[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: loncom /html/adm/help/tex Author_LON-CAPA_Introduction.tex

[raeburn]

raeburn		Mon Aug  5 00:36:18 2013 EDT

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    /loncom/html/adm/help/tex	Author_LON-CAPA_Introduction.tex 
  Log:
  - Chrome is a supported browser; fix typo; add comment about webDAV for
    Authoring Space management.
  - Note that version of published resource in authoring space can be deleted,
    once marked obsolete. 
  
  
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--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Author_LON-CAPA_Introduction.tex:1.4	Mon Jun 10 21:29:19 2013
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 \label{Author_LON-CAPA_Introduction}
 
-LON-CAPA is a web-based interface that helps to organize and present your
-course website, deliver and manage problems, and manage student enrollment, assessment, and grading.
-All author functions are done through a web browser (Firefox, Safari, IE or similar).
+LON-CAPA is a web-based content management system that helps to organize and present your
+course website, deliver and manage assignments, and manage student enrollment, assessment, and grading.
+Typically all author functions will be completed using a web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, IE or similar).
+The one exception to this is where your LON-CAPA domain has been configured to support webDAV access, in which
+case you may be able to carry out standard file operations (copy, move, add file etc.) using your computer's 
+standard filesystem interface, after you have established access to your authoring space volume.
 
 LON-CAPA has three work spaces: the ROLES menu, the course/community space where courses are developed from resources, and the authoring space where resources are composed and published. There are two user manuals for LON-CAPA, a course coordinator manual and author manual. Also, quick reference guides are available for both manuals at \texttt{http://help.loncapa.org}. This is the author manual used to create resources such as problems that can later be added to your course.
 
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 \textbf{Overview of the Authoring Process}
 
-Graphics, problems, and html pages are all considered \textbf{resources.} Additional resourses include reusable snippets of perl, xml, cascade style sheets, etc. This manual documents the process to create and organize the more advanced types of resources.
+Graphics, problems, and html pages are all considered \textbf{resources.} Additional resources include reusable snippets of perl, xml, cascade style sheets, etc. This manual documents the process used to create and organize the more advanced types of resources.
 
 The authoring process involves these steps:
 \begin{itemize}
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 \textbf{Importance of Planning your Directory Structure}
 
-Once a resource is published, it can never be moved or deleted. Thus, it is important to plan your folder structure. Old resources
-can be marked obsolete, but they will remain in your folders in the originally published location.
+Once a resource has been published, the published version can never be moved or deleted. Thus, it is important to plan your folder structure. Old resources
+can be marked obsolete, and the version in your authoring space deleted,  but the published version(s) will remain in your folders in the locations in which
+they were originally published.
 
 \textbf{Understanding xml and the Colorful Editor}