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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Copyright notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Online Document Authoring System (ODAS)
Version 1.0 - Standard Edition
Copyright (C) - 1993 by Douglas A. Bebber
All rights reserved.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. How to Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. System requirements ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. User interface ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Topic text box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Document Topic Structure list box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Push buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.1. Shift Left button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Shift Left push button moves a topic up a level in the topic tree
structure.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.2. Shift Right button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Shift Right push button moves a topic down a level in the topic tree
structure.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.3. Insert button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.4. Delete button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Delete push button is used to delete or remove the highlighted topic in the
Document Topic Structure list box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.5. Generate button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Main menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.1. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.2. Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.3. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.4. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.1. Title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.2. View IPF Source File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. ODAS file formats ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. IPF source files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Document definition files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.