Topics
Content Delivery provides controls for navigating, viewing, editing, adding comments to, and printing topics. As a group, these controls are commonly referred to as Collaborative Review.
The same Header, breadcrumb trail, Search and Advanced Search controls are static and common to all topic pages.
The Topic page consists of a header and three columns (left, middle, right). Each is described in the sections that follow.
Header
The header is comprised of three rows that span the top of the Topic page. Located in the top row of the header at the right is User Preferences, which lets you choose one of the available languages for the user interface (such as English, German, or Japanese). You can also upload your profile photo, which is used to complement your credentials, contributions, and comments.Located in the middle row of the header at the left is the breadcrumb trail.
- Search provides a Google-style search type-in field. Once you enter a basic search, search results are returned in groups of 10 per page. At the bottom right of each search results page, you can click the Can't find what you are looking for? Advanced Search link to refine your query.
- When you click the Advanced Search button (located to the right of the Search type-in field), a window appears where you can specify filtering criteria to fine-tune your search query.
Left Column
In the Content pane located at the left, the Table of Contents/Index provides an expandable-collapsible TOC or Index. Entries are hot linked to the appropriate topic, and the TOC-Index structure can be rolled up by collapsing the disclosure triangle to give you more room for viewing the topic.
The Options (gear) button lets you change between the Table of Contents or the Index, and lets you subscribe the publication to an RSS feed so you can be alerted when a comment is made.
Middle Column
The Edit (pencil) button lets you edit the topic. The button will not display if "Editing" is not configured.
The Options button lets you access all topic related options, including the following:
- Print PDF—generates a PDF copy of the topic for offline use.
- Print HTML—generates an HTML copy of the topic in a new window.
- Subscribe—subscribes to an RSS feed so you can be alerted when a comment has been made.
- View Source XML—generates an XML copy of the topic in a new window so you can view the underlying markup for troubleshooting syntax issues.
Right Column
The right column contains the Comment Stream, which lets you view or reply to a comment for the topic you are viewing. Entries include who made the comment, the commentator's photo, and when the comment was made. You can click the Options (gear) button set status on a comment. The Comment Stream can be rolled up into the header to give you more room for viewing the topic.