About the Manual Who needs this book The ComicRack™ Manual is for 3 kinds of users. First, the ‘naive’ user who has never used the ComicRack™ software. Second, the ‘casual’ user who knows the basics of the program, but feels overwhelmed by the sheer number of features that ComicRack™ provides, and would like to master them at his own pace. Lastly, the ‘advanced’ user, who wishes to expand his knowledge of the different features that ComicRack™ has to offer.
Book Organization
ics into custom lists and smart lists to suit a particular reading style or mood. Chapter 9, ‘Scripts’, introduces you to a large number of add-ons for ComicRack™ to increase its functionality by automating various tasks. Chapter 10, ‘Web Comics’, introduces you to the Web Comic format; creating, downloading and updating Web Comics using ComicRack™ is also explained. Chapter 11, ‘Network Sharing’, tells you how to use ComicRack™ for sharing your eComic collection with your family & friends over the internet.
The ComicRack™ Manual has 12 chapters:
Chapter 12, ‘Support’, provides information on how you Chapter 1, ‘Introduction’, gives you the basics of eComics can help the ComicRack™ project. It also tells about various ComicRack™ resources on the web. and ComicRack™. Chapter 2, ‘Getting Started’, explains installing ComicRack™ and using it for the first time.
Chapter Organization
Each chapter groups together a number of sections that Chapter 3, ‘User Interface’, introduces you to the winhave a common theme. A chapter may also contain pages dows, menus, and toolbars of ComicRack™. that give you the background information needed to understand the sections in a chapter. Every section has an Chapter 4, ‘Browser’, discusses the browser window in introduction to the task at hand, a set of full color screendetail. You get to know about the library, folders and pagshots, and steps that walk you through the task, and a set es tabs, the sidebar, and the search browser. of tips. This format allows you to quickly look at the topic Chapter 5, ‘Reader’, discusses the reader window in de- of interest and understand it instantly. tail, including basic navigation, toolbars, and tab bars.
Chapter 6, ‘Configuring’, shows you how to setup ComicRack™ according to your taste, using the Preferences dialog, comic display settings, list layouts, and workspaces. Chapter 7, ‘Managing’, helps you organize your eComic collection using metadata. The Info dialog and reading lists are described in detail. Chapter 8, ‘Lists’, explains in detail how to organize eCom-