f7519f02a4fcac58f44b6436d0bffffc79b5a53d jcasper Fri Nov 8 15:47:45 2019 -0800 Minor text changes to catch up with our new session expiration policy, no ticket diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html index aeb79db..fb3f4e9 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html @@ -32,31 +32,31 @@ <p> <a href="../../contacts.html">Questions and feedback on this User's Guide are welcome.</a></p> <p> User questions and answers on Sessions and other topics are available in the <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome" target="_blank">Genome Browser mailing list</a>.</p> <!-- ====Introduction======================== --> <a name="Introduction"></a> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p> The <a href="../../cgi-bin/hgSession" target="_blank">Session</a> tool allows you to configure your browser with specific track combinations, including <a href="hgTracksHelp.html#CustomTracks">custom tracks</a>, and save the configuration options. Multiple sessions may be saved for future reference, for comparing different data sets, or for sharing with your colleagues. Saved sessions -<A href="#Lifespan">will not be expired</a>, however, we still recommend that you keep local +<A href="#Lifespan">will not be expired</a>, however we still recommend that you keep local back-ups of your session contents and any associated custom tracks. <a href="#CTs">BLAT result tracks persist</a> for at least 48 hours after the last time they are viewed. The creation date of a session can be viewed in the Session Management menu. This date only reflects the initial creation of the Session and is not updated when sessions are edited. Descriptive text can also be added to a session in the <A href="#Details">Session Details</a> menu.</p> <p> This feature may be accessed via the <strong>Session</strong> link in the top blue navigation bar in any assembly. To ensure privacy and security, you must <a href="../../cgi-bin/hgSession" target="_blank">create an account</a> and <a href="../../cgi-bin/hgSession" target="_blank">log in</a> before using the session manager.</p> <p> Individual sessions may be designated as either <a href="#ShareOrNot"><em>shared</em> or <em>non-shared</em></a> to protect the privacy of confidential data. To avoid having a new shared session from someone else override your existing Genome Browser settings, you are encouraged to open a new web-browser instance or to save existing settings in a session before