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Process
- Viewing your file online
- Setting up PinPoint
- Compiling your file for PinPoint
- Using PinPoint
After exporting your file to SGML, you can view it online using
PinPoint. However, you first need to set up PinPoint and compile
the SGML file.
In order to use PinPoint to read your files online, you should
perform the following steps on icarus:
- Make sure /usr/ebt/bin and /usr/local/doctools/bin are in
your search path.
- Copy /usr/ebt/data/.pprc into your home directory on icarus.
- Edit your .pprc to contain the following line:
COLLECTION
/rmt/bipod/docs/collections/login.collection=My Collection
where
- login
- is your user name
- My Collection
- is any string you want.
In order to view your file in PinPoint, you will need to "compile"
your SGML file with mkbook. To do this, use the following
command on icarus:
% mkbook -fa -col /rmt/bipod/docs/collections/login.collection file
where
- login
- is your user name
- file
- is the directory name you created in Step 3 of the "Setting up
to export" section.
mkbook outputs a lot of information when performing its
task--do not be alarmed. Ignore error messages referring to index
markers and appendixes.
The file can be viewed by performing the following steps:
- Start PinPoint (on icarus):
% pinpoint
- Select your collection (as defined in your .pprc file) in the
Collections list (left window).
- Double-click on file in the Books list (right window).
- Read away.
When you make changes to your file and re-export it, overwrite
your previous SGML output file and run mkbook on the new file.
Do not keep creating new directories each time you change a file.
See "PinPoint customization" section for information
on setting PinPoint defaults.
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