Hypermedia Authoring in an Industrial Environment

Description/Abstract

This report gives practical solutions for authoring an industrial application using Microcosm Plus. The insight was gained while researching into Factory Information Resource Management (FIRM) a research project that used Microcosm Plus. The report present a brief overview of hypermedia authoring principles. The report then describes how FIRM solved the problem of compatibility with different electronic applications and legacy paper documents and their conversion to electronic format. Finally, the report suggests methods of authoring the electronic information including using more than one linkbase, saving application settings, working with form, working with DXF drawings, working with text documents, working with bitmaps and guided tours.