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2005-04-12T10:54:45+12:00 (19 years ago)
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mdewsnip
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With the changes made for the Greenstone v2.60 (UNESCO CD-ROM) release.

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    8989  <Section name="startingoff">
    9090    <Title>Starting Off</Title>
    91 {2.intro}
     91    This section covers how to create, load, save and delete collections.
    9292    <Section name="creatingacollection">
    9393      <Title>Creating a New Collection</Title>
    … …  
    216216    </Section>
    217217    <Section name="deletingcollections">
    218       <Title>{2.4.title}</Title>
    219 <ObviousSentence>{2.4.obvious}</ObviousSentence>
    220       <Contents>
    221         <ContentsGroup linkto="simple">
    222           <ContentsItem>
    223             {2.4.contents}
    224           </ContentsItem>
    225         </ContentsGroup>
    226       </Contents>
    227       <Anchor name="simple">Simple Instructions:</Anchor>
    228 {2.4.text}
     218      <Title>Deleting Collections</Title>
     219<ObviousSentence>This section explains how to permanently delete collections from your Greenstone installation.</ObviousSentence>
     220      <Contents>
     221        <ContentsGroup linkto="simple">
     222          <ContentsItem>
     223            How to delete collections
     224          </ContentsItem>
     225        </ContentsGroup>
     226      </Contents>
     227      <Anchor name="simple">Simple Instructions:</Anchor>
     228To permanently delete collections from your Greenstone installation, choose "Delete..." from the "File" menu. A list of your Greenstone collections appears. Select one to see its description, then tick the box at the bottom of the dialog and click "Delete" to delete the collection. This action is irreversible, so check carefully that you no longer need the collection before proceeding!
    229229    </Section>
    230230  </Section>
    … …  
    232232 <Section name="downloadingfiles">
    233233    <Title>Downloading Files From the Internet</Title>
    234 {3.intro} This section explains the Librarian Interface's mirroring process.
     234The "Download" view helps you download resources from the internet. This section explains the Librarian Interface's mirroring process.
    235235    <Section name="themirrorview">
    236236      <Title>The Download view</Title>
    … …  
    321321(the shape of the pointer changes) and dragging.
    322322<Break/>
    323 {4.1.status} The "Stop" button stops any action that is currently in progress.
     323At the bottom of the window is a status area that shows the progress of actions involving files (copying, moving and deleting). These can take some time to complete. The "Stop" button stops any action that is currently in progress.
    324324<Break/>
    325325Two large buttons occupy the lower right corner of the screen. "New Folder", with a picture
    … …  
    479479          </ContentsItem>
    480480          <ContentsItem>
    481             {5.1.controls.short}
     481            The metadata editing controls
    482482          </ContentsItem>
    483483          <ContentsItem>
    … …  
    497497<Break/>
    498498On the left of the "Enrich" view is the Collection Tree. To the right is the Metadata Table, which shows metadata for any selected files or folders in the Collection Tree.  Columns are named in
    499 grey at the top, and can be resized by dragging the separating line. {5.1.controls.1}
    500 If several files are selected, black text indicates that the value is common to all of the
     499grey at the top, and can be resized by dragging the separating line. Clicking any row transfers its details to the metadata editing controls below. If several files are selected, black text indicates that the value is common to all of the
    501500selected files, while grey text indicates that it is not.  Black values may be
    502501updated or removed, while grey ones can be removed from those that have it, or
    … …  
    508507folder icon to go immediately to the folder where the metadata is assigned.
    509508<Break/>
    510 {5.1.controls.2} Use them to update, append,
     509The metadata editing controls at the lower right appear only when a file is selected from the tree and a row is selected from the table. Use them to update, append,
    511510and remove the metadata value.  The value field is for entering or editing the
    512511metadata value.  Beside it is a button labelled "..." which, when clicked,
    … …  
    537536        <ContentsGroup linkto="simple">
    538537          <ContentsItem>
    539             {5.2.contents.1}
    540           </ContentsItem>
    541           <ContentsItem>
    542             {5.2.contents.2}
     538            What is a metadata set?
     539          </ContentsItem>
     540          <ContentsItem>
     541            Controlling the metadata sets used
    543542          </ContentsItem>
    544543        </ContentsGroup>
    … …  
    553552Librarian Interface's metadata folder and have the suffix ".mds".
    554553<Break/>
    555 {5.2.metadatasets}
     554To control the metadata sets used in a collection, use the "Metadata Sets" entry on the Design view.
    556555    </Section>
    557556    <Section name="appendingmetadata">
    … …  
    638637click "Replace" to alter the metadata.
    639638<Break/>
    640 {5.5.multiple}
     639The process is the same when updating a folder with child folders or multiple files, but you can only update metadata that is common to all files/folders selected.
    641640<Break/>
    642641The value tree shows all previous values, not just those currently assigned.
    … …  
    658657      <Anchor name="simple">Simple Instructions:</Anchor>
    659658You remove metadata the same way as you update it.  First select a file from the
    660 file tree, then use the metadata table to select the metadata. {5.6.remove}
     659file tree, then use the metadata table to select the metadata. If the metadata has a value assigned, the "Remove" button becomes active.
    661660Click it to remove the metadata from the specified file.  Other files
    662661remain unchanged, and the value remains in the Value Tree.
    663662<Break/>
    664 {5.6.multiple}
     663Removing metadata from folders or multiple files works the same way.
    665664    </Section>
    666665    <Section name="reviewingmetadata">
    … …  
    687686spread of dates.
    688687<Break/>
    689 {5.7.activate} A window called
     688Select the files you wish to examine, then right-click and choose "Assigned Metadata...". A window called
    690689"All Metadata", dominated by a large table with many columns, appears.  The
    691690first column shows file names; the rows show all metadata values assigned to
    … …  
    727726    <Section name="importingpreviouslyassignedmetadata">
    728727      <Title>Importing Previously Assigned Metadata</Title>
    729 {5.8.intro}
     728This section describes how to import previously assigned metadata: metadata assigned to documents before they were added to the collection.
    730729      <Contents>
    731730        <ContentsGroup linkto="simple">
    … …  
    811810<Break/>
    812811First are the contact emails of the collection's creator and maintainer. 
    813 The following field allows you to change the collection title. {6.2.collectionfolder}
     812The following field allows you to change the collection title. The folder that the collection is stored in is shown next, but this cannot be edited.
    814813The next one specifies (in the form of a URL) the
    815814icon to show at the top left of the collection's "About" page, and the next is
    816 the icon used in the Greenstone library page to link to the collection. {6.2.publiccheckbox}
     815the icon used in the Greenstone library page to link to the collection. Then, a checkbox controls whether the collection should be publicly accessible.
    817816Finally comes the "Collection Description" text area as described in <Reference target="creatingacollection">Creating A New Collection</Reference>.
    818817    </Section>
    … …  
    849848"Configuring Arguments"; it is described later.  Once you have configured the
    850849new plugin, it is added to the end of the "Currently Assigned Plugins" list.
    851 {6.3.onceonly}
     850Note that, except for UnknownPlug, each plugin may only occur once in the list.
    852851<Break/>
    853852To remove a plugin, select it in the list and click "Remove Plugin".
    … …  
    855854Plugins are configured by providing arguments.  To alter them, select the
    856855plugin from the list and click "Configure Plugin" (or double-click
    857 the plugin). {6.3.dialog}
     856the plugin). A "Configuring Arguments" dialog appears with various controls for specifying arguments.
    858857<Break/>
    859858There are different kinds of controls.  Some are checkboxes, and clicking one
    … …  
    876875       <Anchor name="advanced">Advanced Instructions:</Anchor>
    877876The Librarian Interface does its best to determine what arguments a plugin
    878 supports. {6.3.customargs} Any text in it is appended verbatim to the end of the plugin
     877supports. However, there may be cases where the user wants to specify special arguments, and for this a text field called "Custom Arguments" (at the bottom) is provided. Any text in it is appended verbatim to the end of the plugin
    879878command.
    880879    </Section>
    … …  
    927926          </ContentsItem>
    928927          <ContentsItem>
    929             {6.5.replace.short}
     928            Edit an index
    930929          </ContentsItem>
    931930          <ContentsItem>
    … …  
    946945Click it to add the new index.
    947946<Break/>
    948 {6.5.replace}
     947To edit an index, select it and change the index details, then click "Replace Index".
    949948<Break/>
    950949To remove an index, select it from the list of assigned indexes and click
    … …  
    12451244          </ContentsItem>
    12461245          <ContentsItem>
    1247             {6.11.contents.1}
    1248           </ContentsItem>
    1249           <ContentsItem>
    1250             {6.11.contents.2}
    1251           </ContentsItem>
    1252           <ContentsItem>
    1253             {6.11.contents.3}
     1246            Adding metadata sets
     1247          </ContentsItem>
     1248          <ContentsItem>
     1249            Editing metadata sets
     1250          </ContentsItem>
     1251          <ContentsItem>
     1252            Removing metadata sets
    12541253          </ContentsItem>
    12551254        </ContentsGroup>
    … …  
    12601259Metadata Sets" in order to see details of their elements.
    12611260<Break/>
    1262 {6.11.adding}
    1263 <Break/>
    1264 {6.11.editing}
    1265 <Break/>
    1266 {6.11.removing}
     1261To use another metadata set with the loaded collection, click "Add Metadata Set" and select the metadata set file (.mds) for the new metadata set.
     1262<Break/>
     1263Editing metadata sets is done with the Greenstone Editor for Metadata Sets (GEMS). Clicking the "Edit Metadata Set" button provides information on how to run the GEMS.
     1264<Break/>
     1265If you no longer need a metadata set, select it and press "Remove Metadata Set" to remove it. If you have assigned any metadata to elements in the removed set you will be asked how to deal with this metadata when you next open the collection.
    12671266    </Section>
    12681267  </Section>
    … …  
    12961295Clicking "Build Collection" initiates the collection building process.  The time
    12971296this takes depends on the size of the collection and the number of indexes
    1298 being created (for huge collections it can be hours). {7.1.progressbar} To cancel the process at
     1297being created (for huge collections it can be hours). A progress bar indicates how much of the process has been completed. To cancel the process at
    12991298any time, click "Cancel Build".
    13001299<Break/>
    … …  
    13021301Once the collection has successfully built, clicking "Preview Collection" will launch a web browser showing the home page of the collection.
    13031302      <Anchor name="advanced">Advanced Instructions:</Anchor>
    1304 {7.1.messagelog} Select the log you want by clicking on the desired date in the "Log History" list.
     1303In Expert mode, you can use the "Message Log" entry at the left to review previous attempts to build the collection, whether successful or not. Select the log you want by clicking on the desired date in the "Log History" list.
    13051304    </Section>
    13061305    <Section name="buildsettings">
    … …  
    13591358      </Contents>
    13601359      <Anchor name="simple">Simple Instructions:</Anchor>
    1361 {8.1.usersemail} {8.1.languages} If you change the dictionary by choosing one from the list, you must
     1360The first "General" option is a text field for entering your e-mail address. This will be used for the "creator" and "maintainer" collection metadata items. The next option is a pull-down list of the languages in which the Librarian Interface can be presented. If you change the dictionary by choosing one from the list, you must
    13621361restart the Librarian Interface in order to load the new language strings from
    13631362the dictionary.
    … …  
    13791378Librarian Interface configuration file.
    13801379<Break/>
    1381 The "Connection" tab lets you alter the path to the locally-running Greenstone library server, which is used when Previewing collections. {8.1.proxies}
     1380The "Connection" tab lets you alter the path to the locally-running Greenstone library server, which is used when Previewing collections. It also lets you set proxy information for connecting to the Internet (e.g. when downloading files; see the <Reference target="downloadingfiles">Downloading Files From the Internet</Reference> section for details). Check the box to enable proxy connection and supply details of the proxy host address and port number. The proxy connection is established when you close the Preferences dialog.
    13821381<Break/>
    13831382During the course of a session the Librarian Interface may give warning
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