The SKTEditor is a simple graphical user interface (GUI) application for
creating and editing International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP)/Interagency
Consultative Group (IACG) guideline compliant skeleton Common Data Format
(CDF) files.
Help Features
The help window consists of a toolbar and two panes:
Content pane
Displays help information.
Navigation pane
A tabbed interface that allows the user to switch between the table
of contents, index, and full text search displays.
Table of Contents
The table of contents is a collapsible/expandable display of topics in
the help system. The table of contents display is synchronized with
the content pane so that the topic being displayed is highlighted in the
table of contents.
Index
The index contains an alphabetized listing of the help subjects.
The index display is synchronized with the content pane so that the topic
being displayed is highlighted in the index.
Full-Text Search
The help system includes a full-text search capability for searching the
help contents. Matches returned from searches are ranked for relevancy
using "relaxation rules."
Context-Sensitive Help
Context-sensitive help is available for many of the fields in the editor.
To use field-level help, the user:
Chooses Help/On-item. This cause the cursor to change
to the context-sensitive help cursor (
).
Selects the field.
Help information is displayed in the help and the cursor returns to its
original state.
Conventions Used
Thoughout this help we have used the following typographic conventions:
Fixed width bold
Indicates a user interface element. It includes menu commands,
buttons, labels, etc.
Italic
Indicates information you need to enter or can modify.