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We are considering moving to a more cross-platform and manageable solution to user documentation. One option is ["/Learn about DocBook" DocBook], however, as of late 2005 it appears that GUI DocBook editors, a requirement for us, are somewhat limited. If you are aware of other options, let us know. We are considering moving to a more cross-platform and manageable solution to user documentation. One option is [http://docbook.org DocBook], however, as of late 2005 it appears that GUI DocBook editors, a requirement for us, are somewhat limited. If you are aware of other options, let us know.
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Another possibility is to use HTML (for this one, there is a high number of editors) and use [http://htmldoc.org/ htmldoc] to convert to PDF. This has the advantage of letting users to consult the manual direct from the Cytoscape website.

The Cytoscape user manual exists as a Microsoft Word file in:

cytoscape\user_docs

To modify the manual, edit the document in Microsoft Word and check it back in to CVS. Someone (maybe it will be you!) will create a PDF from this Word document near release time for distribution.

We are considering moving to a more cross-platform and manageable solution to user documentation. One option is [http://docbook.org DocBook], however, as of late 2005 it appears that GUI DocBook editors, a requirement for us, are somewhat limited. If you are aware of other options, let us know.

Another possibility is to use HTML (for this one, there is a high number of editors) and use [http://htmldoc.org/ htmldoc] to convert to PDF. This has the advantage of letting users to consult the manual direct from the Cytoscape website.

How_to_update_the_Cytoscape_manual (last edited 2009-02-12 01:03:38 by localhost)

Funding for Cytoscape is provided by a federal grant from the U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the Na tional Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number GM070743-01. Corporate funding is provided through a contract from Unilever PLC.

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