N1680 - Developing Helps and Online Documents Using OS/2 IPF

OS/2 2.X leads the industry with an extensive help and online informa- tion hypertext system that includes over 5,000 panels. In this workshop, you'll produce helps and online documents with the OS/2 Information Presentation Facility (IPF), the same facility used by IBM developers for OS/2's online information.

You will learn how to integrate CUA-compliant help information with the Presentation Manager applications you develop. You will learn how to take advantage of the new features of OS/2 2.X to create customized help and document windows.

How you will benefit
This workshop teaches you how to:
 * Use IPF to create help information that is integrated with application programs
 * Use IPF to create stand-alone, online documents
 * Use advanced IPF features to customize and enhance online help and documents

Topics

 * Common User Access (CUA) considerations
 * IPF architecture
 * Formatting controls for text
 * Including graphic illustrations
 * Hypertext and hypergraphic links
 * Customized windows
 * Launching external programs
 * Compiler options
 * Building an index

Prerequisites
IBM Publishing Systems BookMaster experience is helpful but not required.

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