Site Help

Browsing / Navigating

If supported by your browser, navigating is easiest using frames. Click the Browse In Frames link near the top-left of any unframed page to go to the framed version of that page. You can then navigate from the right-hand index frame:

A solid green circle indicates a closed 'branch' which can be opened by clicking the circle;
A hollow green circle indicates an opened 'branch' which can be closed by clicking the circle;
A white square indicates a 'leaf', which has no sub-branches.

Javascript

Javascript is essential for pages involving calculations, conversions, or maps. Elsewhere, it is used cosmetically (if it isn't running, things will work, but look less good) as follows:

On all pages: To hide or show navigation buttons depending on whether the content is framed.
On some pages: To improve clarity by allowing content to be shown or hidden using the mouse - in such cases, all content is shown if Javascript is disabled.
In the header frame: To set the correct text into the header.
In the footer frame: To set the correct text into the licence message.
In the index frame: On opening a page the index will automatically close all other branches except the one containing that page.

Linking

If you consider anything on this site to be worth quoting please credit me appropriately. If you wish to reproduce any of my work in full, please note the copyright restrictions on the home pages ...
Java Jive
... or ...
Charles Macfarlane.

MouseOvers

Yellow underlined text signifies an abbreviation, acronym, or other item where a short explanation is available by hovering the mouse.

Printing

Frames are good for browsing and navigating, but not for printing. The Print Version button allows you to escape them to print only the page content. You can click the Browse In Frames link or your browser's Back button to return to the frames.

Content that will not easily fit on a single sheet of paper was laid out for, and should print best with, A4 paper and the following browser margin settings:

Browser	Top	Bottom	Left	Right
Firefox v2+	11mm	11mm	5mm	5mm
Internet Explorer v6+	15mm	15mm	10mm	10mm

Charles Macfarlane Harrison / Java Jive