Related Links (DITA)
March 25th, 2011 by jwilesI just put up a wiki page with an example of adding titles to related-links > linkpools (that’s mouthful, and a strange one at that:)) in DITA. This solution exposes the little known, and perhaps less used, markopen attribute in default.wwconfig. Read the rest of this entry »
WebWorks FTP Deployment (Experimental)
December 7th, 2010 by jwiles
We just posted an application and wiki entry for a new experimental FTP deployment client for ePublisher. Anyone interested in using FTP(S) for deployment, please give it a go and give us feedback. Please comment either on the wiki page or this blog post.
But I’m not a developer!
September 9th, 2010 by jwilesI lack objectivity when it comes to programming. I enjoy it. Programming is problem solving. It almost always includes a reasonable explanation. Programming involves building things, and fixing and refining the things that you build.
Getting ePub output into iBooks on iPhone/iPad
August 27th, 2010 by jwilesIn a recent Study Hall, someone asked how one can deploy the ePub output generated by ePublisher to an iPad. This path has been a little unclear to me and so I promised to research and blog what I found.
Use JScript .NET instead
August 15th, 2010 by jwilesThe ePublisher platform rests on top of the .NET platform. Even though the bulk of the ePublisher processing is done with XSL, you can opt to process items with any of the .NET CLR languages rather than XSL. I published a wiki article which includes an ePublisher project that demonstrates processing content paragraphs with JScript .NET. I am curious if the barrier to customization in ePublisher is the XSL. Since Javascript is ubiquitous, this sample provides an alternative to XSL.
iBooks thoughts
August 13th, 2010 by jwilesSince the launch of ePublisher 2010.2, which included the new ePub format, I have been spending time with the iBooks app to see how I like it. That’s what I want to talk about in this article. What are my impressions, prejudices, likes, dislikes and so on.
Study Hall Makeup
May 12th, 2010 by jwilesToday I completely spaced on a Study Hall session that was to occur at 3:00pm CDT. To make amends, I have scheduled a make-up session for Thursday, May 13 at 1:00PM.
Study Hall
March 29th, 2010 by jwilesI will be moderating an online session named Study Hall, beginning this Wednesday, March 31 at 7pm CDT. Study Hall is an informal online session in which we will explore ePublisher related concepts and questions. Study Hall will occur the second and last Wednesday of each month. Bookmark the link above to keep track of the next Study Hall session.
Building New Stuff
January 19th, 2010 by jwilesOne of the things that is challenging for me as a developer is staying on target with regard to ePublisher development when there are so many glittery web-technologies to play with. For example, I have have long yearned for a true AutoMap server which would allow for the Administration of ePublisher/AutmoMap configuration and execution over a web (http) connection. Recently I put together a Google Docs input adapter with the intention of demonstrating the capabilities of the ePublisher architecture. When it comes to inputs, I’ve got far more ideas than I have time to implement.
__possible__: Google Docs in ePublisher
November 5th, 2009 by jwilesHere is a screen-cast of the GoogleDocs input adapter that we demoed at RoundUp 2009. A couple of caveats:
- This is not currently available and there are no definite plans for making this a part of any ePublisher release. That largely depends on user interest (your interest).
- The implementation is a demo. As such, there are aspects which will needs require further development.
- This is my first-ish screen-recording.