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CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
---------------------

 * Introduction
 * Features
 * Requirements
 * Installation
 * Similar Modules


INTRODUCTION
------------

The Book helper module improves Drupal's core book module's functionality.

Drupal's Book module, included in core, does a great job at building custom site
sections. The Book helper module enables additional features from Drupal's menu
system to improve the ordering of a book's pages. This module also allows
administrators to further customize a book's navigation block.


FEATURES
--------

- Enhances the book outline manager.
  - Allows a book's link title to be different then the node's title.
    This behavior is similar the menu system's default behavior.
  - Adds 'enable' checkbox (aka hidden) to the manage book outline page.

- Adds an 'Order' tab (node/%/order) to a book's main page.

- Adds 'administer own book outlines' permission for ordering books from a book's main page.

- Removes the 'Outline' tab from all nodes.

- Removes the book fieldset from node edit pages if the content type does not
  allowed book outlines.

- Removes 'add child page' and 'printer-friendly version'

- Removes book navigation

- Customizes visibility of a book's navigation elements.

- Automatically 'Create new book' for selected content types.

- Includes 'Book (inline) navigation' block that can be easily positioned after
  a node's content

- Disables new revisions from being created when a book's node title is updated.

- Displays a warning when deleting a book page (node/%/delete) that has child
  pages.

- Allows top-level pages to be removed from books.
  http://drupal.org/node/283045


REQUIREMENTS
------------

- Book (core): Allows users to structure site pages in a hierarchy or outline.
  http://drupal.org/documentation/modules/book


INSTALLATION
------------

1. Copy/upload the book_helper.module to the sites/all/modules directory
   of your Drupal installation.

2. Enable the 'Book helper' module in 'Administer > Site building > Module'.
   (admin/build/modules)

3. Configure additional Book settings (admin/content/book/settings)


SIMILAR MODULES
---------------

- Book made simple: Automatic creation of a book and simple creation of child
  pages.
  http://drupal.org/project/BookMadeSimple

- Menu Editor enhances the menu editing form with inline text fields for title,
  path and description, and provides placeholders for new items.
  http://drupal.org/project/menu_editor


AUTHOR/MAINTAINER
-----------------

- Jacob Rockowitz
  http://drupal.org/user/371407

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  2. CONTENTS OF THIS FILE

  3. ---------------------

  4. 

  5.  * Introduction

  6.  * Features

  7.  * Requirements

  8.  * Installation

  9.  * Similar Modules

  10. 

  11. 

  12. INTRODUCTION

  13. ------------

  14. 

  15. The Book helper module improves Drupal's core book module's functionality.

  16. 

  17. Drupal's Book module, included in core, does a great job at building custom site

  18. sections. The Book helper module enables additional features from Drupal's menu

  19. system to improve the ordering of a book's pages. This module also allows

  20. administrators to further customize a book's navigation block.

  21. 

  22. 

  23. FEATURES

  24. --------

  25. 

  26. - Enhances the book outline manager.

  27.   - Allows a book's link title to be different then the node's title.

  28.     This behavior is similar the menu system's default behavior.

  29.   - Adds 'enable' checkbox (aka hidden) to the manage book outline page.

  30. 

  31. - Adds an 'Order' tab (node/%/order) to a book's main page.

  32. 

  33. - Adds 'administer own book outlines' permission for ordering books from a book's main page.

  34. 

  35. - Removes the 'Outline' tab from all nodes.

  36. 

  37. - Removes the book fieldset from node edit pages if the content type does not

  38.   allowed book outlines.

  39. 

  40. - Removes 'add child page' and 'printer-friendly version'

  41. 

  42. - Removes book navigation

  43. 

  44. - Customizes visibility of a book's navigation elements.

  45. 

  46. - Automatically 'Create new book' for selected content types.

  47. 

  48. - Includes 'Book (inline) navigation' block that can be easily positioned after

  49.   a node's content

  50. 

  51. - Disables new revisions from being created when a book's node title is updated.

  52. 

  53. - Displays a warning when deleting a book page (node/%/delete) that has child

  54.   pages.

  55. 

  56. - Allows top-level pages to be removed from books.

  57.   http://drupal.org/node/283045

  58. 

  59. 

  60. REQUIREMENTS

  61. ------------

  62. 

  63. - Book (core): Allows users to structure site pages in a hierarchy or outline.

  64.   http://drupal.org/documentation/modules/book

  65. 

  66. 

  67. INSTALLATION

  68. ------------

  69. 

  70. 1. Copy/upload the book_helper.module to the sites/all/modules directory

  71.    of your Drupal installation.

  72. 

  73. 2. Enable the 'Book helper' module in 'Administer > Site building > Module'.

  74.    (admin/build/modules)

  75. 

  76. 3. Configure additional Book settings (admin/content/book/settings)

  77. 

  78. 

  79. SIMILAR MODULES

  80. ---------------

  81. 

  82. - Book made simple: Automatic creation of a book and simple creation of child

  83.   pages.

  84.   http://drupal.org/project/BookMadeSimple

  85. 

  86. - Menu Editor enhances the menu editing form with inline text fields for title,

  87.   path and description, and provides placeholders for new items.

  88.   http://drupal.org/project/menu_editor

  89. 

  90. 

  91. AUTHOR/MAINTAINER

  92. -----------------

  93. 

  94. - Jacob Rockowitz

  95.   http://drupal.org/user/371407