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Information on the MRAE web site conforms to guidelines designed
to help easy navigation.
All pages are set up to allow access by versions of any browser
ranging from IE3.02 and further as well as IE based browsers.
Netscape browsers are currently still being tested and CIMU
will advice accordingly.
The following information will help you understand what standards
we have applied to the site and how to deal with certain file
types.
NAVIGATION
Each of the MRAE pages has a text navigation section down the
left hand side of the screen. There are no graphical navigation
buttons within the no frames environment as they are unnecessary
devices which can in many cases be more of a hindrance than
a help. The text links include a description box informing
the user where the link will go. This can be viewed by placing
the pointer over the line of text.
SITE SPECIFICATION
The MRAE web site has been designed with all users in mind.
The standard outline guide for the site was for an SVGA resolution
monitor (800 x 600) using 256 colours. The site is quite useable
with specifications lower than this.
BROWSER COMPATIBILITY
The MRAE web site has been fully tested on a number of browsers
on the majority of existing computer operating systems. MRAE
uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to format the textual information
within each page. Only browsers from version 4 upwards fully
understand CSS formatting.
PRINTING PAGES
Any page can be printed from the web by the user selecting
file, print from the menu option within Microsoft IE or Netscape.
BOOKMARKING PAGES
To bookmark a particular page the user selects Favorites,
Add to Favorites from the menu option within Microsoft IE
or Bookmarks, Add Bookmarks in Netscape.
SEARCHING
To complete a search the user has to enter a word or collection
of words into the text search box. Pressing the return key
or clicking on the search button will present the user with
a listing of documents which correspond to the search details.
These results will be rated, the most complete matches will
be listed first, decreasing in relevence as the user goes
further down the list.
SUBMITTING FEEDBACK
MRAE supplies a feedback form to give users an opportunity
to voice their comments on the service. Within the form there
is a section for general comments on the MRAE service in general,
there is also a section for users to inform the MRAE of any
problems they may be experiencing. Once the form has been
completed the user must click on the submit button at the
bottom of the page. This will forward the information to the
MRAE service.
SAVING PAGES
Any page displayed on your browser can be saved to your local
drive. Select File, Save as from the menu option within Microsoft
IE and Netscape.
INFORMATION
Some pages within the cimu.magnet.mt service are in other
formats other than HTML or ASP. These are PDFs. To read these
files the user requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
TOTAL DOCUMENT SIZE
It is important that individual files remain small on the
web so that download times for a user are kept to a minimum.
A single page should never be larger than 120k in size. This
is not a figure confined to the ascii text (HTML or ASP file)
but must also include the file sizes of all files contained
on that page as well (.gif, .jpg, etc).
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