Conference vaxuum::online_bookbuilding

235.0. "Someone outside of CUP needs help getting started" by SUPER::HENDRICKS (The only way out is through) Thu Dec 07 1989 09:06

    I'm in Ed Services (ESDP in ZKO) and am planning to convert a text
    based course I wrote to Bookreader format.  
    
    I have a few questions.
    
    The LAVC I'm on is going to be upgraded to 5.3 very soon.  From what
    I've read here, that means that I will only be able to work on V2 of
    the Bookreader.  Is that correct?  Will not having access to V1 of the
    Bookreader be a problem?  Are people currently working effectively on
    systems where they only have V2 of the Bookreader?  The product will
    apparently go to SDC in June.  Will customers have V2 of the Bookreader
    by then?
    
    I keep reading about CUP online tools and doctypes.  Since I'm not in
    CUP, how can I find out exactly what I need for tools, where to copy
    the savesets, and so forth?  It seems like people in CUP are pretty
    well set up at the system level to do this work.  Not too many of us in
    ESDP have actually developed courses for the Bookreader yet, so the
    people who manage our systems aren't as aware of the procedures and
    tools needed.  
    
    I have extracted note 64 about the online tools - can these be used on
    another system outside of CUP?  Are there any dependencies besides
    using Document V1.2?  Where can I get the online doctypes?  I have also
    extracted note 204, describing V2 format.  I also have copies of
    "Creating Online Documentation for the DECwindows Bookreader" (November
    1989) and "Guide to Producing Online Documentation" (April 1989).  Are
    these the latest versions of these guides, or are there newer versions?  
                      
    Thanks for any help you can give me.  I need to be able to give our
    system manager a list of exactly what I need, what to do, and where
    everything I need is located.  
    
    Holly Hendricks

    The current version of the online tools (see note 64.12) supports the
    V2 Bookreader. To build books for that version of the Bookreader, you
    must install those tools. Note, however, that the V2 Bookreader can
    read *both* V1 and V2 books, so any old online books that you may have
    around will be readbable.
    
    I believe that the VMS 5.3 and DECwindows V2.0 (with which the
    V2.0 Bookreader is bundled) are shipping now.
    
    This notes conference is the primary source of information about the
    availability of tools, in note 64, for CUP and for anyone else who
    wishes to use them. They can be installed on any system that meets
    the software requirements specified in note 64.12. That note is
    completely up to date regarding software and documentation (BUT,
    see also note 236, which I've just entered about DOCUMENT V1.2B).
    
    As to related documentation, I will post a note from a CUP notes
    conference (I thought it was already in here but I find it's not,
    so I'll put it in).
    
    Hope this helps,
    
    Mary 

    Thank you, Mary.
    
    Holly

    You might also keep an eye on WAGON::ESDP_EPUBS.  That's the conference
    that discusses the publishing tools and procedures supported by, used
    by, and/or requested by ESDP.
    
    Mark