Exploring the user interface
The LiveContent S1000D user interface lets you navigate an S1000D Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP).
Look and feel
LiveContent S1000D conforms to the look-and-feel of other RWS products, which are based on common attributes such as colors, typeface, and layout—called the Carbon theme. You can configure LiveContent S1000D to optimize the display for the user's device, either a desktop monitor or tablet.
Figure 1. LiveContent S1000D display
The default LiveContent S1000D user interface consists of a table of contents (TOC) panel on the left and the content (graphics and text) content panels on the right. Above them, a navigation panel and top bar banner provide access to additional controls. The panels and banner (and their controls) are described in the following sections
TOC panel
The Title/DM Code (ABC/123) and Sync TOC icons appear above the Table of Contents panel. Sections, List of Illustrations and List of Tables appear within a Chapter in the Table of Contents panel.
Figure 2. TOC panel
The The Sync TOC icon lets you synchronize content that has changed in the main content area of your publication with the Table of Contents panel. The Title/DMCode (ABC/123) icon lets you toggle between the S1000D-specification's techname/infoname view and SNS view of the TOC.
In the TOC, LiveContent S1000D displays a unique icon for each document type in the publication. The administrator can customize these icons.
| This document type | uses this icon | and contains |
|---|---|---|
| Descriptive information | General descriptive information. | |
| Procedural information | Procedural information and instructions to complete an operation. | |
| Fault isolation information | Information to identify, preserve, detect, and report system faults. | |
| Maintenance planning information | Information about schedules and procedures used to maintain a system in good operating condition. | |
| Illustrated parts data | Information and illustrations about various parts of a system. | |
| Process data module | Information about system testing and troubleshooting. | |
| Fault information | Information about faults in various parts of a system. | |
| Crew/operator information | Information about various drills and procedures to be performed by crews and operators. |
Top bar banner
The top bar banner is at the top of the LiveContent S1000D display.
Figure 3. Top bar banner
- Auxiliary Navigation Menu displays the Auxiliary navigation menu in the left panel.
- Home resets the display to the initial view of the publication.
- Toggle Left Panel lets you reclaim more viewing area on the canvas by hiding the left panel.
- Display Graphics displays the graphics in the publication.
- Document Only displays the publication without graphics.
- Graphic Only shows the currently displayed graphic in a new "tear-off" window.
- Print generates a PDF of the current module. Not available in the tablet interface.
- Reorient Text and Graphics toggles the between showing the graphics panel above or to the left of the text panels. Not available in the tablet interface, which orients text and graphics automatically for portrait or landscape view when the tablet is rotated.
- Large Table Controls provides access to controls for searching within very large tables, and is displayed only if the current module contains a large table.
- Search displays the LiveContent S1000D search panel.
- Information in the desktop interface, provides access to LiveContent S1000D reports, markup, release notes, user guide, and version information; in the tablet interface, provides access only to the user guide.
- Settings displays a menu of tools allowing you to toggle highlighting of changes or exit the publication. In the desktop interface only, the menu provides additional tools to save your position in the publication and manage users.
Navigation panel
Figure 4. Navigation panel
- Back displays the previous page in the viewing history.
- Forward displays the next page in the viewing history.
- Bookmarks displays the Bookmarks panel, allowing you to add, edit, delete and go to bookmarks in the publication.
- Preliminary Requirements displays the Preliminary Requirements panel.
- Notes displays the Notes panel, allowing you to add, edit, delete and go to notes in the publication.
- Emergency Procedures opens the Emergency Procedures window, displaying all the emergency procedure modules in the open publication.
- Prev Step moves the display to the previous step in a troubleshooting process.
- Next Step moves the display to the next step in a troubleshooting process.
- Previous moves the display to the previous step in a procedure. If enabled, Common Information, Preliminary Required Conditions, Safety Conditions, and Closing Conditions are included.
- Next moves the display to the next step in a procedure. If enabled, Common Information, Preliminary Required Conditions, Safety Conditions, and Closing Conditions are included.
Auxiliary navigation menu
Figure 5. Auxiliary navigation menu
- History displays the list of the data modules visited in the current session.
- Applicability opens the Select Applicability window.
- Suspend and Resume displays the Suspend and Resume panel, allowing you to suspend a session or resume a saved session.
- Attachments displays the Attachments panel, allowing you to add, edit, delete, and view or download attachments to DMs in the publication. Not available in the tablet interface.
When you are finished using the auxiliary navigation menu, click the hamburger icon again to dismiss it. The TOC is then displayed in the left panel.
Graphics control bar
Figure 6. Default graphics control bar for an SVG or SVGZ graphic
| Control | Icon | Description | Available for Graphic Type(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous graphic | Displays the previous graphic in the module (if one exists). | All | |
| Next graphic | Displays the next graphic in the module (if one exists). | All | |
| Zoom in | Allows you to zoom in. You can also zoom in using the mouse wheel on a desktop device or the stretch gesture on a tablet device. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Zoom out | Allows you to zoom out. You can also zoom out using the mouse wheel on a desktop device or using the pinch gesture on a tablet device. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Pan left | Allows you to pan left. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Pan right | Allows you to pan right. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Pan up | Allows you to pan up. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Pan down | Allows you to pan down. You can also pan by selecting and dragging the image using the mouse on a desktop device or your finger on a tablet device. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Restore original view | Restores the image to its original display after panning or zooming. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Highlight hotspots | Allows you to temporarily highlight the locations of all hotspots in the SVG image (if any exist). | SVG, SVGZ | |
| More | Expands the toolbar to include redlining tools. | SVG, SVGZ | |
| Play previous step | Allows you to play the previous step in a SAP graphic. | SAP graphics | |
| Play current step | Allows you to play the current step in a SAP graphic. | SAP graphics | |
| Play next step | Allows you to play the next step in a SAP graphic. | SAP graphics | |
| List all steps | Displays a list of all the steps in a SAP graphic. | SAP graphics | |
| Play all steps | Allows you to play all the steps in a SAP graphic. | SAP graphics | |
| Pause step | Allows you to pause the playback of a SAP graphic. This control is active only while the graphic is playing. | SAP graphics |