This file is a short guide to using the MMiSS Workbench
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When we start the workbench, we get the so-called version
graph. Initially, the version graph is quite empty, containing only
the initial version. By double-clicking a version, you check it out,
meaning that you create a new working version. This is visualized by a
red version appearing in the version graph. (You're also asked for a
name of the new version). 

Creating a new working version takes you to its object graph, which
display all objects in that version. Again, initially there is only
one object, the root folder imaginatively called ROOT. The object graph
visualizes folder objects by green triangles, so all you see to start
with is a green triangle labelled ROOT. Now, to create some new objects
in a folder you click the folder with the middle mouse button, and
with the button held drag the mouse: a new edge will apear. When you
releas the mouse button, a menu will appear asking you for the type of
object to create. From the plethora of types on offer, only two make
sense really at this point: 

- plain, to create subfolders;
- packages, to import whole MMiSSLaTeX documents. 

When selecting "package", you'll get a file selector allowing you to
pick the file you want to import. Note that you can only import
MMiSSLaTeX documents which comply with the MMiSSLaTeX document
structure as set out in the document "Document Structuring Facilites
in MMiSSLaTeX"; it is not sufficient, nor necessary, though sensible,
that the files latex. If you just want to play with the repository,
try the file "demo.tex" in the directory "test" (which is open
initially in the file selector anyway). 

Once you have imported successfully, a helpful message window will
alert you to this fact. Note that the new objects only appear after
you have focussed (by double-clicking) on the folder you have imported
them into. 

If you do not like the many links coming out from the folder object
into the MMiSSLaTeX objects it contains, try the "hide links" menu
from the node menu (right-click the node). 

 
Please direct any questions, bug reports, wishes for improvements and
donations you have to the Bremen MMiSS team. 

Christoph Lüth	  Achim Mahnke    George Russell    
{cxl,amahnke,ger}@informatik.uni-bremen.de

--cxl
  $Revision: 1.4 $ of $Date: 2004/05/18 11:39:21 $