Introduction

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:
  1. Chooses Help/On-item.  This cause the cursor to change to the context-sensitive help cursor ( ).
  2. 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.
Local link Indicates a hyperlink that does not require network connectivity.
Indicates a hyperlink that references a remote network site (requires Internet connectivity).
Popup windows are used to provide a short definition of a term.  They have the following characteristics:
  • Are always displayed directly adjacent to the object the user selects to activate the popup.
  • Cannot be resized or moved by the user.
  • Are dismissed whenever focus is changed to another part of the the help viewer.
Secondary windows are used to display reference information.  They have the following characteristics:
  • Can be displayed anywhere on the screen.
  • Can be iconified, resized, and moved by the user.
  • Persist until they are dismissed or the help viewer is dismissed.