About the information center

With the information center, users can view, browse, and search online information. The information center is built upon open source software developed by the Eclipse Project (www.eclipse.org). It can display content that has been packaged as an Eclipse documentation plug-in.

The information center uses an embedded Web application server to handle content requests in the system. This embedded Web server uses a random port to avoid port conflicts between applications. Product or application developers can create their own documentation plug-ins and integrate them in the information center for viewing by their users. To learn about creating and packaging documentation plug-ins, see the Eclipse Project's Web site.

Navigating by keyboard

Use the following key combinations to navigate the information center by keyboard.
  • To go directly to the Topic pane (the right hand side), press Alt+K, and then press Tab.
  • In the Topic pane, to go to the next link, press Tab.
  • To go directly to the Search Results view in the left hand side, press Alt+R, and then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.
  • To go directly to the Navigation (Table of Contents) view in the left hand side, press Alt+C, and then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.
  • To expand and collapse a node in the navigation tree, press the Right and Left arrows.
  • To move to the next topic node, press the Down arrow or Tab.
  • To move to the previous topic node, press the Up arrow or Shift+Tab.
  • To go to the next link, button, or topic node from inside on of the views, press Tab.
  • To scroll all the way up or down in a pane, press Home or End.
  • To go back, press Alt+Left arrow; to go forward, press Alt+Right arrow.
  • To go to the next pane, press F6. To move to the previous pane, press Shift+F6.
  • To print the active pane, press Ctrl+P.

For JAWS 7 users

For moving through the navigation tree specifically, use the following key combinations:
  • To expand a node in the navigation tree, press Alt+O. JAWS says "Alt O"
  • To collapse a node in the navigation tree, press Alt+B. JAWS says "Alt B"
  • To move down to the next topic node in the tree, press Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow.
  • To move up to the previous topic node in the tree, press Ctrl+Shfit+Up arrow.
  • To scroll all the way up or down in a pane, press PageUp or PageDown.
  • To move to the previous item on the pop-up menu, press Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow.
  • To move to the next item on the pop-up menu, press Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow.To select an item on the pop-up menu, move to the item and press Ctrl+Enter.
  • To switch among Contents view, Search Results view and Index view, move to Selection of navigation views frame, then use the key combinations in the previous section.

Use the other keyboard combinations as documented in the previous section.

For Home Page Reader 3.04 users

  • To expand and collapse a node in the tree structure, press Enter.
  • To open the pop-up menu, press Ctrl+L, then press End, then press Enter.
  • To move to the previous item on the pop-up menu, press Shift+Tab.
  • To move to the next item on the pop-up menu, press Tab.
  • To select an item on the pop-up menu, move to the item and press Enter.
  • To close the pop-up menu, press Alt+Shift +H.
  • To switch among Contents view, Search Results view and Index view, move to Selection of navigation views frame, then:
    • To move to the Contents view, press Alt+Shift+C.
    • To move to the Search Results view, press Alt+Shift+R.
    • To move to the Index view, press Alt+Shift+I.

Use the other keyboard combinations as documented in the "Navigating by keyboard" section.

Information center is powered by Eclipse technology (http://www.eclipse.org).