//  if sci6, oldEmptyBehaviour("on"), end

    //  init Scaling factor for non latin characters width (ja,zh)

    //  FORMATING and partially PARSING OPTIONS

    //  ---------------------------------------

    end

        else

        end

    end

        else

                end

            else

            end

        end

    else

        else

        end

    end

    //  useful in case of redirection (recursive => call)

    //  Option "@" is canceled when it is not alone:

    end

    //  ========================================================================

    //  MAILING LISTS

    //  ------------- 

        //  Building the query

        //  TESTS in Subjects:

        // fun = "test & scilab"; r0 = "subject%3Atest+subject%3Ascilab"

        // r = test(fun), r==r0

        // fun = "test | scilab"; r0 = "subject%3A(test+OR+scilab)"

        // r = test(fun), r==r0

        // fun = "{test | scilab}"; r0 = "subject%3A(test+OR+scilab)"

        // r = test(fun), r==r0

        // fun = "~{test|scilab}"; r0 = "NOT+subject%3A(test+OR+scilab)"

        // r = test(fun), r==r0

        // fun = "test & scilab & ~{java|cpp}";  

        // r0 = "subject%3Atest+subject%3Ascilab+NOT+subject%3A(java+OR+cpp)";

        // r = test(fun), r==r0

        // fun = "~{java|cpp} & test & scilab";  

        // r0 = "NOT+subject%3A(java+OR+cpp)+subject%3Atest+subject%3Ascilab";

        // r = test(fun), r==r0

        // fun = "test & scilab & {image|signal} & ~{java|cpp}"

        // r0 = "subject%3Atest+subject%3Ascilab+subject%3A(image+OR+signal)+NOT+subject%3A(java+OR+cpp)";

        // r = test(fun), r==r0

        //  In subjects or in full messages?

            //  search only in subjects of messages.

        else

            //  search in subjects + bodies

        end

        //  regexp delimiter

        //  Authors part:

        else

        end

        //  Max age part:

        else

        end

        //  Topics part

            end

            //  ":" must be protected with "\:" because of "subject:","author:","message:"

            // 

            end

        else

        end

        //  DISPLAY

        //  QUIT

    end

    //  ========================================================================

    // 

    //  PREPROCESSING "wb" pattern

    //  --------------------------

    //  The pattern may have from 1 to 4 parts a,b > c < d :

    //  $component1|component2:author1|author2>topic1|topic2..<Ndays

        else

            end

            end

        end

        //  substitutions:

    else

    end

    //  Components

    end

    //  Authors

    end

    end

    //  Topic & max_age

    else

        else

        end

    end

    //  ========================================================================

    //  MERGING DEFAULT OPTIONS

    //  -----------------------

        //  "w"|"@" not supported in defaults

        //  Calling options d,e,h,b,a overrides any a|s default ones

        end

        //  Calling options d,e,h,b,a,s overrides default u

        end

        //  Calling option u overrides any d,e,h,b,a default ones

        end

    end

    //  FINAL LANGUAGE

    //  --------------

        else

        end

    end

    //  OPTIONS ANALYSIS

    //  ----------------

    end

    //  This substitution will have to be cancelled in "wb" mode before calling

    //   the bug page. Nevertheless, it is required to search the right page

    //   to determine the related module (or scilab) and the related bug page 

    //   to be opened.

    //  option "s" (summary) kills option "b" (bug), "w" (web) and "@" (mailinglists)

    end

    //  option "u" (usage) kills options d,e,b,h,a,s,g

    end

    //  SETTING THE LANGUAGE

    //  --------------------

    else

    end

    //  REDIRECTIONS for Symbols. Translation for "%" in fun names

    //  ----------------------------------------------------------

        //  bug with these ones, due to Scilab parser. 

        //  Must be set within quotes: uman "=="

        //  % automaticaly replaced with percent 

        end

        end

    end

    //  If the query includes "property" or "properties", "d" description flag 

    //   is made mandatory

    end

    //  OTHER INITIALISATIONS

    //  ---------------------

    //  Case sensitivity for the extraction

        //  case-insensitive

    else

        //  case-sensitive

    end

    //  Setting the unzip application vs OS to extract pages from JAR archives

        // unzip2 = pathconvert(SCI+"\tools\gzip\") + "gzip.exe "

    else

    end

    //  Miscellaneous init

    //  = flag for "File Not Found"

    //  Directories storing unzipped HTML files

    //  ---------------------------------------

    //   Root directory

    end

    //  Main directory for Scilab HTML extracted pages

        //  only once. Scilab files don't need to be refreshed

    end

    //  Main directory for ATOMS and other contribs HTML extracted pages

    else

        //  Refresh option => deleting all extracted HTML pages in manAtomsDir

        end

    end

    //  Listing JAR files: Scilab + ATOMS/Contrib(all_users) + ATOMS/Contrib(user)

    //  ==========================================================================

    //  We need this part also for bugOnWeb: if the pattern matches an external

    //   function (e.g. from ATOMS), the external module must be identified

    //   in order to target the right online bug report place

    //  If the list of JAR files does not exist, or if the "r" (reload / refresh) 

    //   option is used, we rebuild and record it and re-extract jhelpmap.jhm files :

        //  Building the list of JAR files

        //  ------------------------------

        //  Returns de column of paths to ALL JAR files (not only for LANG or en_US)

        function flist = dirjar(path)

            //  path must be ended with filesep()

            if isdir(path) then

                if getos() == "Windows" then

                    flist = unix_g(("dir /s /b " + path) + "scilab_*_help.jar 2> nul");

                else

                    if getos() == "Linux" then

                        flist = unix_g(("find " + path) + " -name scilab_*_help.jar 2> /dev/null");

                    else

                        flist = unix_g(("find 2>/dev/null " + path) + "scilab_*_help.jar");

                    end

                end

                if flist == "" then

                    flist = [];

                end

            else

                flist = [];

            end

        endfunction

        //  Let's GO:

        //  Scilab trunk:

        //  Contrib (ATOMS and others) : ALL USERS

        //  USER : ATOMS

        //  USER : other contribs

        //  OTHER PATHS provided in umanUserPaths

                end

            end

        end

        //  Recording the list:

    else

    end

    //  Various initializations

    //  -----------------------

    //  Extraction of jhelpmap.jhm files

    //  ================================

    //  as well needed by the "wb" option (for forge's tickets)

    //  Directory storing jhelpmap.jhm files renamed as moduleName_la_RG.jhm

    //   or scilab_la_RG.jhm, where la_RG is the language_ReGion code (en_US, etc)

        //  subdir for fixed scilab_la_RG.jhm files

    else

        end

    end

        //  From the list of selected JAR files, for each file, extracts its 

        //   jhelpmap.jhm in a common directory, and renames it according to the

        //   module AND language tag.

        //  "unzip" includes the options -C: case-insensitive -o: overwrite -q: quiet

            //  Module name related to the .jar file = ?

            else

                //  The name of the module (such as stored in %helps(:,2))

                //   is retrieved through the file name ~\etc\modulename.start

            end

                //  strips blanks from the path

            end

            // command = unzip + """"+jar + """ """ + zippedMap + """ -d """+manDir+""""

            else

            end

        end

        //  Removing duplicates .jhm: the last is kept (has overwritten previous ones)

    else

    end

    //  Building 2 lists of jhmHelpMaps, ordered by lang: 

    //    1) for Scilab   2) for external modules 

    //  =================================================

    function k = uman_orderJhmHMapsByLang(c, external?)

        //  c = jhmListe(:,2) : column of module_##_##.jhm names

        //  external? : boolean %T whether only external modules are considered

        //                      %T whether only native Scilab is considered

        //  LANG and clang external contextual variables are used.

        // 

        //  The language has priority:

        //  Chosen language (or default)

        if external? then

            //  Chosen language (or default)

            k = grep(c, ((("|^[^\" + fs) + "]+_") + LANG) + "\.jhm|", "r");

            //  Otherwise: Session's language

            if clang <> LANG then

                k = [k,grep(c, ((("|^[^\" + fs) + "]+_") + clang) + "\.jhm|", "r")];

            end

            //  Otherwise, finally: en_US

            if (LANG <> "en_US") & (clang <> "en_US") then

                k = [k,grep(c, ("|^[^\" + fs) + "]+_en_US\.jhm|", "r")];

            end

        else

            k = find(c == (((("scilab" + fs) + "scilab_") + LANG) + ".jhm"));

            if clang <> LANG then

                k = [k,find(c == (((("scilab" + fs) + "scilab_") + clang) + ".jhm"))];

            end

            if (LANG <> "en_US") & (clang <> "en_US") then

                k = [k,find(c == (("scilab" + fs) + "scilab_en_US.jhm"))];

            end

        end

    endfunction

    //  Scilab list:

    //  List for external modules (ATOMS & contribs):

    else

    end

    //  SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT HELP TARGET (module, page, local macro, web pointer)

    //  ===================================

    //  Id for an ATOMS, a FE, or another external ressource