The following document outlines a specification for a plug-in for
Windows that allows instant publishing to the Traction System. The idea is that
there are a number of users who can publish to a collection of �sections� of a
newspaper with a format that is thought out. There is a master front page that
contains global headlines and also headlines for each of the sections.
The publish model is based upon the idea that when you are
in a document you can �right click� and immediately have the item (either whole
or part) be placed into a subsection of the newspaper and also into your private
repository at the same time with a limited number of keystrokes.
Supported Platforms
The following list of platforms will be supported for the
this release:
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Windows 2000
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Windows NT
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Windows ME
Supported Software
The following applications software will have a direct
interface thru a direct integration with the product with the UI as defined
herein. The supported programs are:
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Microsoft Office 2000
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Lotus Notes, version X.X
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Internet Explorer 5.5, 5.0 (only if 5.5 and 5.0 supported same
way)
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File manager and desktop
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Outlook Email
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Adobe PDF 4.0/5.0 �
perhaps only as a screen capture module
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Generic Screen Capture for unsupported programs
Terms
The following terms are used in this document:
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Main Newspaper � This is the front page and jump point for all the
information and sections. This is similar to the front page in a newspaper with
jumps and summaries to each section (like an index). There is generally one for
each group of workers
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Newspaper/Section � This is a portion of the paper that can
generally be viewed as the business section, the sports section in a traditional
print newspaper. There is generally around 10 of these in a group.
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Personal Section- This is an area that is unique repository for
each person in the group.
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ACL � This is a list that is associated with a section, that is a
list of people who can either read or read & write to a section of a
newspaper.
General Flow
Signup
A person becomes a member of traction by being given an
account and a password by the administrator. At the end of registration an email
is sent to the user with the URL for an install.
Article: Demo460 (permalink) Date: September 10, 2001; 1:39:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time