexing abilities and more. 

Registered users of the ODAS version 1.0 - Standard Edition package are given a 
free font system upgrade which allows you to set and vary font types in your 
online documents. You can register your ODAS version 1.0 - Standard Edition 
package for only $19.95 (see the How to Register section of this document). 

The ODAS version 1.0 - Professional Edition package retails for $99.95. To 
order your copy today see the information in the How to Register section of 
this document. 


═══ 3. How to Register ═══

To register your copy of the Online Document Authoring System (ODAS) version 
1.0 - Standard Edition send a check or money order for $19.95 to: 

Douglas A. Bebber 

1834 37th Street 

Rock Island Illinois 61201 

(Make notes payable to: Douglas A. Bebber) 

Registered users will receive a font upgrade package which will allow users to 
set different font types in their online documents. 


═══ 4. System requirements ═══

The Online Document Authoring System (ODAS) version 1.0 - Standard Edition 
executes under Microsoft Windows 3.X (standard or 386 enhanced modes) or 
Win-OS/2 (Standard or 386 enhanced modes). 

The ODAS program generates IPF source files which must then be processed by the 
OS/2 IPF compiler in order to generate online documents which can be read by 
the OS/2 IPF Viewer program. 

You must have the OS/2 IPF compiler to produce your final online documents. 


═══ 5. User interface ═══

The ODAS user interface consists of a single main window that contains a Topic 
text box, five push button controls, and a Document Topic Structure list box. 
The ODAS main window also has a menu which is discussed in the Main menu 
section of this document. 


═══ 5.1. Topic text box ═══

The Topic text box is where you enter new document topics. Once you have typed 
in a topic and hit the <Enter> key, the new topic is transfered to the Document 
Topic Structure list box. Topics entered in this manner are appended to the end 
of of the Document Topic Structure list. 


═══ 5.2. Document Topic Structure list box ═══

This list box holds the entire list of topics that make up your online 
document. The sequential order of the topics in this list box is the same order 
of topics as presented in your online document. 

To enter the text for your topics, double-click on the topic in the Document 
Topic Structure list box and you will be presented with a window which you can 
use to enter the text associated with that topic. 

IPF document topics can be presented in "tree" like structures. The ODAS 
Document Topic Structure list box visually illustrates the document's topic 
tree structure. You are able to define the tree structure of your topics 
visually using the ODAS program. 


═══ 5.3. Push buttons ═══

The following push buttons are present on the ODAS main window: 

+ Shift Left push button 

+ Shift Right push button 

+ Insert push button 

+ Delete push button 

+ Generate push button 


═══ 5.3.1. Shift Left button ═══

The Shift Left push button moves a topic up a level in the topic tree 
structure. 


═══ 5.3.2. Shift Right button ═══

The Shift Right push button moves a topic down a level in the topic tree 
structure. 


═══ 5.3.3. Insert button ═══

The Insert push button is used to insert a new topic (located in the Topic text 
box) before the highlighted topic in the Document Topic Structure list box. 


═══ 5.3.4. Delete button ═══

The Delete push button is used to delete or remove the highlighted topic in the 
Document Topic Structure list box. 


═══ 5.3.5. Generate button ═══

The Generate push button is used to generate an IPF source file from the 
information entered visually into the ODAS program. When the Generate push 
button is pressed, the ODAS program generates the IPF source file, places the 
source file contents into a window, and then presents that window to you so 
that you may view the IPF source code. 


═══ 6. Main menu ═══


═══ 6.1. File ═══


═══ 6.1.1. Open ═══


═══ 6.1.2. Print ═══


═══ 6.1.3. Save ═══


═══ 6.1.4. Exit ═══


═══ 6.2. Document ═══


═══ 6.2.1. Title ═══


═══ 6.2.2. View IPF Source File ═══


═══ 7. ODAS file formats ═══


═══ 7.1. IPF source files ═══


═══ 7.2. Document definition files ═══

The ODAS program produces two different types of files: 

1. The IPF source file. 

2. A document definition file. 

The IPF source file is required to produce OS/2 IPF documents. The document 
definition file is how the ODAS program stores your document project files. The 
document definition file format is for the ODAS program only. It is the long 
term storage format selected for ODAS online document project files.