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This commit implements the .tex-based online help system in LON-CAPA. It
may be necessary to manually run loncom/build/help_graphics_converter.pl
and doc/help/rebuildLabelHash.pl after a cvs update, and
loncapa_apache.conf may need to be manually copied to /etc. (The
loncapafiles.lpml has been updated.)

After merging this, the URL http://[loncapahost]/adm/help/Foils.hlp
should display a help file.

Also, some *very* out-of-date files have been removed from the /doc
directory.

LON-CAPA provides three types of resources for organizing your course website.
LON-CAPA refers to these resources as Content Pages, Problems, and Maps.
Maps may be either of two types: Sequences or Pages. You will use these LON-CAPA
resources to build the outline, or structure, for the presentation of your
course to your students.

\begin{itemize}
\item A \textbf{Content Page}\index{Content Page} displays course content. It
is essentially a conventional HTML page. These resources use the extension
{}``.html''.
\item A \textbf{Problem}\index{Problem} resource represents problems for the students
to solve, with answers stored in the system. These resources are stored in
files that must use the extension {}``.problem''.
\item A \textbf{Sequence}\index{Sequence} is a type of \textbf{Map}\index{Map}
which is used to link other resources together. The users of this resource
can use directional buttons on their remote or the NAV button to follow the
sequence. Sequences are stored in files that must use the extension {}``.sequence''.
Sequences can contain other sequences and pages.
\item A \textbf{Page}\index{Page} is a type of \textbf{Map\index{Map}} which
is used to join other resources together into one HTML page. For example,
a page of problems will appears as a problem set. These resources are stored
in files that must use the extension {}``.page''.
\end{itemize}