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	<h1>Orion</h1>
	<h2>What is Orion?</h2>
	<p><span class="Orion">Orion</span> is a Java application (in the loosest sense of
	the word) whose purpose is to allow the navigation of source code in a fast
	and simple manner.</p>
	<h2>Why Orion?</h2>
	<p>This product has gone through several names. First it was 'Cruise'. This was
	the name of a broadly equivalent tool within IBM. Then it was 'Orion'. Then it temporarily became 'Hound', and finally it came back to Orion. I hope that the name is now here to stay - I have had enough of the rebranding effort!</p>
	<h2 id="RunApplet">Running Orion as a Java Applet</h2>
	<p>There are no special requirements to run <span class="Orion">Orion</span> as an applet.
	You should contact your systems administrator who will ensure that a
	<span class="Orion">Orion</span> server is available, and will provide a URL for
        you to use.</p>
	<p><b><i>Note:</i> </b><span class="Orion">Orion</span> is a Java applet that uses Java 1.8 APIs.
	It is essential that your browser supports this fully.
	If you do not see the applet correctly, then you should consider upgrading
        your browser (and its Java Support) to the latest version.</p>
	<h3>Browser Support</h3>
	<p>In principal, the <span class="Orion">Orion</span> applet can be run in any Web browser that that
	has JNLP support enabled. It has a pre-requisite of Java 8 or greater.
	There have been browser compatability issues in the past and the invocation
        of the applet has been completely revamped. It is now hoped that a reliable mechanism has been found.
        <span class="Orion">Orion</span> (in its latest form) has been tested and
        runs successfully on:</p>
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          <li>Internet Explorer 8.x</li>
	  <li>Firefox 32</li>
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	<p>Any problems concerning browser compatability should be reported to
        <a href="mailto:orion.support@ruelgnoj.co.uk?subject=Orion%20Browser%20Compatability">me</a>.</p>
	<h2 id="RunApplication">Running Orion as a Java Application</h2>
	<p>Before running <span class="Orion">Orion</span> as an application, you must have
	access to a tags file.
	See <a href="admin.html#TagsSetup">here</a> for information about creating a
        tags file.</p>
	<p><span class="Orion">Orion</span> usage is </p>
	<code>
	  java -jar lib/orion.jar &lt;searchstring&gt;
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	<p>If <span class="Orion">Orion</span> is started with no parameters, a welcome screen is displayed, and
	you can type a 'hunt' string at the bottom of the window.</p>
	<p>If a search string is specified then the results of that search are displayed.</p>

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