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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. IPF Review Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
IPF Review allows you to comment on IPF helps and books without printing them
first. Reviews are done on line.
The author as well as the reviewer will want to have a copy of IPF Review for
thorough and ongoing communications.
The author prepares the IPF document by pointing to IPF Review and compiling
with IPFC or exporting in Hyperwise. (Whether authoring of the IPF file was
done with Hyperwise or an ASCII editor and IPFC, the compiled results are the
same and both can be used with IPF Review.)
The reviewer opens the prepared document and, panel by panel, comments with IPF Review.
Once review comments are complete and saved, IPF Review prints the current,
open comment file or, like a report, combines any number of comment files and
prints. In a single report, an author can see commentors' names and dates,
along with all comments on each and every panel.
To respond, the author can use IPF Review to edit the same comment file.
Go on to "Getting Started".
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Getting Started ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Before reviewing an IPF file, you must "prepare" it, by adding two statements.
Preparing a document for IPF Review with Hyperwise:
Open your .WF document.
Click on Document.
Click on Properties...
In the DLL name field, type COMMENT.
In the Object name field, type INITCOMMENT.
Add a document title if it's not already there.
Save the document.
Click on Document.
Click on Export and INF.
Click on INF. (Even if it is going to finally be a help file, for review
purposes, you need to compile it as a "book" file.)
Export and copy into the review directory.
Preparing a document for IPF Review with IPFC:
Open your IPF source (tagged) document.
Add the following statement after docprof=
Save the document.
Compile to INF. (Even if it is going to be a help or HLP file when complete,
for review purposes, you'll need to compile it as a "book" or INF file.)
Copy your "prepared" INF file to the directory that contains the IPF Review
program. If you used the default, it is in C:\REVIEW
Go on to "Learning IPF Review".
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Learning IPF Review ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Install IPF Review by placing the diskette in drive A:. Open an OS/2 window
and type:
A:Install
Follow the screen directions.
We have provided SAMPLE.INF and SAMPLE.REV files for you to learn to use IPF
Review.
1. Open an OS/2 command prompt window, change to the directory you installed
IPF Review (C:\REVIEW\ if you took the default) and type
VIEW SAMPLE.INF
The INF table of contents and a comment file dialog appear.
2. Fill in the name of a new comment file or select one that already exists.
For this exercise, open SAMPLE.REV.
Another table of contents window appears at the top right of the screen. The
table of contents on the right mirrors that of the active INF file on the left
except that it has all of the "hidden" panel titles displayed in gray so you
can comment on those too. SAMPLE.INF has no hidden panels.
If you selected SAMPLE.REV, one panel already has review comments and has an
icon in front of the panel title to show that it has been reviewed.
When you start any new comment file, it's important to complete the Reviewer
Information.
3. Click on File and Reviewer Information.
4. Fill out the Reviewer data and click on the OK button.
5. Doubleclick on a panel title from either the right or left table of
contents window. The panel opens and its contents display in the top left
window while a clean comment window appears on the bottom.
6. With the focus on that bottom window, type your comments.
7. Open another panel and note that another icon appears. If you cut or delete
all comments on a single panel, the icon disappears.
8. If you want to copy lines from your INF file to the comment window,
doubleclick with mouse button 2 on the line to be copied. It appears
automatically in the comment window with quotes around it.
You can copy an entire panel of text into the IPF Review comment window by
clicking on Services and Copy in the INF file window (upper left). Graphics
and other objects cannot be copied. Only text will import.
9. Save your comment file and print .
To print a combination of files, you need to open an OS/2 window, move to your
review directory and type Report.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Open Comment File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Make your selection from this window or type a new filename from this window
with an .REV extension. Files with a .REV extension are automatically displayed.
Open filename
Type the name of an existing or new file.
Type of files
Display <All Files>.
Drive
Select the drive your .REV files are kept.
File
Highlight the filename to open.
Directory
Select the directory.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File contains the following options:
Open page
Click on this to open the panel that is currently highlighted.
Another way to open a panel is to doubleclick on the panel title.
Save
Click on Save to save your comment file.
Save as...
Click on Save as... and a dialog appears requesting the name of the file. Type
an eight character or less name and REV as the extension.
Reviewer Information
Click on this option to add or update information about yourself as the
reviewer or to look up information about the person who reviewed your document.
Print
Click on this to see the print dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Open Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Open page
Click on this to open the panel that is currently highlighted.
Another way to open a panel is to doubleclick on the panel title.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Save
Click on this option to save your comment file. The comment file is saved
automatically when you ask to have a print while it is open.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Save As ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Save as...
Click on Save as... and a dialog appears requesting the name of the file. Type
an eight character or less name and REV as the extension.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.1. Save as... Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To have two copies of your file, you can save one with a different name.
Save as file name
Type an eight character or less file name and REV as the extension.
Save file as type
Leave the selection <All Files>.
Drive
Highlight the appropriate drive letter. This is the drive your new file will
be saved.
File
For saving (not selecting) the file names are grayed.
Directory
Select the directory you want to save your REV file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Reviewer Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Reviewer Information keeps track of the comment file and the person reviewing.
The author wants to know who reviewed , when and then how to contact that person.
Click on this option to bring up the Reviewer Information Dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.1. Reviewer Information Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Reviewer information contains important contact information such as name, Id
and phone number.
Comments file name
The filename created or selected and its location is displayed. The computer
date of the comment file is also displayed.
Review file
All of the information available about the INF document is placed here.
Reviewer name
Type your own name into this field. This field has a 40 character limit.
Phone
Type the phone number you can be reached during business hours. This field has
a 40 character limit.
FAX
Type the FAX number you can be reached during business hours. This field has a
40 character limit.
Network Id
Identify your Id and the network you access for business use. This field has a
40 character limit.
General Comment
In the general comment window, type any general comments you have about the
book or helps you are reviewing. General comments are included in the printed report.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Printing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
With IPF Review, you can save to file or print individual comment files.
Choose this option to print only the current comment file.
You can also save or print a combined list of all of the comments on each
panel.
To print a single or combined report, you will use another program named
Report. It was shipped and installed with your IPF Review program.
From a command window, change to the directory you installed IPF Review and
type Report.
A dialog appears. Give the report a name, check the print checkbox if you want
to print your report and click on the Find.... button. Another dialog appears,
named the Select Comments Files Dialog. Click with mousebutton 1 on the
filename(s). Click on the OK button and the report generator dialog reappears
with the selected filename(s) listed. If that list is the one you really want
to save to file and/or print, click on the Report button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.6. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File Exit allows you to close IPF Review. Be sure to save your work before you exit.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Under Help, you can access the index and general help. General help gives you
an overview of IPF Review and leads you to other panels with Getting Started
and Using information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click on Help index to see the index associated with IPF Review's online information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Edit's Copy, Cut and Paste help you delete, move and copy.
Copy
Copies the marked text (leaving the original intact) and saves it to the OS/2
system clipboard.
Cut
Cuts the marked text (deletes it from the marked area) and saves it to the OS/2
system clipboard.
Paste
Places information you have copied or cut.