File specification of "keyword index file"

This page describes the specification of "keyword index file".

Purpose of this file

This file includes all strings in MIF file of specific lecture note. So, when you want to search the course material by keyword, this file are used by search method for the Web page of lecture notes,

How to generate

This file is created by the command C2KIndexing, which is one of the post-production tools, from MIF file of FrameMaker5.

File format

<IndexFile> := (<CommentLine>|<KeyLine>\n)*
<CommentLine> := "#"<Strings>
<KeyLine> := <Page>:<Tag>:<Sentence>
<Page> := "1"|"2"|...
<Tag> := <Strings>
<Sentence> := <Strings>

Example

1:Title:Evaluation
1:Body:How to assess a system for usability.
2:SlideTitle:Outline
2:Body1:Cognitive Walkthrough
2:Body1:Evaluating Implementations
2:Body1:Live Exercises
3:SlideTitle:Cognitive Walkthrough
3:Body1:Analogy to code walkthrough
3:Body1:Assessing for learnability
3:Body1:Stepping through user tasks
4:SlideTitle:Requirements
4:Body1:Prototype and task
4:Body1:List of actions
4:Body1:Understanding of user experience and knowledge
5:SlideTitle:Believability story
5:Body1:For each step, answer 4 questions
5:Body1:1. Will the user want to produce effect of this action?
5:Body1:2. Will user notice correct action is available?
6:SlideTitle:Believability story (cont\xd5 d)
6:Body1:3. If available, will the user know it is the correct 
6:Body1:action?
6:Body1:4. Will user understand feedback of action?
6:Body1:If NO to any answer, then problem.
7:SlideTitle:Evaluating the Implementation
7:Body1:Need a system and users
7:Body1:Controlled experiment
7:Body1:Basic form
8:SlideTitle:Experimental Factors
8:Body1:Subjects
8:Body1:Variables
8:Body1:Hypothesis
9:SlideTitle:Experimental Design
9:Body1:Within groups
9:Body1:Between groups
10:SlideTitle:Live Evaluation
10:Body:ESfINT
10:Body:Content-Based Foraging tool

Mikiya Tani - Mar 12 1996 - mailto:mik@cc.gatech.edu