New AnswerBook2 Features for This Release

The following list identifies the new or substantially enhanced features provided in this release of the AnswerBook2 software.

• Man pages (Reference Manual) in AnswerBook2 format

  Traditional UNIX-style manual (man) pages are available in AnswerBook2 format. The search interface allows you to choose to search only the SGML-based man pages installed on the documentation server.

• Support for multimedia content

  If the document source includes audio or video files, the AnswerBook2 system lets you access them according to what you have defined in your browser for audio and video support.

• Ability to run an AnswerBook2 server directly from the CD

  You can run the AnswerBook2 server directly from the Solaris 7 Documentation CD using the ab2cd script if you have the CD and you have root access to the system on which the CD is connected. For detailed information about this feature, see the section Running a Documentation Server from the CD in Installing and Administering an AnswerBook2 Server.