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Platform Independent Perseus Help Pages |
Perseus Gateway, Navigator & Menus Help Topics
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The Perseus Gateway and Navigator are the two windows appearing on the screen after you have started up Perseus on your computer; the standard menu bar appears at the top of the screen for Mac users, or at the top of the Gateway window (and most other windows) for Windows users. The Gateway provides entry via buttons to the various parts of the database. The Navigator has control buttons for moving through Perseus. The Menu bar items are used to make links to and from any location in Perseus. Gateway MenusFile MenuCloseChoose Close from the File menu to close the currently active window. Exit/QuitChoose Exit (Windows) or Quit (Macintosh) from the file menu to quit from the Perseus application. Edit MenuCut, Copy, PasteMost text in Perseus can be cut and pasted. Use the Cut, Copy and Paste functions as you would in any other word processing application. Because Perseus text is read-only, text will be restored when you reopen the window. Under Windows, the Delete function is inoperable. Fair Use And Copyright InformationThe materials in Platform Independent Perseus (including all texts, translations, images, descriptions, drawings etc.) are provided for the personal use of students, scholars, and the public. Any commercial use or publication of them without authorization is strictly prohibited. All materials are copyrighted and are not in the public domain. Copying of materials on the Perseus Web pages is not permitted. "Fair Use" is permitted under section 107 of the copyright law. The following guidelines to Fair Use are provided by the Library of Congress (http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/fls/fl102): Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered "fair," such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair:
The distinction between "fair use" and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission. Perseus PreferencesUse Preference settings to customize the Perseus environment. Configure Pop-up MenuPathsChoose Paths from the Configure Pop-up menu to change Path files. The name of the current Path file is displayed with its location on your computer at the bottom of the window. The Path file shipped with your CD set and containing the Guided Tours is C:/Perseus/paths/perspath.txt. To change Path files, click Browse. Click the Path you want from the list in the Choose Path File window. (If you haven't added any new Paths to your Paths folder since installing Perseus, only "perspath" will appear.") Click Open. Now click Commit changes on the Perseus Configuration window, and you're done. FontsChoose Fonts from the Configure Pop-up menu to change Greek and English fonts. The default fonts are Athenian (Greek) and Times (Roman) both at 10 point size. Choose another font from the Greek Font and Roman Font pop-up menus; type new font sizes into the box. Then click Commit Changes. N. B. Not all the fonts installed in your system will be compatible with Perseus. NetworkChoose Network from the Configure Pop-up menu to change between accessing data from a server or from the CDs. Click the box "On" for Network, "Off" for CDs. N. B. For network administrators. If you are running behind a proxy server, enter the names of your proxy server and port. LocalLocal allows you to specify which folder the data is in if you've downloaded Perseus to your hard drive. Type in the name of the directory corresponding to each disk. For more, see the section on Custom Installation. There is also an option for the disk swapping dialog box. For more on this option, see the section on Disk Swapping for CD-ROM Users.
NavigatorTo bring up the Navigator and make it the active window, choose Navigator. To read more about the Navigator click here. Perseus GatewayTo bring up the Perseus Gateway and make it the active window, choose Perseus Gateway. Search SaverTo bring up the Search Saver and make it the active window, choose Search Saver. To read more about the Search Saver click here. PathsTo bring up the current Path Index and make it the active window, choose Paths. To read more about Paths click here. Current Open WindowsAll windows open under Perseus are listed below the bottom line by title and in the order they were opened. Choose a window's title to make that window active. Help MenuHelp TopicsChoose Help Topics for an outline with links of topics covered in Perseus Help. Author InformationChoose Author Information to bring up bibliographical information for Primary Texts, editions and translators, and for authors of specialized secondary articles. Author information may only be accessed from within a particular database. If there is no author information for a particular resource, a message window will tell you so. Gateway ButtonsWith three exceptions, the Gateway Buttons have the same function as their counterparts under the Links menu (see above). The Tools & References Button gives access to the Search and Philological Tools, the Encyclopedia, and Sources Used in the compilation of object descriptions; the selection Further Sources is inoperable. The Art & Archaeology Button brings up an Index in which you may choose objects organized by classifications such as region, period, artist, etc. The About Perseus Button gives access to information about the publisher, copyright, funding and staff of the Perseus Project; it has no corresponding item under the Links menu. NavigatorSeven icons live on the Navigator that are used to operate Perseus. They are, from left to right:
Search SaverClick here for Search Saver help.Question MarkQuestion Mark is inoperable. Author InformationClick here for Author Information help.Paths ControllerThe Paths Controller consists of a left arrow, a maze-like square and a right arrow. Click the right arrow of the Paths controller to go forward within a Path. Click the left arrow of the Paths controller to go backward. Click the maze of the Paths controller to add your location to the current Path. Click here for more information on Paths. Go Backward ArrowThe Go Backward Arrow points left. To page backward in a Primary Text, the Historical Overview or a Catalog, click the Go Backward Arrow. Go Forward ArrowThe Go Forward Arrow points right. To page forward in a Primary Text, the Historical Overview or a Catalog, click the Go forward Arrow. Return to TopReturn to Perseus Help Topics Index |