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Chapter Fourteen:
World War
Deadly Water
The World War of 300 AG was a nasty war indeed. Benders from all over the world came to Republic City to unleash their wrath on Zolt and his followers. First, the waterbenders attacked at Yue Bay.
The waterbenders didn't come to Republic City on speedboats. That would be too noticeable. They came in submarines. They weren't detected until they were above the surface of the water. The soldiers were caught off guard and had no fireballs ready to launch. The waterbenders took the advantage they had and started making waves as big as a two story house. Wave after wave, more and more soldiers got swept out to sea.
Finally, the soldiers got the boulders into the catapults. They ignited the boulders and got ready to watch, but they did it too slowly because another wave hit the docks and put out the fire. The general ordered the soldiers to get new boulders and put them on the catapults. The soldiers did as the general had requested, they ignited the boulders, but once again, the waterbenders put it out.
The general ordered the soldiers to retreat, but before anyone could get away, the waterbenders created a wave that seemed to be fifty feet tall. The wave slammed into the docks at lightning speed. No soldiers on that dock survived. The wave knocked down two towers and flooded about three dozen houses.
The benders had won this battle.
Violent Earth
The earthbenders and Zolt's soldiers faced off at Air Temple Island. They battled at the training grounds. One of Zolt's soldiers started the battle by shooting a stream of fire at the big, muscular bender. The bender stomped the ground creating a wall of earth that blocked the fire. One of the other earthbenders stomped the ground causing a big rock to come out of the ground. He kicked it causing it to fly towards the man that attacked the muscular earthbender. He got hit in his right temple. He was knocked out instantly.
There were two soldiers left now. One of Zolt's soldiers foolishly went over to the fallen soldier to see if he was okay. The muscular earthbender took his opportunity and stomped the ground causing a pillar of earth to shoot up from beneath the soldier causing him to shoot up about fifteen feet into the air. He slammed into the ground. He was knocked out instantly as well. Only one soldier remained.
The soldier said, "Now, guys, let's not do anythi--"
The muscular earthbender interrupted the soldier by running up to him as fast as he could and punched him in his face causing the soldier to fly towards the air temple. The soldier hit the temple with such force that the wall of the temple broke causing the soldier to fly through it.
The benders had won this battle.
Destructive Fire
The firebenders were positive they were going to end the war. The day before, a firebender named Kuzon ordered all citizens of Republic City to evacuate so the death toll would be low. Or at least, that's what he said. His plan was to get as many firebenders as possible and set fire to everything in Republic City.
The firebenders came in airships They were noticeable, but they were heavily armored. At 6:54 p.m. the commander ordered the Fire Nation soldiers to start firebending. The soldiers tried the best they could to burn anything that wasn't on fire. This included buildings, cars, tanks, boats, and pretty much anything that wasn't a human.
About a minute after the Fire Nation soldiers started their attack, Zolt's soldiers started fighting back. They shot tiny pebbles at great speeds towards the airships hoping to puncture them, but they failed. More building got burned to the ground and unless Zolt's soldiers could get up there, their efforts were useless. One of the soldiers suggested that they used a tank, but they were all on fire. There was nothing they could do.
Half of the city was on fire within three minutes. It didn't take much longer for the firebenders to finish off the rest of the city. The firebenders had won. There was no airbenders vs. Zolt's soldiers battle because most of the airbenders in existence hadn't earned their arrows yet so the older airbenders decided it would be better if they didn't fight.
Unstoppable Matter
Apparently, Zolt had been watching the whole war from the comfort of his own home.
Zolt stepped out of his mansion and said, "Alright, I've had enough."
He lifted his hands. When he did, everything in Republic City stopped. Nobody moved, said anything, or did anything. Everyone was frozen. Zolt lifted off the ground and hovered for a few seconds then started flying towards the city.
Zolt pulled a megaphone out of his jacket and said, "People in Republic City, I have grown tired of this war, so I am terminating it right now. I hope you all have enjoyed your lives because as of now, they're gone. Even those who have served me in this war."
Zolt put the megaphone back into his jacket, then put his hands to his sides. He started moving his arms up and down quickly. People seemed to disappear by the dozens every time his arms moved up. More and more people started disappearing. Eventually, everyone was gone.
Zolt let out a maniacal laugh and said, "Mortals. So easy to get rid of."
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I took this photo of Cory last night. He likes it when I let him babysit his beloved tennis ball. He is not yet able to chase after it. It has now been 5 weeks since his surgery for Cauda Equina (ruptured disks). He is so happy to be on the mend!
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Friday, December 28, 2012
This Good Bye Will be Different
My church has always been what I considered a "sending" church. It seems we always have great people for a season of time and then they are sent out to serve. It is cool to know all of these people over the years who have moved throughout the country to serve in a different capacity or become missionaries. And it's also always been hard to see them go.
In only a few days' time, my church and my family will say good-bye to our current Pastor and his family, as they move back to their home state after about twenty years of serving in the military and/or church in other states, about seven or so of those years with us in Ohio. They are excited and we are excited for them, as it has long been a dream to live near their families again. However, it's bittersweet to see them go.
Pastor Jason and his wife Frances came into our lives at a time when my husband and I were just opening up to the idea of getting to know people. They treated us like family and through that showed us what friendship truly entails. They brought very different perspectives on long held beliefs into our lives, teaching us to examine and reflect on topics ourselves, being transparent about themselves and their experiences. It wasn't always rainbows and butterflies between us, we had our rough times as we changed personally and as we all learned what it meant to live life with each other. Even in the hard times I feel we grew and learned so much about who we are and what it means to be with other people in this life.
When someone comes into your life and makes a huge difference, it's hard to fathom going back or being without them. Of course, there's also the matter of finding someone or something in the right place at the right time. All of this comes together to make a difficult good-bye.
People tend to measure friendship through contact, words exchanged, events experienced, etc. And while these are all signs of friendship (who after all wants a friend who never tries to engage with you?), I've come to realize that a strong friendship can endure distance. I will even venture to say that distance can make a good friendship better. Perhaps because there is a deeper connection at work. Who knows? I've not experienced it yet, but I feel peace about the thought and the reassurance Jason and his family have given of this being their experience over their years of moving.
Memories are abundant. (Heck, I have three or four of Frances's Filipino recipes that will recall memories every time we prepare them...let alone the bigger memories.) And with texting and FB we will keep in touch without a doubt. I'm sure future plans for visits will come about. But for now, this piece of our time together is over and it will stand as a turning point in our lives. We will all purposely take what we've learned from and through each other and move forward into other relationships and situations, hopefully touching and influencing lives as ours have been. In these ways, this good bye will be different.
God bless you Jason and Frances, and your children Kylie, Melina, and Caleb (and your new son-in-law Parker too), as you follow His lead in this new adventure. We feel at times you were brought to crazy Ohio just for us, so thank you for obeying the call. You will be missed and there aren't exactly words to say it, except that, as you've always told us, this isn't really good bye.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Survivor Mode is Extinct in 2013.
When you start out life with an attitude and quite a few things working against you, there's nothing to do but charge ahead and do what it takes to stay alive. And for about ten or so years that was the mode my husband and I worked in...Survivor. Days, weeks, months were wished away as we worked just to pay the bills and awaited the next event to take place. And events always wore off quickly, which left us awaiting the next.
And before you know it, you're ten years down the road with three kids and a schedule of stress wondering how the heck you got to this point and how you are going to survive the remainder of it. Survivor mode has become a trap.
There is a time and place for survivor mode I suppose. It really is what got us through the tough beginning and my husband's years of weird afternoon/night shifts that left him nothing but exhausted and me a single parent working full time. But when my husband was laid off from his job in 2009, we suddenly felt like a complete family with a regular schedule, although that didn't stop survivor mode from pushing us along. With my husband now fully present, I no longer needed to make most of the decisions, but I did. My kids had grown out of those easily controlled little kid stages without my ability to communicate changing with them. My identity and the way I viewed life changed drastically, but the very essence of survivor mode fights against everything I want to stand for. Old habits die hard and everything that survivor mode had previously used to make our lives work, is starting to work against us.
Now, as 2012 comes to a close, I find that the past year or two has been weaning us from our survivalist leanings while also giving us warnings about what will happen if we don't let go. With my dedicated husband, three amazing kids, and a wonderful teaching job, life should be about living, not just merely surviving. From here on out, I want my life to be about the living...day to day enjoyment of what God has so richly blessed me with: my husband and kids, my students and co-workers, and my family and friends. I want my life to be about the living of others...reaching out to those in need, to be a friend, and fully realizing every other person and/or opportunity that comes across my path. No more wishing away time or wishing for a better time. The time is now.
Ecclesiastes says, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." Don't miss the seasons of life! Even the hard seasons serve the purpose of making us stronger in some way, although it may mean breaking us down first.
So welcome 2013! Day by day I will walk as one living and bring life where I tread. Two goals are set (one among my little family and one among strangers) to carry me through the year (and beyond). Instead of wondering where I'll stand on them six months from now, I think I'll just take it a day at a time and enjoy the journey. Maybe I'll find something I would've otherwise missed. Actually, I'm counting on it.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Goodbye, but not really...
This week the main writing blog I follow closed down after four years. Agent/Editor Betsy Lerner (author of The Forest for the Trees and Food and Loathing), is rightfully taking her time and moving it toward her actual writing goals. Her wit and smarts on the topic of writing and the publishing community sustained many people over the years, in her book and on her blog.
Although I've had Betsy's writing book for ten years, I only Googled her and found her blog in July. So being a relatively new comer, I don't feel I can share in the sentimentality as much as others blogging about her goodbye. However, she is a magnetic personality and to learn so much from someone in a short time is something for which to be grateful. I will miss the moment when I opened my email to see a new post or the list of comments from the last time I'd stopped by to comment myself. So it is goodbye Betsy, but not really...
When someone pours into your life, they never really leave you do they? Whether it be negative or positive, we find a way to settle in with it and live...negative being the harder task by far. So Betsy will never leave her readers so long as they retain her lessons and wisdom.
Not to mention her community. As much as I enjoyed Betsy herself, her crazy array of followers made the reading fun too. I've started following many of their blogs as well over the past months and am glad I did. Now I still have that community, although not all in one place, I have these people who understand a writer's world and what it means to be living a writing life. And in the end, that was my whole purpose for blogging in the first place. These people were as much my inspiration to start my own blog as anything. Together we can keep inspired, as Betsy has taught us.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
On the Up-and-Up
It has been awhile since my last post, as my writer friend M pointed out to me in an attempted inspirational text yesterday. What a pain he is, holding me accountable to my writing and all that crap! I purposely hadn't been thinking of it because I've felt at a loss for topics. Mainly because life is good right now. Usually when there's something stirring I get the urge to put it into words. Anyone who knows me well enough, knows my mind processes through the written word. So, a serious or informational conversation with someone sinks in better when I write it (and my thoughts) out. (Of course that leads to more questions and musings, which leads to more conversations and I've even had friends hold that against me...it's annoying I guess?)
But anyway, life is good...for now. There are always seasons of life and I don't expect one to last any longer than another. After three years of schooling and either not working or working part time, my husband has found his niche in the computer world and we are both excited about the job opportunities opening up for him.
My job is going just as well, of course I love my job too, so that helps. I currently have a student teacher who is doing a splendid job and between the two of us, we've recently seen some successes with a couple lower achieving students. Nothing better than seeing hard work pay off, especially when it works to the good of another. Having a student teacher has made me reevaluate my job and what I should be doing to revamp my strategies and style. I find myself giving advice and ideas that I've let go and she comes up with impressive plans, so I feel more motivated through all of it.
My kids are doing well, as I said in my last post. We've been implementing more family based activities to keep us close knit as these teen years approach. The kids seem enthusiastic about it and have come up with ideas beyond what my husband and I were thinking.
I signed up to volunteer at a new place and I'm excited about it, as it was something I'd long considered (more on that at a later date). My Christmas shopping will be done as of this week. I know, it's pretty close to Christmas, but I got it all done in a couple days here and there, which means it hasn't been time consuming and that's important to me.
We painted our kitchen and dining room a nice country green in a matter of a few hours Sunday and we're buying the paint next week to do the living room in an almond mocha brown the day after Christmas! Nine years of cream colored walls (not to mention being broke) makes this a very exciting event. Also exciting is the fact that our house is one big example of DIY. With some pointers and help from my dad, Brandon and I have been able to do every area of "fix up" on our house together. It's been a fun nine years of home improvements. Our next projects are an extended front porch and a bathroom in the basement. I am very blessed with a husband who is willing to step out and try new things...like carpentry ;)
So, this has become a post of random good things that I'm not even going to edit before posting, but what else can I say? It's the best of times, the age of wisdom, the epoch of belief, the season of Light, the spring of hope, we have everything before us, and Heaven is smiling down upon us. Hmmm, no, someone's already said that.
Hope things are looking up for you and yours this Christmas season.
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It might seem surprising to the majority of us, but in certain cultures, small gestures like the way in which we sit or how we leave the cutlery counts enormously. Creased and folded curriculum vitae, with glass and java stains give the awareness of being cluttered and awkward. Eateries are searching for employees who can really help them keep the cockroaches from their land. They value quality over quantity. They also view eating as an indulgence, a slow leisurely enjoyment, something to be enjoyed with good dialogue and a lot of time. In France, the quimper integrate wine into just about any culinary meal, and it's a large part of the quimper culture. Wine is drunk by the quimper just as a refreshment or part of the recipe for the culinary meal itself. Couples celebrating anniversaries or birthdays are frequently found dining at top rated quimper restaurants around Jacksonville. There's something about quimper food that is actually exceptional.
There is a quimper restaurant is actually located in the heart of vibrant Soho. Maybe it's a cellphone number, or an unlisted 1. You are so close, yet so far from the answer which is teasing you since that dinner. If you love an elegant environment and superior quimper food Hexagone is one of the premier places at which to dine in the San Diego area. Some of the most popular items supplied by Hexagone quimper Restaurant is dining and transfer to the Old Globe Theatre. Well, hate may be a little too strong of a word, perhaps envious is more like it. So what's the secret? La Colombe in Mauritius is a restaurant that offers not only Chinese and Creole cuisine, but also great sea food and yummy food for the non-meat eaters too. The restaurant also provides live jams on saturdays and sundays which makes the eating meeting far more enjoyable.
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Jeremy Scott signs with new talent agency
Jeremy Scott has signed with WME-IMG.
The head of Moschino will now be represented by the mega agency, which will look after both media opportunities and fashion ventures.
WME-IMG formed after William Morris Endeavor acquired International Management Group, in December 2013, meaning their roster of clients could be greatly increased thanks to the new area of expertise brought in by the sports and talent management company. WME will look after any TV, film or book deals, while IMG will take care of Jeremy's fashion career.
The designer was previously looked after by CAA.
WME-IMG recently announced it will be putting on a new two day fashion event, MADE L.A., in June (16). Jeremy will be showing off Moschino's latest offerings at the stylish soiree, presenting both the men's 2016 and resort 2017 collections. More than 30 pop-up shops will also feature, showcasing works by designers, creatives and artists.
Since joining Moschino in 2013, Jeremy has infused the brand with his own sense of fun and colour. Previous collections include Barbie, Looney Tunes and SpongeBob SquarePants inspired lines. His Spring/ Summer 16 line focused on cartoon sisters The Powerpuff Girls.
"When I was working on the collection I loved the girls and thought it would be a cute element to have them there," Jeremy previously told WWD.
"I was actually floored that so many people were excited to see what I had done with them. I was just doing something that was fun and personal because I liked them and they're cute. It was kind of like my own little world."
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Five Thanksgiving Hacks From Miami's Best Chefs
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Thanksgiving is the time when family and friends gather around the table to share both warm feelings and good food.
Well, that's the Hallmark Channel myth that most of us grow up with. The reality, of course, is that Uncle Phil will drink too much and divulge that he voted for Trump, and your mom will tell you that she should have made the turkey because yours was too dry.
This year, we have a suggestion about how to handle Thanksgiving. First — institute a no-politics policy at the table. Then allow Miami's best chefs and industry professionals to give you their pro tips and hacks to turn your Thanksgiving into the best one yet.
Thanksgiving Recipe: Mashed Potatoes From Blue Collar's Danny Serfer
Like any great turkey meal, the secret is in the taters. If your mashed potatoes don't cut it, the whole meal is a bust — and that's a problem. But fret not. We consulted with a mashed-potato connoisseur: Danny Serfer from Blue Collar. He was kind enough to pass on his recipe (and explicit instructions) for Blue Collar's creamy mashed Yukon Gold potatoes.
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Before you lay one finger on that bird, let Red the Steakhouse's Peter Vauthy show you how to get the most from your turkey. What, you say? A steakhouse chef who talks turkey? Let's just put it this way: At a recent Friendsgiving dinner at the SoFi restaurant, Vauthy served a turkey that was so moist and so tender it blew everyone away.
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Cindy Hutson Knows What to Do With Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
The thought of food might not sound as appetizing as it did yesterday while you gobbled down turkey, gravy, potatoes, and one too many servings of Grandma's pie. But for the sake of survival, you'll have to eat something today. Chef Cindy Hutson has a suggestion.
Toast to the holidays.
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Pie is the capper to any and every Thanksgiving celebration, but mastering it is perhaps the most challenging part of the meal. Sogginess, underbaking, and the wrong equipment are all sins that have probably sent you out of the kitchen with your head hung low. If you're beginning to doubt your skills, take some advice from the pie man himself, Derek Kaplan of Miami's legendary Fireman Derek's Bake Shop & Cafe.
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Between those 2 i prefer the R4.
If you mean trolling (using weapons no one uses) Then you should go for weapons Like SG550/CR21 and others..
Hey guys.
I just finished farming and I want to buy a new "troll" gun. Any suggestions? I've heard R4 is very common for trolling, and Robinson on other hand is very rare for someone to use. Which one should I buy?
Between those 2 i prefer the R4.
If you mean trolling (using weapons no one uses) Then you should go for weapons Like SG550/CR21 and others..
Robinson is not a troll weapon, it is used competitively. its one of the ebst guns in my inventory up there with para. (i have all guns) just saying if u tap it like a para. ull do better with it then a para
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Robinson for troll. People in PUB dont even know what hit them
@T Bag i point you to buy robinson, even having a slow rof with a few shots you kill, has a smaller recoil and bloom compared to para. And the noise of the shot it is beautiful to hear, is a rare weapon to see someone playing, I have it and sometimes use to troll.
Robinson all the way, it has amazing penetration.
Robinson is the clear troll gun choice, it's quite bad but usable in pubs. Remington is a very decent rifle and I do not see how it is conisdered troll, you'll get called a noob not a troll for using it.
Anyways you can't buy guns till wednesday
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I tried a few things with it and I understand the glitch/bug
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Why Robinson and Remington? buy an xm8 or aks 107 its really good.
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|Dale E. Rogerson, Sridhar Chandrashekar, J. Shane McRoberts, Wenlong Dong, Andrew D. Reddish, Praful Chavda
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|Microsoft Corporation
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The subject matter described herein is related to the subject matter disclosed in granted U.S. Pat. No. 7,716,158 filed on Jan. 9, 2004 entitled "System and Method for Context Sensitive Searching;" to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/819,606 entitled "Activating Content Based on State" filed on the same date as the present application; and to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/819,661, entitled "Presentation-Independent Semantic Authoring of Content" filed on the same date as the present application.
This invention relates in general to the field of information technology. More particularly, this invention relates to a computing environment context to facilitate the display of content by allowing runtime invocation of code included in content.
In many contexts in computer systems, information is stored and later presented to a user. In one such context, help systems for software applications, help information is stored and presented to a user. In such a help system, for example, a user may inquirer as to how to change a specific setting for a printer attached to an application. In response, the application's associated help system may provide the user with help information regarding changing the setting.
However, in prior art help contexts and in other information presentation contexts, the information stored and presented to the user is generally static information. Each time a specific help topic is displayed to the user, it contains the same actual content presented in the same way. This is a drawback for several reasons.
First, to use this help content, the user may need to have knowledge about and understand details about the setup and current functioning of the user's computer system. For example, the help content may ask how the printer is attached (e.g. local or networked), what version of some software application is running on the user's computer, or other details dependent on the setup and functioning of the user's computer, and may guide the user based on the answers to these questions. Providing help information in the alternative based on some detail of the user's computer system may be done by including all the information in the help content (e.g. "if the printer is a networked printer" will be followed by directions on changing the setting for a networked printer, but the same help screen may include "if the printer is a local printer" and directions on changing the setting for a local printer.) Providing help information in the alternative may also be accomplished by requesting that the user make a selection (e.g. "is the printer a networked or local printer?") and then presenting the applicable help information to the user.
As another example, if a user is a novice user, a help topic may need to include very detailed help information on performing a certain change. However, if the user is an expert user, the same help topic may need to include only one sentence. As detailed above, in the prior art the flexibility which is required to present different information to the different types of users in this situation is limited and cumbersome to the user.
In either instance, the user in such a situation is required to have some sophistication in knowing the setup of their computer system and the current state of the computer system. This requirement produces some confusion and dissatisfaction with less sophisticated users and requires additional time for even sophisticated users who are consulting the help system.
In addition, there may be a need for content to be authored at one time, and for content to be adapted at a later time. For example, a mistake may be corrected, new information added, or new UI functionality incorporated. In order to make even minor adaptations, entire files or groups of files of content must be replaced. This replacement is resource intensive. For example, if help code relates to the name of a product, or to a help website or phone number, and that name, website, or phone number are changed, the replacement of the information with current information must occur at each point in which the outdated information appears.
In the prior art described above, content is limited to the static content which appears in the content files. There is no mechanism by which some content not appearing in the content files can be presented to the user.
While some earlier help systems did allow script to be included in the help content, code and content were not separated, which was led to inflexibility and insecurity in the provision of help content.
Thus, there is a need for a system and method to overcome these deficits in the prior art. The present invention addresses the aforementioned needs and solves them with additional advantages as expressed herein.
Dynamic flexible content is enabled by allowing content to be tailored at runtime instead of when it is authored. In order to allow content to be adapted the content contains at least one link to code (the code is also known as a "behavior") which can be executed to modify or add content. This in-placed substitution is done at a transformation time, when the content is transformed from a format in which authoring is accomplished (for example, extensible markup language (XML)) to a presentation format, such as HTML (hypertext markup language) format or RTF (rich text format).
A generalized linking mechanism is used to link to and invoke behaviors in the content during the transformation of the content from the authoring format to the presentation format.
Other features of the invention are described below.
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the drawings exemplary constructions of the invention; however, the invention is not limited to the specific methods and instrumentalities disclosed. In the drawings:
A method of providing dynamic content to a user allows for dynamic flexible content that can be tailored at runtime instead of at authoring time. In one embodiment, an extensible markup language (XML) is used to author content. The content includes links. At runtime, when the content is to be displayed, the links are evaluated. If a link is found which links to a behavior tag is found, the tag is parsed and causes code to be executed.
A help system will be used in this specification to describe the invention, however, the invention is not limited to use in help systems, but rather can be more widely used, for example, in other systems where content is authored so that the presentation is dynamic and finalized at runtime instead of authoring time.
Exemplary Computing Environment
The invention is operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the invention include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, embedded systems, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.
The invention may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network or other data transmission medium. In a distributed computing environment, program modules and other data may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.
With reference to
Computer 110 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by computer 110 and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CDROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can accessed by computer 110. Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term "modulated data signal" means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above should also be included within the scope of computer readable media.
The system memory 130 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or nonvolatile memory such as read only memory (ROM) 131 and random access memory (RAM) 132. A basic input/output system 133 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within computer 110, such as during start-up, is typically stored in ROM 131. RAM 132 typically contains data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to and/or presently being operated on by processing unit 120. By way of example, and not limitation,
The computer 110 may also include other removable/non-removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media. By way of example only,
The drives and their associated computer storage media discussed above and illustrated in
The computer 110 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 180. The remote computer 180 may be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 110, although only a memory storage device 181 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 110 is connected to the LAN 171 through a network interface or adapter 170. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 110 typically includes a modem 172 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 173, such as the Internet. The modem 172, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 121 via the user input interface 160, or other appropriate mechanism. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 110, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,
Content Transformation Engine
In one embodiment, content is translated from a semantic description of the content to a presentational version. This translation occurs in a content transformation engine.
An additional input to the structural transformation 300 is structural behavior 315. The structural behavior 315 provides state information and behavior information for the structural transform 300. This state information is information about the computing environment where the content transformation engine 220 resides. This state information is used for evaluating any conditional statements that are to be evaluated during the structural transformation stage. The behavior information is invoked, as described below, when behavior links are present in the content and evaluated at the structural transformation stage.
The state information may be provided by one or more monitors which monitor a system to provide context information. Each monitor tracks information about a particular state including whether it is currently true or false. Examples of states which may be useful in determining the context of a search include hardware, software, and user preferences and controls. Hardware states may include the type, model, make, and status of hardware attached to the user computing device. Internet connection state, the local network and the presence of a shared printer, multiple displays, and the type of network are also examples of states in a computing environment. Examples of software states may be the version of operating system used or the application being run and the mode of the application such as editing a document or creating an equation for calculation in a spreadsheet. Examples of user related states include user preferences and conditions such as whether the user is a system administrator, whether the user has selected specific styles or modes in the generation or viewing of documents. Additional states representative of the computing environment may be monitored as new content is downloaded or new applications are installed. The gathering of such state information is detailed in co-pending, co-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/754,984. The use of such state information is detailed in co-pending, co-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/815,141, filed on the same date as the present application.
Another input to the structural transformation 300 is structural transform data 305. The structural transform data 305 includes data describing how the structural transformation should be accomplished. For example, where the pre-transformation content files 210 are in XML (extensible markup language), the format for the structural transform data 305 may be XSLT (extensible stylesheet language transform) which defines how a transformation should be applied to the XML-formatted pre-transformation content files 210.
A presentational transform 330 is then applied to the resulting structurally-transformed content file 320. Again, inputs to this include transform data (presentational transform data 340) and behavior information (presentational behavior 360). The final result of this presentation transform 330 is presentation content data 240. This presentation content data 240 is presentation data in a format which can be used on the user's computer system. For example, where the user's computer system has the ability to display data in HTML (hypertext markup language) format, the presentation content data may be in HTML format.
In-Place Content Substitution
The pre-transformation content files 210 may contain links to behavior tags. In one embodiment, pre-transformation content files are in an extensible markup language (XML) format which allows for the insertion of links. A specific link is defined, a behavior link. Such link is denoted by a behavior link tag. The target of these links can point to behaviors, code which can be executed and return supplemental content for insertion, or can modify existing content. At runtime, e.g. when the content transformation engine 220 transforms the content files 210 into presentation content data 240, each behavior link tag is followed to find the corresponding behavior. That behavior is parsed and, in certain situations, causes code to be executed. A link may also point to static content (not a behavior link) and in such a case, the static content is inserted into final content.
As seen in
If the link is a behavior link tag, the contents of the linked-to behavior are parsed, and the behavior is loaded, step 440. The behavior consists of executable code. For example, the behavior may be a .NET assembly. This executable code can return back content or modify the existing content. The executable code can do this by performing actions other than adding or selecting from the static content contained in the content or in the behavior. For example, the code can query the name the user has given to a peripheral device, or what the user's desktop currently looks like. This may be the content returned back from the behavior. Thus, a help topic can provide an accurate description of the peripheral to be used within a help topic, or can provide a graphic showing what the user's current desktop looks like, pointing at a relevant part of the user's desktop in order to provide guidance to the user.
After the behavior is loaded, a security check is then performed, to determine whether the behavior should be run, step 450. If it should be run, the behavior is run, step 460. If not, then the behavior is not run. The security check may determine that the behavior is a trusted behavior, and will not cause problems during execution or produce bogus data.
A link tag, in addition to specifying a link to a behavior, may also provide default content. Where the behavior is not run, this default content (if any was specified) is used, step 470. When the behavior is run, content results. This resulting content (returned content or default content with modifications made by the behavior) is examined. If the resulting content is useable, decision 480, the resulting content is used, step 490. If not, the default text is used, step 470.
With respect to decision 480, several reasons may make the resulting content of a behavior unusable. Resulting content may not be usable because, for example, it does not parse correctly, or if the code constituting the behavior does not execute correctly or exits with an error condition. Content resulting by a link which is not a behavior, from step 430, is also checked in step 480 to determine whether that content should be used, or whether default content (if any was specified) should be used instead.
The returned content or default content may include further behavior links. Additionally, more than one link may be present in the content. Thus, the process shown in
Authoring Content
In order to author content, initially, content is authored and at least one behavior is placed into the content along with some default content for that behavior.
In order to update content that has already been authored and in which a behavior is already included, an author includes a link to behavior code which modifies or supplants default content in the original content. This behavior code is invoked during a transformation, when the link is encountered. Thus, when the user transforms the content into presentation data, the behavior code will be run, and the new effect of the behavior will be seen.
It is noted that the foregoing examples have been provided merely for the purpose of explanation and are in no way to be construed as limiting of the present invention. While the invention has been described with reference to various embodiments, it is understood that the words which have been used herein are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitations. Further, although the invention has been described herein with reference to particular means, materials and embodiments, the invention is not intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein; rather, the invention extends to all functionally equivalent structures, methods and uses, such as are within the scope of the appended claims. Those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this specification, may effect numerous modifications thereto and changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention in its aspects.
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