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- Contents of tutorial/getting_started.xhtml divided into 11 .tex files
- Two links added to "Help" dropdown in Daxe Editor:
   one to Daxe FAQ,
   one to LON-CAPA Math Syntax (describes lm tag).
- Existing "Getting Started" link points to composite of 9 .hlp files
  to facilitate multilingual support.

\label{Authoring_Daxe_Left_Panel}

\textbf{Daxe Left Panel}

\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{daxeleftpanel}

There is a hidden panel to the left, which is revealed by dragging the gutter on the left side.  
It contains 2 tabs: insert and tree. The insert tab lists only the elements that can be inserted 
at the cursor position, in the order that they should be inserted in when such an order is required.  
Help buttons provide access to more help about them. Since there can be a lot of elements there sometimes, 
a filter can be used to display only certain categories of elements.

The tree tab displays the structure of the document.  
Clicking on an element moves the main display to its location.

The left panel is initially hidden because it is not necessary to use the editor, 
and the insert panel would sometimes confuse new users: it is tempting to think of it as the only way 
to insert elements, but it is often easier to use the menus for that, 
as they are organized with submenus. Because the insert tab is preserving element order 
when the document requires elements to be ordered, it cannot be organized like the menus 
(and this would just be redundant anyway). 

The tree tab is convenient to navigate within long documents, 
but again this is not very important for new users, and LON-CAPA documents are often short.