NetHelp2 Glossary

This glossary describes NetHelp2 terminology relating to:
General Terms

NetHelp is a term which describes any of Netscape's technology framework's for viewing online help. In general, NetHelp and NetHelp2 should be used only as an adjective, as in "the NetHelp window." An Exception: "For more information, click this button to launch NetHelp."
NetHelp2 Builder (formerly known as the data generation tool or data tool or datagen tool) is now a page from which authors run the Java-based data generation tools in a single step. This new version replaces the Data Generation Tool as well as the Project File Generator. It can be casually referred to as the Builder. It can also be referred to as the Project Builder.
Sections (formerly called components) are the main division of the help system. They are usually represented in the Header Pane by a graphic or text indicator.
Sub-sections (formerly called containers) are divisions of the main sections. They are tagged as <H1> and appear only in the Locator Pane.
Topics (formerly called contents) contain the main body of information in the help system.

Window Structure

Panes divide the NetHelp window into areas of navigation and information.
Locator pane contains the Table of Contents, Index, and Find.
Header pane pane contains graphical or textual information such as a watermark or section icons.
Topic pane pane contains the main body of help information.
Bottom pane (the Button Bar) contains action icons and the progress bar.

Files

Project File is the help.hpf file.
Locator files are the collection of help.hpf, CntData.js, IdxData.js. These contents are displayed in the Locator Pane.
Topic files contain the body of help information. The subject-matter in each topic file may include a single topic, or a collection of topics relating to the sub-section.


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