Handbook X Windows App Manual

4. Section List

When you click a book, the section list screen is displayed.

Section List Screen

All sections in the book are displayed. You can switch between grid view and list view.

Screen Layout

Toolbar Icons (from left to right)

With edit permissions: 1. Refresh icon (↻): Sync book/sections 2. Sort icon: Change section display order (Manual/Section Name/Created/Updated/Size) 3. Auto-play icon: Configure and start auto-play of multiple sections 4. Edit icon (pencil): Enter edit mode 5. Reorder mode icon: Reorder sections by drag and drop (only shown when sort is "Manual") 6. View toggle icon: Switch between grid view/list view

Without edit permissions: - Only auto-play icon and view toggle icon are shown

Section Display Area

Add Button

Section Display Information

Each section shows the following information:

Item Description
Section name Section title (Grid view: top left, List view: center)
Thumbnail Content preview image
Bookmark icon Ribbon icon at top right (colored when bookmark is set)

Bookmarks

You can set bookmarks (labels) on sections to highlight important sections.

Setting Bookmarks

  1. Click the ribbon icon at the top right of a section in the section list
  2. "Edit Bookmark" dialog appears
  3. Configure the following settings:
  4. Bookmark: Turn on switch to enable bookmark
  5. Use Custom Label: Enter optional label text
  6. Color: Select from 5 colors (blue, red, green, orange, purple)
  7. Click "Save" to save settings

Bookmark Display

Sections with bookmarks are displayed as follows:

In Grid View: - Label band: If a custom label is entered, a colored band appears at the top of the section card with the label text displayed in white - Ribbon icon: A ribbon icon filled with the selected color appears at the top right

In List View: - Label text: If a custom label is entered, the label text is displayed in the selected color to the right of the section name - Ribbon icon: A ribbon icon filled with the selected color appears at the right end

Removing Bookmarks

  1. Click the ribbon icon of a bookmarked section
  2. In "Edit Bookmark" dialog, turn off the "Bookmark" switch
  3. Click "Save"

Creating Sections

If you have edit permissions, you can create new sections.

  1. Click the "+" button at the bottom right
  2. A menu appears. Select content type to add:
  3. Add Photos and Videos: Select photos or video files to create sections
  4. Add Files: Select PDF, image, video, etc. to create sections
  5. Add Website: Add web page URL as section
  6. Import Section File: Import exported .hbs section files

Adding Multiple Files

Select PDF, image, video, etc. from File Explorer to create sections.

How to Add Files

  1. Select "+" → "Add Files"
  2. File selection dialog opens
  3. Select files to add (multiple selection available)
  4. "New Section" dialog appears:
  5. Section Title: Enter the section name
  6. Put all file in one section: When on, all selected files are combined into one section. When off, separate sections are created for each file
  7. Section Content: Shows added files. Click "Add Files" or "Add Website" to add more content
  8. Click "Done" at the top right to save

Supported File Formats

PDF - Page turning, zoom, thumbnail display supported - Full screen display available

Images - JPEG, PNG, GIF (animation supported), WebP, BMP

Videos - MP4 (H.264/H.265), AVI, WMV, MOV - Play/pause, seek operations

Adding Websites

Add web page links as sections.

How to Add Websites

  1. Select "+" → "Add Website"
  2. "New Web Section" dialog appears
  3. Enter URL
  4. Enter section title (page title is auto-fetched if omitted)
  5. Click "Done" at the top right to save

Web Section Features

Note: Web sections cannot be displayed offline.

Importing Section Files

Import section files exported from Handbook X (.hbs format).

Import Method

  1. Select "+" → "Import Section File"
  2. File selection dialog opens
  3. Select .hbs file to import
  4. Section is added to the book

Note: Only .hbs files exported from Handbook X can be imported.

Reordering Sections

You can change the section display order.

Changing Sort Criteria

  1. Click the sort icon Sort in the toolbar
  2. Sort menu appears. Select sort criteria:
  3. Manually: Reorder freely by drag and drop
  4. Section Name: Alphabetical order
  5. Section Creation Date: Order by section creation date
  6. Updated Date: Order by last update date
  7. Section Size: Order by file size
  8. The currently selected criteria shows a checkmark (✓)
  9. To toggle ascending/descending order, click the arrow icon (↑/↓) next to the criteria

Manual Reorder Mode

When sort criteria is "Manually", you can change section order by drag and drop.

Entering Reorder Mode

  1. Click the reorder mode icon Reorder Mode in the toolbar
  2. This icon is only shown when sort criteria is "Manually"
  3. Enter "Reorder Sections" mode

Moving Sections

  1. Drag the section you want to move
  2. Drop at target position
  3. You can continue reordering multiple sections

Confirming/Canceling Reorder

Editing and Deleting Sections

Sections with edit permissions can be edited or deleted.

Note: To edit sections, you need edit permissions and the book must be downloaded (local mode). Sections in cloud reference books cannot be edited.

Entering Edit Mode

  1. Click the edit button (pencil icon) in the toolbar
  2. In edit mode, the screen changes as follows:
  3. Top left: "Select All" button (select/deselect all sections at once)
  4. Top center: Selection status display ("N sections selected")
  5. Top right: "Done" button (exit edit mode)
  6. Top left (slider): Thumbnail size adjustment (grid view only, adjust with -/+ buttons and slider)
  7. Top right of each section: Selection checkbox (circular icon, in grid view)
  8. Bottom: Action bar (Edit, Copy, Map View, Export, Details, Delete)
  9. Click a section to select it, and a blue checkmark will appear

Action Bar Buttons

The action bar has the following buttons (from left to right). Enabled/disabled status changes based on selection count and permissions:

Button Single Selection Multiple Selection Description
Edit Edit section content
Copy Copy section to another book
Map View Map view settings
Export Export section as .hbs format
Details Display section details
Delete Delete section

Note: "Edit" and "Details" buttons are disabled when multiple items are selected.

Editing Sections

  1. In edit mode, select one section to edit
  2. Click "Edit" at bottom
  3. Section edit dialog appears:
  4. Title bar: "Cancel" on the left, section name in the center, "Done" button on the right
  5. Section Title:
    • Title: Edit section name
    • Description: Edit section description
  6. Section Content:
    • Existing content is displayed (can be deleted with the red "−" button on the left)
    • "Add Files": Add new files
    • "Add Website": Add new website
  7. Click "Done" at the top right to save

Deleting Sections

  1. In edit mode, select sections to delete (multiple selection available)
  2. Click "Delete" at bottom
  3. "Alert" dialog appears
  4. Confirm the message "Delete selected items?"
  5. Click "OK" to execute deletion (or "Cancel" to abort)

Warning: Deleted sections cannot be restored.

Exiting Edit Mode

Auto-play

You can automatically play multiple sections in sequence from the section list screen.

Starting Auto-play

  1. Click the auto-play icon Auto-play in the toolbar
  2. "Auto-play" dialog appears

Auto-play Dialog Layout

Title bar: - Close: Close the dialog (top left) - Deselect All: Deselect all sections - Auto-play: Dialog title (center) - Play: Start auto-play (top right)

Description: "Selected sections will be played automatically. To exit full screen mode, tap the bottom right of the screen 3 times, or press the ESC key if a keyboard is available."

Auto-play Settings

Repeat Playback - When on, repeats from the beginning after playing all sections

Play image sections for same duration - When on, same playback time applies to all image sections - When off, playback time can be set individually per section

Playback Time - Shown when "Play image sections for same duration" is on - Set display time for each image section in seconds (default: 5 seconds) - Change with -/+ buttons

Select sections to play - Select sections to play with checkboxes - Individual playback time (seconds) is shown to the right of each section - When "Play image sections for same duration" is off, you can set time per section

Starting Playback

Ending Auto-play

To end auto-play: - Triple-tap the bottom right of the screen - Press ESC key

Note: Auto-play is not available on the Free plan. Upgrade to a paid plan (Personal, Team, Business, etc.) to enable this feature.


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