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| 81.1 | Tools Time, number 1 | ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN | Tools Time Mail->Notes | Tue Mar 02 1993 07:04 | 105 |
| From: ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN "Cogito, ergo, er, um... 19-Feb-1993 0911"
To: @ALL
CC: HAKKARAINEN
Subj: Tools Time, number 1
=============================================================================
What's Next on The TNPUBS Cluster?
---------------------------------------------------
On 16-Feb, we added 64Mb each to Leaf and Inter.
This upgrade will help to address the residual performance
problems brought about by Interleaf v5.3. As a result of this
upgrade, this will be the configuration on TNPUBS:
System #CPUs Memory
INTER 4 256Mb
LEAF 4 256Mb
WORDY 2 176Mb
VERBOS 2 176Mb
886Mb Total
We have set a goal of 1Gb cluster-wide. To reach that goal, Scott
has been monitoring DIAL and other channels, looking for
inexpensive gear. As we locate more memory and related modules, we
will announce installation schedules.
=============================================================================
Why All This Moving of Files on The TNPUBS Cluster?
---------------------------------------------------
Here are the steps planned during the next few months to make our
file management simpler and safer:
1. Assigning owners to the Interleaf catalog and template files,
allowing only those people to modify the files assigned to them.
The catalogs and templates in the Comm Cabinet will become
read-only, with special update procedures for maintenance.
The ISO 9000 certification process is bringing many issues to the
forefront. One requirement for certification is that we be able to
prove that we can consistent produce documents that meet our group
and corporate standards for technical publications. Each writer
must be able to locate the current and complete specifications for
a given document. We must start by bringing the source documents
into better control. Watch for further news on this work from the
ISO 9000 team.
2. Continued cleanup of the public disk with the emphasis on
removing files that no one claims. Even including the work
necessary to restore selected files, we still reclaimed about one
millions blocks on the public disk.
The cleanup helps to improves performance of the disk and helps to
enable people to locate the information they need more quickly.
3. Archiving to CD-ROM. Files that are required for long-term
storage and that are stable should be moved to a CD-ROM. The cost
for archiving on CD-ROM is as little as one-tenth the cost of
storing data on a magnetic disk (RA71 up to an RA92). The CD-ROM
is accessible just as with an RA- disk. They only difference is
that the CD-ROM is write-locked.
There seem to be three areas of information naturally suited to
CD-ROM storage:
- Art files. CD-ROM is a popular medium for publishing commercial
clip art. Even if we do not make the art source files outside T&N
Pubs, we can locate and access our material more readily.
- Public Disk reference areas, esp. PostScript files of existing docs.
- Source files for already-published docs. We have the last CMS
library on CDROM today.
I will be developing a process for this CDROM archiving work and
will look forward toward your comment at future User Forum
meetings.
=============================================================================
Notes Conferences to Watch
---------------------------------------------------
TNPUBS::NACLEAF Discussions of publishing tools used
by T&N Publications.
TNPUBS::NACDOC Reports and discussion on the writing business
of T&N Publications.
MLTVAX::DOCUMENT VAX Document engineering, use, and support
EPIK::DECWRITE DECwrite engineering, use, and support. See
also EPIK::DECWRITE_FOR_WINDOWS.
IOSG::INTERLEAF Interleaf use and support in Digital
CUPMK::WRITERNET The business of writing within Digital
VIA::BOOKREADER DECwrite engineering, use, and support. All
platforms.
An up-to-date EASYNOTES.LIS can be found in TOOLS$DISK:[TOOLS.INFO].
This file contains a list of all notes announced to the Easynet community.
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| 81.2 | Tools Time #2 | ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN | Tools Time Mail->Notes | Tue Mar 02 1993 07:04 | 112 |
| From: TNPUBS::ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN "Cogito, ergo, er, um... 25-Feb-1993 1000"
To: @ALL
CC: HAKKARAINEN
Subj: Tools Time #2
Tools Time #2
25-FEB-1993
=============================================================================
Tools Tip: Copying files
---------------------------------------------------
When copying files from a disk on TNPUBS or a workstation in the
group to a disk on TNPUBS, you need not (and should not) use the
cluster name in the destination string.
If you specify the destination file as
TNPUBS::PUBLIC$DISK:[PUBLIC.MUMBLE]FUBARB.TXT, for example, you
wind up coming in as a network process. In some cases, you will
not be able to write to certain directories, which are protected
again world:write; in others, the protections and ownership will
be incorrect, thus denying someone else access to the files.
Use the following command as a general guideline when copying to a
directory on the Public disk on TNPUBS:
$ COPY your-file.ext PUBLIC$DISK:[PUBLIC.sub-dir] /PROT=(G:WERD,W:R)/LOG
Questions, etc. to me.
=============================================================================
What's New?
---------------------------------------------------
This section lists some of the Field Test software currently being
evaluated in T&N Pubs.
All of the following are running on ISOISA. Right now there's
nothing in any of these products that would warrant rushing them
onto the TNPUBS cluster. If you are interested in demos of any of
these, let me know.
OpenVMS T6.0
The Amber release of VMS, currently in External Field Test. I am
evalutating it on ISOISA. I have yet to implement Help/Message.
The major irritant is that Interleaf 5.3 does not run on this
version of VMS. Interleaf claims that the problem resides with
VMS; no word from either side on the timimg for a fix.
For more information, see the VAXWRK::VMS_FIELD_TESTS conference.
Notes T2.4
I am previewing Notes 2.4 on ISOISA. It handles large files better
and contains a number of bug fixes. No major new functionality.
For more information, see the SMPTE::VAXNOTESIFT24 conference.
VTX TR 1.1
This extension of VTX supports a number of text retrieval
services. My major delight surfaced when <form><enter> was no
longer required; a <return> or two handles most queries. VTX also
provides a Motif interface.
For more information, CASEE::VTX_TECHNICAL
Reliable Flow Manager
RFM is a prototype tool for modeling processes and workflow. It's
still very new, but might be an interesting tool to assist the
ISO9000 program.
WorldView
We hope to acquire some demo versions of WorldView (an online
information presentation package) from Interleaf. Stay tuned.
=============================================================================
Clip Art
---------------------------------------------------
For an example of a clip art disk, take a look at the disk mounted
on TNPUBS - CD$CLIPART:[DPDS_GRAPHIC.FINAL]
=============================================================================
Who's This "We" You Keep Talking About?
---------------------------------------------------
The following people are responsible for the systems, equipment,
and software support for T&N Publications.
Karl Hakkarainen - Planning and strategy for T&N Pubs computing
and information management. System and tools support (Interleaf,
Document, DECwrite). Capital equipment and software acquisition.
Mark Kimball - Systems and tools support with a particular focus
on PC and Ultrix systems
Paul Keating - System manager for TNPUBS and PC support contact.
(Paul works for NaCTS and should be contacted through the Technical
Services Resource folks.)
Scott Forten - Equipment issues, printers, and general operations
For more information on who to call and when, see the 911 list. An
Interleaf copy is available in the top level of the Interleaf V5
Comm cab. That document will be updated as needed; I will mention
changes in these bulletins. Printed copies are available outside
my office.
/Karl Hakkarainen
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| 81.3 | Tools Time #3 | ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN | Tool Time Mail->Notes | Thu Mar 11 1993 09:30 | 88 |
| From: TNPUBS::ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN "Cogito, ergo, er, um... 04-Mar-1993 0734"
To: @USR:[KH]ALL
CC: HAKKARAINEN
Subj: Tools Time #3
Tools Time #3
4-MAR-1993
=============================================================================
Frequently Asked Question regarding Interleaf V5
---------------------------------------------------
Q: Someone mentioned that the "complete" V5 doc set is available
via VXT online? True?
A: Yes.
To get to it:
When running VXT or a version of Interleaf displayed from the
cluster:
1. With nothing selected, Custom->ToolMgr
2. In the ToolMgr window, Select Interleaf
3. Set the button for Active Ref to 1.
4. Apply the changes (MB2 Apply)
5. Close the ToolMgr
6. Create->Tools->Active Ref->Interleaf 5 Features document
7. Open the newly created icon.
If you are using Interleaf on a stand-alone workstation and would
like access to this online reference set, let me know. There are a
couple of ways of configuring Interleaf to support the Active
Reference feature.
This Active Reference document contains the full Interleaf V5 user
documentation. The Active Reference document covers the major
aspects of the Interleaf software, including creating text and
graphics elements, creating and managing books, editing, and
customization.
In a future Tools Time, I'll discuss additional topics in the Tool
Manager, User Profile, and other Active Reference documents.
=============================================================================
Where Can I Get More Information?
---------------------------------------------------
The TNPUBS::NACLEAF Notes Conference is the repository for tips
and hints for our composition systems: Interleaf, Document, and
DECwrite. As new information becomes available or new problems
solved for our documentation tools, the discoverer will post a
note in the conference.
If you discover something, please take a few minutes to post a
note for the benefit of your colleagues.
To add the NacLeaf conference to your Notebook:
In Notes:
ADD ENTRY TNPUBS::NACLEAF.
=============================================================================
Interleaf Bug Reports
---------------------------------------------------
Each manager has received a copy of the Interleaf system report,
January 1993. This contains a summary of the problems reported to
Interleaf for the currently supported platforms and software
versions.
Steve Jong also reports another bug known to Interleaf. If, in the
User Profile, you set the attribute for accurate line endings on
On, text may jump into the left margin. There is no workaround to
this bug, except not to use this feature.
=============================================================================
Department of Corrections
---------------------------------------------------
From: TNPUBS::D_DIXON "Denny, T+N Publications, LKG, 226-7226" 1-MAR-1993 00:17:06.29
To: ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN
CC:
Subj: RE: Tools Time #2
Karl,
Isn't OpenVMS V6.0 Blade? Rather than Amber as you note in Tools Time2...
Denny
-------------------
Yes. The project name for Open/VMS V6 is Blade.
/kh
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| 81.4 | Tool Time #4 | ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN | Tool Time Mail->Notes | Thu Mar 11 1993 09:31 | 145 |
| From: ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN "One hen. Two ducks. Three squawking geese... 11-Mar-1993 0910"
To: @.;
CC: HAKKARAINEN
Subj: Tool Time #4
Tool Time #4
11-MAR-1993
=============================================================================
Is there a Microsoft Word-->Interleaf converter?
---------------------------------------------------
Interleaf provides an input filter for Microsoft Word/RTF files.
You can add the filter to your array of filters with the following
procedure:
With nothing selected on the Interleaf Desktop:
1. Custom->Misc->Filter Setup.
2. Choose Add a filter
3. Select item 15, "MS Word/RTF into Interleaf"
4. You will then be presented with several options. None is
required. You may take the defaults for all by selecting
Cancel.
5. Supply a name such as RTF-to-IWS so you can easily identify
the filter among your filter options.
Once the filter is setup, you may copy files to your desktop
directory ([username.IWS5DESKTOP]) and then use the
Custom->Misc->Filter->filtername on the selected file.
A Interleaf to MS Word/RTF is also available for added cost; we're
evaluating the business need for such a filter in this group.
=============================================================================
UCX on TNPUBS
---------------------------------------------------
UCX is now running on TNPUBS. UCX, the common name for DEC TCP/IP
Services for VMS, is a set of software products that facilitate
communication and file sharing between a VAX/VMS server and UNIX
(TM) clients. DEC TCP/IP Services support networking, file
access, and application development between VAX/VMS servers and
UNIX clients.
For more information about UCX and its supported services, see
HELP UCX on TNPUBS. In addition, see the DEC TCP/IP Services for
VMS documentation in the Telecommunications and Networks bookshelf
on Bookreader.
Future editions of Tool Time will show uses and features of UCX
for our documentation activities.
=============================================================================
EDT Going Away?
---------------------------------------------------
As I mentioned in a recent mail message, the venerable text editor
EDT has been retired. This means that there will be no further
development on it. While I can't be certain, I suspect that at
some point EDT will no longer be shipped as a standard component
for VMS.
Not to worry, though, It's not likely to happen any time soon.
EDT is still a part of VMS 6.0.
The recommended replacement for EDT on VMS is DECTPU (Text
Processing Utility). DECTPU has been available on VMS for more
than five years and on Ultrix for a year or two.
DECTPU is a programming language used to develop text processing
applications. EVE, written in DECTPU, is the editor that you
receive you give the command EDIT/TPU. Other applications using
DECTPU include Notes, LSE, and the VMS Debugger. You can also use
EVE as your default editor in Mail with the Mail command SET
EDITOR TPU.
To start the EVE editor from the $ prompt:
$ EDIT/TPU filename.ext
There are two quick commands that will help you to get started
with EVE. Press the Do key and then type the rest of the command.
<do> set keypad edt
This command sets up the keypd to emulate the EDT-style keypad.
(Note that customizations from your EDTINI.EDT file will not be
recognized.)
<do> help new user
This command provides you with an overview of EVE and DECTPU
features.
I'll have more about TPU/EVE in future Tool Time issues.
=============================================================================
Interleaf Zoom Bug
---------------------------------------------------
From: TNPUBS::JONG "Typo? What tpyo? 10-Mar-1993 1720" 10-MAR-1993 17:36:25.46
To: HAKK,SAHAGIAN
CC:
Subj: A bug report, a new Interleaf use Q & A, or whatever
[This is all verified with Interleaf support, by the way--sfj]
QUESTION: I used View > Zoom > Larger so I could see what I'm doing, but lines
of text suddenly jumped to the left!
ANSWER: This is a known bug with zooming. It happens consistently with text in
justified components and randomly with text in other components. When you
restore the view to normal size, the problem goes away.
QUESTION: If I print zoomed pages, are the lines of text OK?
ANSWER: No, but then the printed text is also zoomed. That's not what you
want, is it? Always set the view to normal size (x1) before printing.
=============================================================================
VMS accounts and user directories
---------------------------------------------------
When a person leaves the group, the supervisor or project leader
will often ask me not to delete the account. "We need to use those
files."
The departed user's directories and files can exist after the
account has been disabled or deleted. The account is just a record
in the system user authorization file (SYSUAF); the directories
are created separately and exist independently until explictly
removed. As required by corporate security standards, accounts
must be disabled at the time a person leaves the group.
Directories and files, however, can persist for as long as they
are needed by the group.
Typically, unless I hear otherwise from the supervisor or project
leader, I'll remove a departed user's directories one to four
weeks after the person leaves. As always, files remain available
from TSR's backup many months after the file have been deleted.
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| 81.5 | Tool Time #5 | ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN | All the benefits of garlic... | Fri Mar 19 1993 06:32 | 138 |
| Tool Time #5
18-MAR-1993
Digital Internal Use Only
======================================================================
Topics for Tool Time come from mail messages, phone calls, chance
conversations in the hall. They're your ideas and questions. Keep
'em coming.
======================================================================
Interleaf Desktop Utility (IDU)
Interleaf V5.3 provides a utility to assist in the management of
files, containers, and other directories. The Interleaf Desktop
Utility is similar to file management utilities such as VMS
Backup, Unix tar, and DOS ZIP. (As with VMS Backup, IDU does not
provide data compression.)
In its simplest form, IDU offers you a method for moving an
Interleaf container, such as a book or folder. For example, here
are the commands that you would use to bring a book from your
desktop to the Temp Transfer drawer:
1. Set default to the directory where book is located. In this
case, the book is located in a folder named Work.
$ SET DEF dev:[username.IWS5DESKTOP.work_fdr]
2. Create an IDU file. We'll use the v option, which prints out
the names of the files that are being stored by IDU. This
procedure creates a file named DEFAULT.IDU.
$ IDU -CV my_book.dir
3. Write the file to target directory. In this procedure, IDU will
look for a default file named DEFAULT.IDU, which we created in
step 2. The W option instructs IDU to set a new working directory
before extracting the files.
$ IDU -CXW IWS$DISK:[IWS5.COMMUNICAION_CAB.TEMP_TRANSFER_DRW]
4. You may then delete DEFAULT.IDU; from your directory.
The major advantage of using IDU to move files, rather than the
desktop cut and paste method, is that IDU doesn't tie up your
desktop. You can execute the IDU procedure in batch or from
another DCL window and continue to work in Interleaf. (You should
not work on files that IDU is copying or writing; your results
will be unpredictable.)
For more information about IDU, see the online help:
$ IDU -HELP
For more help, use the Verbose option
$ IDU -VH
======================================================================
Rectangular Cut-and-Paste [Reflecting Tool Time #5 Addendum]
======================================================================
The EVE editor provides you with a rectangular cut and paste
feature. This allows you to edit columns of information.
For example, if you want to move the next paragraph from its present
five space indent to the left margin, you would use the following
EVE Commands. (All commands may be abbreviated; EVE will prompt
you with options if you supply an ambiguous abbreviation.)
Position your cursor at the first word of the paragraph, at the P
in Position.
<DO>BOX SELECT
Move the cursor to lower right corner, ->here.
<Do>BOX CUT INS
Move the cursor to the left margin.
<Do>BOX PASTE INS
===========================
TPU/EVE Topics to come:
How to customize (startup file) Tool Time #6
DCL built-in function Tool Time #7
DECTPU V3.0 Features Tool Time #n
======================================================================
Question and Answer Department
======================================================================
[This regular section is based on specific questions posed by
people in T&N Pubs during the last week or two.]
How do you control print queues in DECwindows Mail?
DECwindows Mail uses the DECWindows Print Widget to handle
printing tasks. The Print Widget delivers a graphical interface to
the selection of print queues and parameters.
VMSMAIL remembers your preferred print queue when you supply the
SET PRINT queue-name command in Mail or looks for the logical
name SYS$PRINT as a pointer to a queue name.
Once you have selected a queue and other parameters in DECwindows
Mail, those selections are preserved for the duration of your
session. Unfortunately, those parameters are not automatically
saved from session to session.
This can mean that if you simply print a message in a new
DECwindows mail session, without specifying a print queue, your
job will be sent to the first queue on the list. Most of the time,
the first queue name on the Print Widget list is 3$LPN (an lp27 in
the LKG1-3 lab).
There is a way to inform the Print Widget about the queues you
want to use for specific filetypes within mail. Adding these lines
to your login.com will narrow the field for printing from
DECWmail.
$ DEFINE DECW$PRINTER_FORMAT_TEXT your-preferred-text-queue
$ DEFINE DECW$PRINTER_FORMAT_LINE your-preferred-text-queue
$ DEFINE DECW$PRINTER_FORMAT_TERM your-preferred-text-queue
$ DEFINE DECW$PRINTER_FORMAT_ANSI your-preferred-text-queue
$ DEFINE DECW$PRINTER_FORMAT_PS your-preferred-ps-queue
======================================================================
Future Topics
======================================================================
In future issues of Tool Time, we'll be addressing the following
topics, all questions asked in recent weeks by T&N Pubs users.
Please add your questions, comments, and requests.
- File transfers from DOS to VMS to Ultrix to MAC and back again.
- VMS Backup: Basic commands for file transfer.
- Amail to Notes: Automated posting of mail messages into Notes.
- DECscheduler - Automating regularly scheduling tasks.
======================================================================
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| 81.6 | Tool Time #6 | ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN | Tool Time Amail->Notes | Wed Mar 31 1993 09:31 | 105 |
| From: ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN "One hen. Two ducks. Three squawking geese... 26-Mar-1993 1338"
To: @ALL.DIS
CC: HAKKARAINEN
Subj: Tool Time #6
Tool Time #6
25-Mar-1993
======================================================================
WATN
I will be changing the WATN password for T&N Pubs next Monday,
29-Mar. (Weather permitting. If it snows, I'll delay the change to
Tuesday, 30-Mar.) See the INFO conference for detail. Contact me
for membership in the INFO conference.
==================================================
Improvements to the Kodak 1392 Printer
NaCTS upgraded the raster image processor (RIP) on LKG Kodak 1392
last week. The result is a significant improvement in both the
imaging and printing times of the printer. (Imaging time is the
amount of time it takes for the Kodak to read in the file and
prepare an image in memory; printing is the time necessary to send
that image to paper.) Overall throughput has improved 2:1.
If you want to print multiple jobs on the Kodak, you are better
off using the /job_count qualifier, rather than the /copies
qualifier. With /job_count, the Kodak will read one image of the
job into memory and print it the designated number of times. Using
/copies, the print queue gathers the job multiple times into a
single huge job.
$ print/que=kodak A-FILE-TO-CALL-MY-OWN.PS /job=2
Job A-FILE-TO-CALL-MY-OWN (queue KODAK_LEAF, entry 211) started on KODAK_LEAF
NaCTS is now offering a service to the print services users in
LKG. Large jobs (probably those over 5000 blocks for our group)
will be automatically rerouted to the Kodak printer. We are
considering adding this feature to the LPS20 queues in LKG. If you
have thoughts on this, let me know.
==================================================
Command line cleanup of Interleaf 5 desktop
You may run the Interleaf cleanup of your desktop from desktop or
from the DCL command line. The cleanup removes backup files and
checkpoint files , but does not empty the clipboard. In order to
clean the clipboard, you must purge or delete the items directly.
To run the cleanup from the command line:
$ IWS_CLEANUP desktop-directory-spec
Example:
$ IWS_CLEANUP USER$2120:[CHESS.IWS5DESKTOP]
When in an Interleaf session you can clean various containers or
the whole desktop with Custom->Misc->Cleanup.
==================================================
EVE/TPU Initialization Files
Extract the following file and use it as a template for creating your own key
definition in the EVE editor. More next week on how to add customized TPU
procedures to your editing environment.
!---------------------------------------------------------------------------
! Sample MYEVE.EVE initialization file.
!
! Invoke with the command:
!
! EDIT/TPU/INIT=MYEVE.EVE filename.txt
!
! Karl Hakkarainen March 1993
! -------------------------------------
! First enable the gold key as PF1
!
SET GOLD KEY PF1
!
! Define the ctrl-key sequences
!
! KeyName EVE Command
!
DEFINE KEY=CTRL-D ERASE CHARACTER
!
! Set up some gold key sequences.
!
DEFINE KEY=GOLD-I INCLUDE FILE 'sys$login:signature.file'
DEFINE KEY=GOLD-2 TWO WINDOWS
DEFINE KEY=GOLD-1 ONE WINDOW
!
! These next two keys allow you to execute a DCL command
! in an EVE buffer and then drop the contents into the
! file you're editing. Real handy for interactive example.
!
DEFINE KEY=GOLD-D DCL
DEFINE KEY=GOLD-CTRL-D TPU COPY_TEXT(eve$dcl_buffer)
!
! End of MYEVE.EVE
!---------------------------------------------------------------------------
==================================================
Interleaf V5 Hints
A number of Interleaf V5 usage features are available in the
TNPUBS::NACLEAF Notes conference, Note #76.
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| 81.7 | Tool Time #7 | ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN | Tool Time Amail->Notes | Wed Apr 07 1993 14:38 | 144 |
| From: TNPUBS::ISOISA::HAKKARAINEN "The Mill's been TFSO'd 02-Apr-1993 1516"
To: @USR:[KH]TOOL_TIME.DIS
CC: HAKKARAINEN
Subj: Tool Time #7
Tool_Time.7
2-APR-1993
==================================================================
Follow-up on Bookreader/WorldView mail.
Earlier this week I sent a message to the group from Linda
Knight, announcing the end of Bookreader development. Since then
I've fielded a number of questions regarding the future of
projects that use Bookreader. So far, there's a lot we don't know.
In brief, I believe that we need to continue to deliver Bookreader
products until we learn otherwise. Discuss your project
requirements for online information with your supervisor. As new
information about the products and strategies becomes available,
I'll include more detail in upcoming Tool Time issues.
We are also actively investigating WorldView as the next major
online delivery product. We have temporary licenses for the viewer
portion of WorldView, the display portion akin to Bookreader, and
for WorldView Press, the portion that builds the books. We will
have the products installed and running next week; watch for an
announcement.
The following is our testing plan for WorldView during the next
two months. I will be looking for volunteers to test some specific
functionality (printing, cross-references, and searches) as well
having people try out WorldView for its general usefulness.
Test Plan
1. Install WorldView on supported platforms.
VMS = TNPUBS and ISOISA
DOS/Windows = TNPUBS file server
Unix = TNPIX (Bundled with WorldPress)
(Please contact me if your system is not listed here and
you can participate in the testing.)
2. Install WorldView Press on TNPIX
3. Prepare sample document collection
T&N Buyer's Guide, July 1992
Selected IPA documents
Converted sample docsets, including Interleaf and DECwrite.
We'll be investigating other import functions (MS Word and
PostScript) and conversions (SDML and DSR)
4. Publish formal access procedures and testing request. Users
should plan to record comments, requests for WorldView in a note
in the NacLeaf notes conference.
5. Add review of comments and status to User Forum of April and
May. Updates to procedures will be included in future Tool Time
issues.
6. Publish final report on 1-June. (This allows time for purchase
of product if we decide to continue to use it, irrespective of
corporate online strategies.)
More later as we move along.
======================================================================
Try not to set default to remote system.
======================================================================
While the absolute restriction of setting default to a remote system
($ SET DEFAULT NODE::DISK:[DIR]) has been lifted from VMS, your results may
still be unpredictable. Print and batch functions are also restricted. See
PRINT /REMOTE for details. Other file functions, such as directory commands,
work well.
======================================================================
Time to get rid of PSVIEW symbol.
======================================================================
Many of you have an old symbol pointing to an even older PostScript previewer.
That version, originally released with VMS 5.1, is no longer supported. Check
to see how you're invoking the PostScript previewer. The present version is
bundled in with the CDA Viewer.
Here's an updated symbol definition for the PS previewer.
$ PSVIEW :== VIEW/INTERFACE=DECWINDOWS/FORMAT=PS
Then
$ PSVIEW filename.PS
Remember that the PS preview is not supported on VXT.
======================================================================
Visually Speaking Newsletter
======================================================================
I've placed a copy of the following file TOOLS$DISK:[TOOLS] on TNPUBS.
From: CUPMK::VISUAL "Visually Speaking newsletter staff 30-Mar-1993 1716" 30-MAR-1993 17:26:07.19
To: @[.DIS]VSPEAK_INTERESTED
CC: VISUAL
Subj: Visually Speaking Volume 4 Number 1 - Spring 93
The Spring 93 issue of "Visually Speaking" is now available in PostScript
format from the following location:
CUPMK::USER2:[VISUAL.PUBLIC]VSPEAK_V4N1.PS
This issue is devoted to the design of online information and
contains the following articles:
o A Long Time Coming; The Evolution of Online Information
by Alicia Flanders
o Transcending the Book; Writing for the Screen
by Anne Harrington
o Interview with Award-Winning Hyperhelp Writer Mark Gillis
by Alicia Flanders
o Better Screens and Windows; Guidelines for Stress-Reduced Screen Designs
by Linda Sue Trapasso
o Layers and Links; Layering Online Information with VAX DOCUMENT
by Anne Harrington
o Book Review of "Mapping Hypertext" by Robert Horn
reviewed by Linda Sue Trapasso
o Help on Help; A Listing of Digital Online Help Resources
by Mark Gillis
and more...
This issue is 20 pages long and designed in a two-page format.
It should be printed on a two-sided printer for best results.
"Visually Speaking" is a publication of Information Design
& Consulting (IDC) devoted to reporting on ideas, techniques,
tools, and information about visual communication in technical
information. It is produced by writers, editors, and artists
from IDC for information professionals throughout Digital.
Back issues of "Visually Speaking" are available from the same
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