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<section id="sect-User_Guide-Interface_Portlets">
	<title>Interface Portlets</title>
	<para>
		The Interface Portlets are the front-end components of the Portal. They provide ways for users to interact with the portal. &PRODUCT; provides the following Interface Portlets:
	</para>

	<variablelist>
	  <varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Banner Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/BannerPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/BannerPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="150mm"/>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
			<para>
				This Portlet contains the organization's slogan, logo, and icons.
			</para>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">HomePage Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet is the home page for a portal. The home page is the first page displayed when you visit the site.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Frontpage.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Frontpage.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="150mm" />
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Navigation Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet provides a navigation bar. A navigation bar is a menu that helps users to visualize the structure of a site and provide links to quickly move from page to page.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/NavigationPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/NavigationPortlet.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="100mm"/>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Sitemap Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet displays a site map page of a web site. It lists pages on a website, typically organized in hierarchical fashion.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/SiteMap.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/SiteMap.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="130mm"/>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Breadcumbs Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet displays the 'path' the user has taken from the home page to arrive at the currrent page.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Breadcrumbs.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Breadcrumbs.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="150mm"/>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
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		<term>Console Portlet</term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet is used as	console to run Java Script commands.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject>
					<imagedata fileref="images/Console.png"	format="PNG" align="center"></imagedata>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry> -->
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Dashboard Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This portlet is used for hosting mini-applications known as gadgets. The dashboard uses a variety of graphical effects for displaying, opening, and using gadgets.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Dashboard.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Dashboard.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="150mm" />
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
			<para>
				Refer to <xref linkend="sect-User_Guide-Dashboard_Portlet" /> or <xref linkend="chap-User_Guide-Gadgets_Administration" /> for more information.
			</para>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Iframe Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet is used to create inline frames (IFrame) elements for a site. An Iframe is a HTML element which can embed another document into a parent HTML document. By using IFrames, embedded data is displayed inside a sub-window of browser.
			</para>
		<!--    <mediaobject>
				<imageobject>
					<imagedata fileref="images/IFrame.png" format="PNG" align="center"></imagedata>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>  -->
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
   <!--  Thomas: It has been removed AFAIK
	<varlistentry>
		<term>Web Explorer Portlet</term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet provides web-browser and allows users to connect to external websites from within the portal.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject>
					<imagedata fileref="images/WebExplorer1.png" format="PNG" align="center" contentwidth="400" align="center"/>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
    -->
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Gadget Wrapper Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet allows users to view a gadget in canvas mode. 
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/GadgetWrapper.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/GadgetWrapper.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="150mm"/>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
   <!--  Thomas: It has been removed AFAIK
	<varlistentry>
		<term>FCK Editor Portlet</term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				Use this portlet for common tasks such as writing and formatting text, creating tables and inserting links or pictures.
			</para>
			<mediaobject>
			<imageobject>
				<imagedata fileref="images/FCK1.png" format="PNG" align="center" contentwidth="400" align="center"/>
			</imageobject>
		</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
    -->
	<varlistentry>
		<term><emphasis role="bold">Footer Portlet</emphasis></term>
		<listitem>
			<para>
				This Portlet provides the footer for a site. This footer provides information or links about the site's author/institutional sponsor, the date of the last revision made to the site, copyright information, comments form and navigational links.
			</para>

			<mediaobject>
				<imageobject role="html">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Footer.png" format="PNG" align="center" scale="110"/>
				</imageobject>
				<imageobject role="fo">
					<imagedata fileref="images/Footer.png" format="PNG" align="center"  scalefit="1" contentwidth="120mm"/>
				</imageobject>
			</mediaobject>
		</listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	</variablelist>

</section>


