Navigation introduction
To begin navigation, click on the Rulefinder Contents tab.
Open the navigation tree by clicking on the top level node of your interest (see 2.2
below for explanation of nodes and topics). The Rulefinder Table of Contents (TOC)
is organised with multiple headings for you to choose from. See Figure 3.
Figure 3 Rulefinder top
level nodes
Nodes and topics
Nodes are the general folders that exist at the highest levels of the Table Of
Contents (TOC) and are illustrated as books. For example, in the screen shot below,
(Figure 4), Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, Part 1
Regulations and Chapter 1 General Regulations are all nodes.
Individual articles such as Section 1..., Section 2..., etc., are topics. Topics are
illustrated as documents.
Figure 4 Example portion of
the Rulefinder TOC pane
Displaying contents of nodes and
topics
Click on the required node or topic to display the text associated with the
particular object selected.
Navigation through TOC nodes
1. Expand a node by clicking the plus sign (+) to the left of the node.
2. Select one of the topics to view the document contents.
3. Collapse a node by clicking the minus sign (–) to the left of the node.
4. You can also navigate through topics and nodes by clicking one
of the items inside the node or Parent topic. See Figure 5.
Figure 5 Example of Node
Navigation Menu
Note: If you want to retrace your movements, click on either the Back arrow
icon on the HTML Help menu, or else select Back either from HTML Help toolbar or from the Options menu bar.
If you want to go forward, select Forward from the Options menu bar.
Note: Clicking the plus sign (+) will open the nodes below that page but will
not open that page. You must click on the actual node itself in order to display
it.
Closing and reopening the TOC
The top left hand Hide icon on the HTML Help bar allows you to close the TOC.
To subsequently display the selected topic text at screen size after hiding the TOC,
you can maximise the screen by either clicking on the full page icon in the top
right hand corner, or double clicking on the title bar on the top of the page. To
reopen the TOC, select the Show icon.
Note that you are in the same location in the TOC as you were before closing the
frame.
Expanding the TOC
You can change the width of the TOC by positioning your cursor on the right frame
division to the right of the TOC, and dragging it to the left or right.
Navigating with the
keyboard
You can navigate the Library TOC and the content pane using key combinations and the
directional keys on your keyboard. See Table 1.
Table 1 Keyboard navigation commands
| Move down to the next TOC node or topic (if node is
expanded)
|
DOWN arrow
|
| Move up to the next TOC node or topic (if node is
expanded)
|
UP arrow
|
| Expand a node
|
RIGHT arrow
|
| Collapse a node
|
LEFT arrow
|
| Move in or out a level in the TOC
|
RIGHT or LEFT arrow
|
| Scroll TOC frame horizontally
|
CTRL + LEFT or RIGHT arrow
|
| Scroll TOC frame vertically
|
CTRL + UP or DOWN arrow
|
| Scroll vertically through a topic in the content pane
|
UP arrow and DOWN arrow, or PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN
|
Text cross-references
Topic references (typically Regulations, Tables, Figures or Footnotes) highlighted
blue and underscored are linked. Clicking on a text cross reference will take you to
the item referenced.