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Search is performed using the Java™ -based
JObjects 6 search engine, which requires JAVA support in your
browser.
How to use Search
This link opens
a window to search using jObjects technology. QuestAgent Search
Tips are available by clicking on the line that reads "Click
here for help"
Search requires JAVA support in your browser
to work. It also relies on other technology to highlight results.
How to use Search: Macintosh
OS 9
Links are provided for both a standard search
and an advanced search.
Standard Search:
- Once the search engine loads you are ready
to search for words and/or phrases.
- Each search permits the user to select all
of the CD contents, or a just a single section. It is recommended
that the user limit the search to a single section for more
relevant results unless it is known that the search term crosses
the section's subject material. Pull-down menus with explanations
are provided for several search options.
- Search displays the number of hits and the
search results listed by volume and chapter. Double-click a
search result to view the page.
- Use your browser's "back" button
to return to the search results page.
- Browser "History" button: Search
results are not stored in browser history.
Advanced Search:
- The advanced search allows the user to search
by a specific data field or combination of fields. Clicking
the "more" button adds another level of filtering
for the search term. Clicking the "less" button removes
a level of filtering.
Note: Advanced search also requires either
Windows or Mac OS-X.
How to use Search: Windows
and Macintosh OS X:
Note:
Mac OSX users may experience two limitations on Internet Explorer
with respect to the search application.
- The principal limitation concerns the use
of the "Search" links throughout the CD. When the
user clicks on a "Search" link for the first time,
the link will take the user to the search template. After the
first time the link is followed, the "Search" links
will not function again. Mac IE users can instead use the browser
"Back” button to return to the search template page,
and from there, perform another search in the normal manner.
Alternatively, if the user clicks and holds the cursor over
the "Back" button a history list will appear in a
drop down menu. The user can return to the search template by
clicking on the link "http://127.0.0.1:9801/questagent/search.vm",
or access particular search results by clicking on a link that
begins with the path similar to "http://127.0.0.1:9801/questagent/search.vm?cmd=search&collection=............".
If there is not a search link available in the "Back”
button history, and a search has been completed, CD-ROM may
need to be restarted in order to use search.
- Occasionally, when the Browser first opens
the CD-ROM, the browser will "hang up" on the search
template page. If this happens, and you do not wish to begin
a search, just follow the link "Back to Main Menu"
to return to the homepage. Item number 1 above would then be
applicable.
Links are provided for three types of searches;
simple, full, and fielded.
Use this search form when the you wish to
search for a single word or term.
This search form permits the selection of
various search options. The options are defined on the search
form page.
This search form permits the user to search
by a specific data field or combination of fields. Clicking
the "more" button adds another level of filtering
for the search term. Clicking the "less" button
removes a level of filtering.
Each search permits the user to select all of
the CD contents, or a just a single section. It is recommended
that the user limit the search to a single section for more relevant
results unless it is known that the search term crosses the section's
subject material.
Search term(s) are highlighted. When there are
multiple hits on a page, buttons "<" (previous) and
">" (next) are placed on either side of the highlighted
word to allow the user to go from one highlighted word to the
next.The first "hit" will only have a ">"
(next) arrow, and the last "hit" will only have a "<"
(previous) arrow.
Search displays the number of hits and the search
results listed by volume and chapter. Double-click a search result
to view the page.
Troubleshooting Search:
Windows:
On Windows, the most common problem is seeing
a gray box instead of the search applet. This happens when
JAVA is missing or damaged.
You will need to install or re-install JAVA.
There is a special installer for this on your CD. Run Setup from
your CD-ROM. At the Select Install Type screen, choose CUSTOM
INSTALL. Check the JAVA install box on the next screen and follow
the prompts. This should fix the problem. If problems persist,
delete all JRE versions and the Java Web Start applet from the
control panel using " add remove programs". Restart
your computer and then re-install the Java JRE with the CUSTOM
INSTALL from the G & O CD-ROM.
Windows 2000:
On Windows 2000, if the CD hangs up on the loading
page, (Please wait while application
loads.....) and the browser address bar displays
"CD-ROM_drive_letter:\start.html", then there is a conflict
between the Java Virtual Machine and the Windows Virtual Machine.
You will have to change the default virtual machine to the JVM.
This can be corrected as follows:
- Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel
| Internet Options | Advanced.
- Scroll down to the sub-Heading, Browsing,
and unclick on "Enable Install on Demand(Internet Explorer)
and "Enable Install on Demand (Other).
- Next find the Java (Sun) heading and select
the Java Plug-in as the default runtime environment by checking
the box under the Java icon, then close and restart your browser.
Macintosh OS 9
Macintosh OS-X is recommended for Macintosh
users. While Search will run on OS 8.6 through 9.2, highlighting
of search terms is not supported. A correct search result is returned,
but individual search words lack highlighting. In order to find
search terms on the result page under the Classic OS, we suggest
repeating the search term using the browser "Edit > Find
on Page” menu function.
Use Internet Explorer 5.1 or later if available
which has native JAVA support. At the present time, Explorer 5.1
running on OS 9 does not support highlighting, though it is expected
that some future edition will support highlighting.
The search applets set up for Macintosh by default
do not support highlighting.
Macintosh OS X
Note: Mac OSX users may experience two limitations
on Internet Explorer with respect to the search application.
- The principal limitation concerns the use
of the "Search" links throughout the CD. When the
user clicks on a "Search" link for the first time,
the link will take the user to the search template. After the
first time the link is followed, the "Search" links
will not function again. Mac IE users can instead use the browser
"Back” button to return to the search template page,
and from there, perform another search in the normal manner.
Alternatively, if the user clicks and holds the cursor over
the "Back” button a history list will appear in a
drop down menu. The user can return to the search template by
clicking on the link "http://127.0.0.1:9801/questagent/search.vm”,
or access particular search results by clicking on a link that
begins with the path similar to "http://127.0.0.1:9801/questagent/search.vm?cmd=search&collection=............".
If there is not a search link available in the "Back”
button history, and a search has been completed, CD-ROM may
need to be restarted in order to use search.
- Occasionally, when the Browser first opens
the CD-ROM, the browser will "hang up” on the search
template page. If this happens, and you do not wish to begin
a search, just follow the link "Back to Main Menu"
to return to the homepage. Item number 1 above would then be
applicable.
Macintosh users who wish to use a version
of Netscape, Mozilla, or other browsers that requires JAVA support
should look in the MRJ folder on this CD-ROM. This is important
for both Classic and OS-X applications.
General Settings and User Preferences:
- Browser Privacy Settings: On some
Computers, cookies may need to be set to the lowest setting
in order for the JObjects fielded search applet to function
properly. If you cannot access the "more" button on
the fielded search form properly, you may need to change your
privacy settings as follows:
Windows:
- Internet Explorer:
- Open browser, on the Tools menu select
"Internet Options > Privacy tab". Move
the slider to the lowest setting.
- Netscape:
- Open browser, on the Tools menu select
"Edit > Preferences > Privacy & Security
> Cookies". Check the lowest or "accept
all Cookies"
Macintosh:
- Internet Explorer:
- Open your browser and from the
top menu select "Explorer > Preferences >Receiving
Files> Cookies". Select the appropriate cookie
setting.
- Netscape:
- Open browser, on the Tools menu
select "Netscape > Preferences > Privacy &
Security > Cookies". Check the lowest or "accept
all Cookies".
- With any browser, be sure
to set preferences so that Java is enabled, if you have not
already done so.
Windows:
- Netscape:
- Open your browser and from the top menu select "Netscape
> preferences > Advanced. On the "Advanced"
tab, check the "Enable Java" checkbox.
- Expand the "Advanced" tab and select "Script
& Plug-ins", and check the "Enable Javascript".
Macintosh:
- Netscape:
- Open your browser and from the top
menu select "Netscape > preferences > Advanced.
On the "Advanced" tab, check the "Enable Java"
checkbox.
- Expand the "Advanced" tab
and select "Script & Plug ins", and check the
"Enable Javascript".
- Internet Explorer:
- Open your browser and from the
top menu select "Explorer > Preferences >Web
Browser > Java" On the "Java" tab, check
the "Enable Java" checkbox.
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Printing
Figures on the Gynecology and Obstetrics CD-ROM are composed
of a frame set. This requires that the top frame containing
the image, and the bottom frame containing the caption be printed
separately. This can be done from the browser toolbar. Click
on "file > print" and select "Print All Frames
Separately". Mac user will have to click in each frame
and then print the frame.
Unicode Fonts
In order to view the complete character set for the technical
language on the CD-ROM, the Browser Font Preferences must be
set to Unicode. Unicode comprises the character sets of English,
the Cyrillic alphabet used for Russian, the Greek, Hebrew, and
Arabic alphabets, and other alphabets and alphabet like writing
systems used in countries across Europe, Africa, the Indian
subcontinent, and Asia.
Macintosh:
Encoding
Macintosh does not use Unicode fonts directly; instead, Macintosh
uses its TECM, (Text Encoding Conversion Manager) to map Unicode
characters to Apple’s proprietary fonts. Mapping can occur
from several Mac fonts on a single HTML page at the same time.
In order to enable this, multiple language sets must be selected.
Language Selection: Mac OS 9
Internet Explorer 5.0 & 5.1
1. Open Internet Explorer; ensure that the IE application
window is active.
2. Click "Edit" on the menu/toolbar bar at the
top of the screen.
3. Click "Preferences" to open the Internet Explorer
preferences window.
4. Expand, if necessary, the "Web Browser” sub-menu,
click "Language/Fonts".
5. In the Languages sub-menu; if no languages are selected,
click on "Add".
6. Choose a language from the "Add a Language”
pop-up.
7. Select fonts & sizes for the selected language.
8. Repeat 5-7 for each character set you want to use.
9. Move your primary (default) language to the top of the
list with the "Move Up/Move Down” buttons.
Language Selection: Mac OS X
Internet Explorer 5.2
1. Open Internet Explorer; ensure that the IE application
window is active.
2. Click "Explorer" on the menu/toolbar bar at
the top of the screen.
3. Click "Preferences" to open the Internet Explorer
preferences window.
4. Under the "Web Browser sub-menu, click "Language/Fonts".
5. In the Languages sub-menu; if no languages are selected,
click on "Add".
6. Choose a language from the "Add a Language”
pop-up.
7. Select fonts & sizes for the selected language.
8. Repeat 5-7 for each character set you want to use.
9. Move your default language to the top of the list with
the "Move Up/Move Down” buttons.
Windows:
Language Selection: IE 5, 5.5 and 6
1. Open Internet Explorer; ensure IE application window
is active.
2. Click "Tools" on the menu/toolbar bar at the
top of the screen.
3. Click "Internet Options" to open the Internet
Explorer preferences pop-up window.
4. Click the "General” tab.
5. Below the History section; select "Languages”
to open the "languages preferences” pop-up.
6. Under the "Web Browser” sub-menu, click "Language/Fonts".
7. In the Languages sub-menu; if no languages are selected,
click on "Add".
8. Choose a language from the "Add Language”
pop-up.
9. Repeat for each character set you want to use.
10. Choose a primary (default) language from the "Add
a Language” pop-up.
11. Move your default language to the top of the list.
12. Click "OK” when finished adding languages.
13. Select "Fonts”.
14. Select a language script and the Web page (proportional)
font and plain text (fixed-width) font to be used with it.
15. Select fonts & sizes for your primary language.
As with IE for Macintosh, Windows IE 5 and 6 can use several
fonts to display a single page that contain multiple scripts
for which you have selected fonts.
Encoding: IE 5, 5.5 and 6
1. Open Internet Explorer; ensure that the
IE application window is active.
2. Click "View" on the menu/toolbar bar at the top
of the screen.
3. Click "Encoding" to expand the View menu.
4. Note the language That IE has selected to view the current
Web page. You can select another language to view a page in,
or select Unicode (UTF-8).
5. Additionally, the user may select "Auto-Select”.
6. Encoding selected from the "More” menu are transferred
to the main "Encoding” menu list under the main "View
> Encoding menu".
Navigation Tips:
Chapters:
The Table of Contents lists the main volumes and chapters and
you may either jump directly to a specific volume or chapter
from the list or start scrolling down to view details about
the volumes and chapters.
Browser Back Button:
Use the "Back” button on the browser toolbar to
retrace your navigation link history. Navigation links appear
as colored text for references and tables that takes you somewhere
else on a page. By clicking the "Back" button, you
will return to the last such link visited.
When you view figures from thumbnails or click on a figure
name, you are not clicking on navigation links, but rather "New
Window” links. The figure opens in a new window that remains
open until you close it. The "Back” button will not
re-open a window that may have been closed. In order to review
references and tables, you may navigate with "Back”
to the launch point for the link, and then re-launch the respective
item.
Bookmarks and Favorites:
Bookmarks and Favorites are very good ways to mark sections
of the CD that you want to revisit. All of the tools you normally
use on your browser will work with the CD-ROM. You may wish
to create folders in your browser favorite or bookmark section
to contain bookmarks to the CD.
This CD is designed to operate with the CD in your computer.
If you use a bookmark to the CD when it is not in your computer,
you will either get a file not found error or a prompt to put
the CD in the CD-ROM drive. Please refer to your browser documentation
for details on how to best use favorites.
Copy and Paste:
If you need to use some of the text from the CD in notes or
in another document, you may highlight the text in the browser
display and use copy and paste to place it in Word or another
application.
Copy and Paste may not work for text in a search window, and
it may be difficult to paste into a search window. This is because
copy and paste in search is managed by both your computer’s
native operating system and by the JAVA run-time environment.
You may find that Copy and Paste work from only a mouse-click
or only from selection in the menu. This behavior may change
after updates to your OS or to the JAVA runtime environment.
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