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!

! (exclamation mark), used in shorthand markup

%

% (percent symbol), used in shorthand markup[1] % [2]

&

& (ampersand)
   entity reference [1] [2]
   used as text character
&copy
&empty

*

* (asterisk), used in list

+

+ (plus), used in shorthand markup [1] [2]

.

.htg file    [.htg file]

;

(semicolon) [1] [2]

<

< (angle bracket)
   used as text character
   used as comment

\

\ (backslash)
   used as text character
   end tag syntax
   used in multiline head

_

_abstract ID
_copyright ID[1] [2]
_glossary ID
_hometopic ID
_title ID

A

<abbrev>
abbreviating long titles
<abstract> [1] [2]
abstract for help volume
_abstract ID
actions, help
alias, used in execution links
ampersand (&)
   entity reference
   used as text character
angle bracket (<)
<<annotation text>>
apostrophe
AppDefined parameter
appearance, determining font scheme
API, list of functions
application entry points, verifying
application help
application package
application program interface, list of functions
application programmer, collaborating with
application registration
application-configured, button enabling
application-defaults file, for dthelpview
application-defined
   hyperlink
   link, creating
asterisk (*) , used in list
audience
   knowing
   writing for international
author
   collaboration with application programmer
   responsibilities
   workflow

B

backslash (\) used as text character to create a multiline head used in end tag bitmap blank leader bold font <book> [1] [2] book title, creating [1] [2] break, forcing line browser help volume adding your help to creating defined displaying bullet used in list parameter in list bulleted list button, application-configured buttons, navigation

C

callback
   adding close callback
   close callback example
   adding help callback
   hyperlink, providing
caption
   figure
<caution>
caution statement, adding
CDE Help System, introduction to
CDE HelpTag markup reference
<chapter> [1] [2] [3]
chapter
   creating
   in topic hierarchy
character set
   defined
   names of supported sets
character, inserting special [1] [2]
checklist
   application programmer's
   author's
   internationalized help
   product integrator's
   product preparation
class, dialog widgets
clean parameter
CloseHelpCB()
column heading in labeled list
command variable, marking
command, Using Help  menu
command
   dthelpgen
   summary of help commands
   dthelpview
   gencat
comment, inserting
components, in help volume
<computer> [1] [2]
computer,  displaying input/output
computer, displaying input/output
continue parameter
copying Help4Help source files
<copyright> [1] [2]
copyright
   predefined help ID
   notice [1] [2]
   used in meta information
_copyright ID[1] [2]
correcting errors
creating
   index
   application-defined link
   cross reference
   definition link
   figure
   file entity
   general help dialog box
   glossary
   help dialog boxes
   help family
   home topic
   hyperlink
   language formatting table
   man page link
   message catalog
   meta information topic
   quick help dialog box
   run-time help files [1] [2]
   structure within topic
   text entity
   topic hierarchy
cross-reference
   creating with <xref>
   examples
   using link element
   using xref element
   ID value
   to list items
   using location ID

D

danger, warning of
data types, help
definition hyperlink
definition link
   creating
   for term
definition
   entering in glossary
   of term
delivery, preparing for product
destination
   cross-reference
   hyperlink
dialog box
   creating quick help
dialog boxes
   creating and managing
   creating general help
   general help
   quick help
dialog
   detecting when dismissed
   handling event in
display, font scheme for
displaying
   computer input/output examples
   computer literal
   graphics
   help on help
   help topic
   help volume
   inline graphic
   man page
   text file
   text string
   variable
displays, testing graphics on various
document title
Document Type Definition (DTD)
dotted leader
draft comment or question
DtCreateHelpQuickDialog()
DtHelp.cat
DtHelp.msg, message catalog source
DtHelpDialogCallbackStruct
DtHelpExecAlias, keyword in execution link
dthelpgen, command line options
DtHelpReturnSelectedWidgetId()
dthelptag command
   command line options
   run from command line
dthelpview command
   command line options
   run from the command line
DtHelp_TYPE_DYNAMIC_STRING
DtHELP_TYPE_FILE
DtHELP_TYPE_MAN_PAGE
DtHELP_TYPE_STRING
DtNhelpType
DtNhelpVolume
DtNlocationId
DtNmanPage
DTTAGOPT environment variable
dump, X Window

E

editor, structured
element tag
    [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]
      definition link
      man page
      application-defined
      examples
      meta information [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
     ...
      adding topics [1] [2]
      examples
      topic hierarchy [1] [2]
    [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
element
   entering inline
   hierarchical structure
   parameters
   start and end tags
   within topic, adding ID to
<emph>
emphasis
   using a note
   using bold font
   using italic font
end tag
entities
   multiple source files
   special character
   uses for
entity parameter [1] [2]
entity reference
entity reference, for special characters
<!entity> 
entity
   examples of
   creating file entity
   creating text entity
   declaration [1] [2]
   LanguageElementDefaultCharset
   LanguageElementDefaultLocale
entry points in application, verifying
environment variable
   DTTAGOPT, for parser options
   LANG
   system help search path
   user help search path
errors, correcting
<esc>
escape text
event
   hyperlink, responding to
   in help dialog, handling
<ex>[1] [2]
example
   text entity declarations
   using markup in
   complete standalone help volume
   displayed verbatim
   graphic file entity declarations
   using 
exclamation mark (!)
   used in shorthand markup [1] [2]
execution alias
   creating
   used in hyperlinks
execution hyperlink
execution link
   control policy
   default behavior
external file, referencing

F

F1 (help key)
family file
   creating
family
   definition of
   finding
<figure> [1] [2] [3]
figure
   caption
   creating
   entity
   ID
   including
   number
file entity, creating
FILE parameter [1] [2]
file
   .htg [file
      htg]
   displaying text
   DtHelp.cat
   DtHelp.msg
   helpchar.ent
   helptag.dtd
   helptag.opt
   helptag.opt
   inserting contents of
files, run-time help
   creating [1] [2]
finding help files
font resources, specifying
font
   changing to bold
   for computer literal
   italic [1] [2]
   scheme, determining actual appearance
   scheme, for display
foreign language, creating help volume
formal markup
   Document Type Defintion
   entity declarations
   caveats
   defined
   processing of
   SGML compliance
formal parameter
formatting table
front matter
   uncategorized
function
   DtHelpReturnSelectedWidgetId()
   HelpRequestCB()
   ProcessOnItemHelp()
   XtAddCallback() [1] [2]

G

gencat command
general help dialog box
   dialog buttons
   features
   creating
general markup guidelines
gentity parameter [1] [2]
getting help
ghyperlink parameter [1] [2]
glinktype parameter [1] [2]
gloss parameter
<glossary> [1] [2]
glossary
   component of help volume
   element tag
   creating
   defining term in
   term, marking
   term, newly introduced
_glossary ID
goals for online help
gposition parameter
<graphic> [1] [2] [3]
graphic
   used as a hyperlink
   displaying
   displaying inline
   element within text
   formats
   including
   wrapping text around
graphics, testing on various displays
group of related volumes, family as
guidelines, markup

H

<head>
heading line, continuing
heading
   section
   starting new line
help browser
help dialog
   detecting when dismissed
   handling events in
help entry points, required
help family
   creating
   defined
help files, finding
help key
help menu, providing
help on help
   accessing
   application resource
   in quick help dialog box
   displaying
   quick help dialog box
   writing volume
help topic
   adding an ID
   assigning ID names
   defined
help volume, processing
help volume
   components
   creating
   defined
   displaying
   dthelpview command
   overview
   sample markup
help, how users get
<helpvolume>
Help4Help
   location of Help4Help volume
   required entry points
   accessing from application
   copying source files
   helpOnHelpVolume resource
help
   actions
   data types
   topic organization
   types of access
help browser
help topic
   adding an ID
   defined
help volume
   dthelpview command
helpchar.ent file
helplang.ent file
helpOnHelpVolume resource, setting
HelpRequestCB()
helptag software
helptag.dtd file
helptag.opt file
   memo option
   sample of
   search option
hierarchy
   adding nonhierarchical topic
   adding topic to
   organizing elements
   topic, creating
history, help ID for History dialog box
home topic
   defined
   in topic tree list
   menu command
   predefined help ID
   creating
hyperlink parameter
<hometopic> [1] [2]
_hometopic ID
hyperlink
   attribute in link element
   display formats
   application-defined link
   callback
   callback, providing
   creating
   definition link
   destination
   event, responding to
   execution link
   jump type
   man page link
   types
   validating hyperlinks
HyperlinkCB()

I

ID parameter
   in element
   in  [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
   in   ... 
ID
   adding to element within topic
   adding to topic
   figure
   in list
   naming rules
   predefined names
   used in 
<idx> [1] [2]
<image> [1] [2]
indent parameter
   for paragraph element
   for image element
index
   help ID for Index Search dialog box
   help ID for Search Volume Selection Dialog box
   Index search dialog index
   providing index-search ID
   creating
   marking entry
   sort order
information model, help
information, meta
inline elements, entering
inline elements
   entering
inline graphic, displaying
input files, multiple
inserting
   contents of another file
   comment
   special character
   writer's memo
installation package
international audiences, writing for
introduction to Help System
italic font [1] [2]
<item>
item help
   adding support for
   invoking
item in list

J

job of author
jump type hyperlink

K

key, enabling help (F1)
<keycap>

L

labeled list
<labheads> [1] [2]
LANG environment variable
<lablist> [1] [2]
language
   foreign
   formatting table
   multibyte
leader
   blank
   dotted
line break
   forcing
   within head
   within title
line breaks, preserving
line endings, preserving
line
   continuing heading
   definition spanning more than one
   starting new heading
   wrapping
<link> [1] [2]
link
   creating execution alias
   to meta information
   creating application-defined
   creating definition
   creating man page
   hypertext
<list> [1] [2]
list
   bulleted
   cross reference to item
   entering
   item in
   labeled
   labeled, heading
   leader
   numbered
   plain
    [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
literal, displaying computer
locale
   creating entity for
   specifying for help volume
localization
<location> [1] [2]
location IDs, predefined
loose parameter [1] [2]

M

man page
   creating link
   displaying
   hyperlink
Man parameter
managing help dialog boxes
manual title
markup language
   formal markup, SGML-compliant [1] [2]
   shorthand markup
markup reference
markup
   formal (SGML)
   shorthand [1] [2]
   guidelines
   sample help volume
<memo> [1] [2]
memo option
memo, inserting writer's
menu
   Edit
   File
   Help
   Navigate
   providing help menu
   Search
message catalog
   creating
   DtHelp.msg file
   translating
<metainfo> [1] [2]
meta information
   defined
   topic, creating
   topic, linking to
   volume title
mode, item help
model, help information
MoreHelpCB()
Motif
multibyte language support
multiple lines, definition spanning
multiple occurrences of same string of text
multiple source files

N

native language support
   creating online help
   checklist for authors and translators
navigation, help buttons
<newline>
new line
   forcing start of
   within title
new paragraph, starting
nogloss parameter [1] [2]
nonhierarchical topic, adding
nonumber parameter [1] [2]
<note>
note, adding
number parameter
number, figure
numbered list

O

online help
   objectives
online presentation format
option, memo
order parameter [1] [2]
order, keyword index sort
OSF/Motif
<otherfront> [1] [2]
<otherhead> [1] [2]
overview
   Help graphical user interface
   help volume

P

<p> [1] [2]
paragraph
   indenting
   starting
parameter
   alias_name
   AppDefined
   bullet [1] [2]
   clean
   continue
   default_command
   entity [1] [2]
   FILE [1] [2]
   format
   gentity [1] [2]
   ghyperlink [1] [2]
   glinktype [1] [2]
   gloss
   gposition
   hyperlink
   ID in  [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
   ID in   ... 
   indent [1] [2]
   loose [1] [2]
   Man
   nogloss [1] [2]
   nonumber [1] [2]
   number
   order [1] [2]
   plain [1] [2]
   search
   shortnames
   smaller
   smallest
   tight [1] [2]
   verbose
parameters in element
parser
parser  errors
percent symbol (%), used in shorthand markup
perspective, seeing help from user's
pixmap
plain list
plain parameter [1] [2]
plus (+) , used in shorthand markup [1] [2]
points, entry, verifying in application
predefined entities
predefined ID
   _abstract
   _copyright
   _glossary
   _hometopic
   _title
printing
   dialog box
   help ID for Print dialog box
   help information
   help topics
<procedure> [1] [2]
ProcessOnItemHelp()
product family
   creating
   finding
product preparation checklist
programmer, application
   collaborating with
   responsibility
prompt, user response to computer

Q

quick help dialog box
   creating
   buttons
   creating
quotation mark
   element for directional quotes
   entity name for straight quotes
   used in shorthand markup [1] [2]
quotation marks, printing text within
<quote>

R

reference
   entity reference
   section
   subsection
   to entity
referencing external file
registration
   help family
   help volume
related volumes, family as group of
requests, responding to help
reserved IDs
resource
   DtNexecutionPolicy
   DtNhelpType
   DtNhelpVolume
   DtNlocationId
   DtNmanPage
   helpOnHelpVolume
resources
   help dialog boxes
   specifying fonts
responding to
   help requests
   hyperlink event
responsibility
   author
   programmer
reviewing
   errors
   help as user will see it
<rsect>
<rsub>
run-time files
   creating [1] [2]

S

<s1 ... s9> [1] [2] [3]
sample application, integrated help
sample help volume markup
sample standalone help volume
   steps to create
Search menu
SDL (Semantic Delivery Language) [1] [2]
section
   describing procedure
   heading
   heading within topic
   reference
   subsection within reference
   topic
Semantic Delivery Language (SDL)[1] [2]
semicolon ( [1] [2]
SGML, compliance
shorthand markup[1] [2]
shortnames parameter
smaller parameter
smallest parameter
<sort> [1] [2]
sort order, index
source files, multiple
spacing, preserving
special characters, inserting
special characters
   list of
standalone help
standalone help volume
   sample
Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
start tag
starting new line within title
starting paragraph [1] [2]
string of text
   displaying
   multiple occurrences of same
structure within topic, creating
structure
   DtHelpDialogCallbackStruct
structured editor
 <sub>
subheading, within topic [1] [2]
subsection within reference section
subtopics
   creating
   definition
summary
   Help System commands
   CDE HelpTag markup
supporting item help mode
 <super>
symbol
   inserting
   list of symbols
   plus (+)

T

tag
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
tags, element
<term> [1] [2]
term
   defining in glossary
   definition
   glossary, marking
   newly introduced
testing
   graphics on various displays
   help
text
   preserving line endings
   entity, creating
   file, displaying
   string, displaying
   untranslated
   wrapping around graphic
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
tight parameter [1] [2]
<title> [1] [2]
title
   abbreviating
   book
   entering  book title
   help volume
   line break within
   list
   note
   section
_title ID
topic [1] [2]
topic tree
   selecting topic
   in general help dialog
topic
   accessing
   structure of elements
   accessing
   adding ID to
   adding ID to element within
   adding nonhierarchical
   adding to hierarchy
   creating hierarchy
   creating structure within
   defined
   displaying
   home
   home, creating
   linking to meta information
   providing subheadings within
   starting new
   subheading within
   subordinate
   title
   volume as collection of
   writing
   
typographical symbols

U

unformatted text
untranslated text
<user>
user's perspective, seeing help from
Using Help command, providing

V

validating hyperlinks
<var> [1] [2]
variable
   displaying
   marking in command
verbatim example
verbose parameter
verifying application entry points
vertical bar, used in shorthand markup
<vex> [1] [2]
viewing help volume
volume
   abstract
   as collection of topics
   components
   defined
   desktop browser volume
   displaying
   family of volumes
   finding
   overview
   registering
   sample standalone help volume
   standalone help
   title
   viewing
   

W

<warning>
warning statement, adding
warning, of danger
widget classes
widget resources
window dump
wrapping text around graphic
writer's memo, inserting
writing
   for international audiences
   help on help volume
   topic

X

X Window Dump
<xref>
XtAddCallback
XtAddCallback()
xwd graphic format