Help Browser

The Pedal help browser is a fully compliant Mozilla based HTML rendering engine. Consequently, it can display static HTML pages, like the ANSYS documentation, as well as media rich, dynamic web pages such as the ANSYS home page. Furthermore, Pedal supports a tabbed notebook interface similar to many popular browsers today. Double-clicking in the open space next to a tab will create a new tab with a complete web browser. Each browser tab has its own toolbar for navigation and search capabilities. The following table describes the individual items in the tool bar.

Help Browser Toolbar

Icon/Field	Action	Action Description
	Back	Navigate backward in the browser history.
	Forward	Navigate forward in the browser history.
	Refresh	Refresh the current page.
	Home	Load the current home page.
	Zoom In	Zoom in the current HTML page. This effectively increases the font size of the current page. Images are not rescaled.
	Zoom Out	Zoom out the current HTML page. This effectively decreases the font size of the current page. Images are not rescaled.
	Zoom Restore	Restores the view to the default zoom level. Images are not rescaled.
	Input Field	The input field doubles as a search input box for the ANSYS help system and also a URL address bar for the HTML Browser. To search the ANSYS documentation, type the search phrase into this field and press [Return]. To navigate to a particular URL, type the URL into this field and press [Shift]+[Return].
	Stop Load	Stop loading the current HTML page.
	Search Index Dropdown	This dropdown control allows you to select a particular search index you would like to use for subsequent searches within the ANSYS help documentation. New search indices are created using the Application Settings Dialog. You can create as many search indices as you would like. Furthermore, searches performed using the F2 keyboard shortcut from the text editor use the currently selected search index in the active browser tab.