Chapter 3 Navigating Through the AnswerBook2 Interface

This section contains information about the different pages you see in the AnswerBook2 interface and explains how to navigate between the pages. It contains the following topics:

• "Library Page"

• "Book Contents Page"

• "Book Contents Page for AnswerBook1 Documents"

• "Information Contents Page"

• "Information Contents Page for AnswerBook1 Documents"

• "Icon Functions"

Library Page

The AnswerBook2 library page shows all available books in the library. The library page is similar to an online card catalog that you might use in a library. It contains a list of book titles, grouped together by collection. A collection is a logical grouping of books. For information about the function of the icons on this page, see Table 3-1.

From the library page, you can:

• Search through your Personal Library, the Complete Library on the documentation server, the AnswerBook2 Help information, or the SGML-based man pages for specific information. For more information about searching, see Chapter 5, Searching for Information in the AnswerBook2 System.

• Click on a book's title to view the book's table of contents. For more information, see "Book Contents Page".

• Tell the documentation server to display a subset of the Complete Library (all collections on the server) by setting your Personal Library Preferences. To access this function, select the AnswerBook2 Options button at the top of the page. For more information, see "Defining Your Personal Library".

Book Contents Page

To open a book (view its table of contents), click on its title in the library page. This takes you to the book's table of contents. For information about the function of the icons on this page, see Table 3-1. From the book's table of contents, you can:

• Click on a chapter or section title to go to that chapter or section.

• Click on the symbol to the left of the part, chapter, or section title to show more detail for that part, chapter, or section.

• Click on the symbol to the left of the part, chapter, or section title to show less detail for that part, chapter, or section.

• Click on the icon to show all part, chapter, section, and subsection headings for this book.

• Click on the icon to show only the top-level headings (part, chapter, or section headings, depending on the book's structure) for this book.

• Use the search function to search for specific information. For more information, see Chapter 5, Searching for Information in the AnswerBook2 System.

Book Contents Page for AnswerBook1 Documents

To open a book (view its table of contents), click on its title in the library page. This takes you to the book's table of contents. Although the table of contents includes entries for a list of figures, a list of tables, and an index, these items are not especially helpful to view. Like the old AnswerBook Navigator, these items do not provide additional links to other pages. For more information about how AnswerBook2 functionality differs for AnswerBook1 (Display PostScript) documents, see "Frequently Asked Questions".

For information about the function of the icons on this page, see Table 3-1. From an AnswerBook1 book's table of contents, you can:

• Click on a chapter (or section) title to go directly to that chapter (or section).

• Click on the symbol to the left of the chapter or section title to show more detail for that chapter or section.

• Click on the symbol to the left of the chapter or section title to show less detail for that chapter or section.

• Use the search mechanism to search for specific information in the book. For more information, see Chapter 5, Searching for Information in the AnswerBook2 System.

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Some existing AnswerBook collections contain additional collections (nested collections or "booksets"). The AnswerBook2 interface only supports one level of booksets.

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Information Contents Page

Similar to a book you can hold in your hand, an AnswerBook2 page has pages before it and pages after it. Use the following mechanisms to navigate through the pages:

• Use the navigation items at the top of the page to go to other places within the AnswerBook2 system. For more information, see Table 3-1.

• Links to other locations within the text are indicated using standard web browser mechanisms, such as underlines and different colors. Click on these links to follow them.

• Use the Next Topic link at the bottom of the text to go to the next topic in the book. This is similar to "paging through" a paper book.

• At the bottom of the page, there is an expanded portion of the book's table of contents that provides links to topics that are located near the current page in the book. The arrow indicates your current location in the book. Click on a topic in the list to go to that topic.

• Click on Complete Table of Contents at the bottom of the page or the Table of Contents icon in the navigation bar to go to the book's table of contents.

• Click on Copyright at the bottom of the page to view this book's abstract and copyright information.

Information Contents Page for AnswerBook1 Documents

Similar to a book you can hold in your hand, an AnswerBook2 page has pages before it and pages after it. For an AnswerBook1 (Display PostScript) document, however, a "page" usually includes an entire chapter and has a small "bookmark" along the left side of the page. For more information about how AnswerBook2 functionality differs for AnswerBook1 documents, see "Frequently Asked Questions".

For information about the function of the icons on this page, see Table 3-1. Use the following mechanisms to navigate through the pages:

• If you see an underlined (hot-linked) figure reference or a graphic icon , click it to bring up a view of the graphic. The graphic display mechanism is defined by your browser's configured MIME type for application/postscript, similar to the AnswerBook2 printing function. For more information about setting this value, see "Changing Printing Options".

• Use the Next Topic link at the bottom of the text to go to the next chapter in the book.

• Click on Complete Table of Contents at the bottom of the page or the Table of Contents icon in the navigation bar to go to the book's table of contents.

Icon Functions

This table identifies common navigational icons used throughout the AnswerBook2 interface. If an icon is dimmed (grayed out), that function is not available on that page. If an icon has an arrow under it, this indicates you are on the page represented by that icon.

Table 3-1 Navigational Icon Functions

Icon	Description
	Go to the documentation library catalog.
	Go to the table of contents for the book that contains the page you are currently viewing.
	Print a book, selected chapters, or selected man pages from a book.
	Go to the Options Page which contains links to other pages on which you define your Personal Library, set your Language Preference, or administer the documentation server.
	View help information.