IRIX Installation Tools & Overlays 2001 May/SGI IRIX Installation Tools & Overlays 2001 May - Disc 3.iso/relnotes/insight/ch1.z/ch1

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       1.  _I_n_t_r_o_d_u_c_t_i_o_n

       This release note documents several components of the IRIS
       InSight family: the IRIS InSight Viewer, SGIHelp, and the
       SGIHelp Developer's kit.

       The IRIS InSight Viewer lets you access SGI's online
       documentation.  With this product you can view, navigate
       through, search, and print all available "books"; such as
       those that are distributed as part of the standard end-user
       environment.  If you have purchased any of the Developer
       Product Bundles, you can view books that are part of the
       Developer documentation set as well.

       SGIHelp is based upon the IRIS InSight technology and is the
       IRIX Interactive Desktop(TM) help system that is utilized by
       the majority of applications shipped from SGI. Content that
       is displayed to the user is retrieved directly from IRIS
       InSight books.  Once within the SGIHelp Viewer, the user can
       scroll through the text, navigate via hypertext links, view
       glossary terms, print, and browse a Contents area which
       contains the help topics for a particular application that
       generated a "help" request.  SGIHelp is an application that
       is executed when a request is made to get "help". In
       general, such requests are generated from (but are not
       limited to) an application's "Help" menu or "Help"
       pushbutton(s). A user never has to start SGIHelp from the
       command-line.

       The SGIHelp Developer's kit is a set of tools that enable
       developers to create context-sensitive and topic-based help
       for their applications.  Help created with these tools is
       directly viewable from within the SGIHelp system.

       Many End-User, Administrative and Help online books are
       contained within subsystems included in the IRIX Execution
       Environment products.  Developer books are included as part
       of the Developer Product Bundles. Many other optional
       software products include books as well.  In general, books
       can be installed from those subsystems that utilize the
       "*.books.*" subsystem image designation.  Examples include:
       desktop_eoe.books.Desktop_UG, dmedia_eoe.books.MediaTls_UG,
       eoe.books.help, and eoe.books.sgi_admin to name a few.


       Note:  Packaged with this software is a separate sheet that
              contains the Software License Agreement.  This
              software is provided to you solely under the terms
              and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
              Please take a few moments to review the Agreement.












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       These release notes contain the following chapters:

         1.  Introduction

         2.  Installation Information

         3.  Changes and Additions

         4.  Bug Fixes

         5.  Known Problems and Workarounds

         6.  Documentation Errors


       1.1  _R_e_l_e_a_s_e__I_d_e_n_t_i_f_i_c_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n

       Following is the release identification information for IRIS
       InSight:

                                      IRIS InSight
       SSSSooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee OOOOppppttttiiiioooonnnn PPPPrrrroooodddduuuucccctttt
                                      4.3.4
       VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn
                                      IRIX 6.5 or greater
       SSSSyyyysssstttteeeemmmm SSSSooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee RRRReeeeqqqquuuuiiiirrrreeeemmmmeeeennnnttttssss



       1.2  _O_n_l_i_n_e__R_e_l_e_a_s_e__N_o_t_e_s

       After you install the online release notes for a product
       (the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s subsystem), you can view the release notes on
       your screen.

       Note:  You can read the online release notes for most
              products before installing the software.  Refer to
              the booklet in your CD-ROM case for more information.

       If you have a graphics system, select ``Release Notes'' from
       the Help submenu of the Toolchest. This displays the
       _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h(1) or _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) graphical browser for the
       online release notes.

       Refer to the _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h(1) or _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page(s) for
       information on options to this command.

       If you do not have a graphics system, you can use the
       _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s command.  Refer to the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page for
       accessing the online release notes.














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       1.3  _O_n_l_i_n_e__H_e_l_p

       After you install the IRIS InSight Viewer product, you can
       view the online help that is available for the product.

       The online help can be accessed from the ``Help'' menu item
       of the main InSight window, or from the InSight book viewer
       window.

       1.4  _P_r_o_d_u_c_t__S_u_p_p_o_r_t

       SGI provides a comprehensive product support maintenance
       program for its products.

       If you are in North America and would like support for your
       SGI-supported products, contact the Technical Assistance
       Center at 1-800-800-4SGI.

       If you are outside North America, contact the SGI subsidiary
       or authorized distributor in your country.