Preface
This manual describes the messages that are output by the following program products:
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Hitachi Navigation Platform
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Hitachi Navigation Platform for Developers
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JP1/Navigation Platform
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JP1/Navigation Platform for Developers
- Organization of this preface
■ Conventions: Abbreviations for product names
This manual uses the following abbreviations for product names:
Abbreviation |
Full name or meaning |
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Navigation Platform |
Navigation Platform |
Hitachi Navigation Platform |
JP1/Navigation Platform |
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Navigation Platform for Developers |
Hitachi Navigation Platform for Developers |
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JP1/Navigation Platform for Developers |
■ Intended readers
This manual is intended for:
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Users who operate Navigation Platform or deploy it in a system
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Users who create Navigation Platform windows
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Users who develop plugins or custom windows using the API provided by Navigation Platform for Developers
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Users who use Navigation Platform windows to perform tasks
Users who operate Navigation Platform or deploy it in a system must have:
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Knowledge of Windows system management
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Basic knowledge of the directory server (Active Directory)
Users who create Navigation Platform windows, as well as users who perform tasks using Navigation Platform windows, must have:
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Basic knowledge of Windows operations
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Basic knowledge of Web browser operations
Users who develop plugins or custom windows using the API provided by Navigation Platform for Developers must have:
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Basic knowledge of Windows operations
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Basic knowledge of Java program development
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Basic knowledge of Eclipse
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Basic knowledge of XML
■ Conventions: Fonts and symbols
The following table explains the text formatting conventions used in this manual:
Text formatting |
Convention |
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Bold |
Bold characters indicate text in a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example:
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Italic |
Italic characters indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example:
Italic characters are also used for emphasis. For example:
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Monospace |
Monospace characters indicate text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example:
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The following table explains the symbols used in this manual:
Symbol |
Convention |
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In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example: A|B|C means A, or B, or C. |
{ } |
In syntax explanations, curly brackets indicate that only one of the enclosed items is to be selected. For example: {A|B|C} means only one of A, or B, or C. |
[ ] |
In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example: [A] means that you can specify A or nothing. [B|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing. |
... |
In coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding have been omitted. In syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example: A, B, B, ... means that, after you specify A, B, you can specify B as many times as necessary. |
■ Conventions: Version numbers
The version numbers of Hitachi program products are usually written as two sets of two digits each, separated by a hyphen. For example:
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Version 1.00 (or 1.0) is written as 01-00.
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Version 2.05 is written as 02-05.
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Version 2.50 (or 2.5) is written as 02-50.
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Version 12.25 is written as 12-25.
The version number might be shown on the spine of a manual as Ver. 2.00, but the same version number would be written in the program as 02-00.