Localization Tidbits
December 13th, 2010 by laurenThis is one of the more complicated aspects of support for ePublisher as it in encompasses every part of the process: Input (which version of FrameMaker are you running), Generation (what language and what operating system are you using) and Output (does the format have the proper support of Unicode, for example). David Shaked, of AlmondWeb, has a great wiki article here on what you should do for localizing information through the process of input -> output. Also, sense we primarily have web-based outputs, we have to take into account the browser that you are using. Firefox can handle different languages and wingding fonts then Internet Explorer. This can be a challenge, but if you have access to VM’s and the language packs, it will make troubleshooting a little bit easier.
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.
Fun with Format Traits Info!
October 27th, 2010 by laurenHere at WebWorks, we would love to help everyone get ePublisher to do everything possible and make all of your wildest dreams come true. Most of the times we can at least come up with a compromise or direct users into a forum where they can find the information or experiment via the Wiki, or one of our many events such as Study Hall or Power Hour. Sometimes, however, with the magic of XSL and our Format Trait Info you can do amazing things. Today’s example comes from a desire to have certain HTML elements emitted with paragraphs via our interface. By the way, this is an extension of this article except that you do not need to take into account the Page.asp modifications as we are just adding some HTML given a certain paragraph style. Read the rest of this entry »
Wrangling the 3-way merge
October 20th, 2010 by laurenEven after nearly 3 years with WebWorks, I often find it difficult to tackle issues such as override migration. People have different styles in doing this, but universally the preferred method is using some sort of diffing utility to bring over the customizations. Normally Standard Support does not cover this, but if the project looks like something that can be handled with a relative amount of ease, I will try to assist as much as possible. Recently, I had a case of someone using FTI modifications in the Page Styles options panel for language codes. In this example, I am using Araxis Merge, just because it is the one I am familiar with, but you can play with Kdiff or Beyond Compare, if you like. Read the rest of this entry »
TIPS & TRICKS ARCHIVE #4 – ePublisher & 508 Compliance
October 7th, 2010 by cpowellIn 1998 The US Government approved a new law that stated that all government agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others. This directive is known as the Section 508 Law, and in the intervening years has been adopted not only by government, but by many industries as well.
Delivering Section 508 compliant information is becoming an essential part of doing business online.
You can use ePublisher to help you make sure that you produce online content that conforms to Section 508, as well as the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
To generate accessible content, typically you provide the following items in your online deliverables:
TIPS & TRICKS ARCHIVE #3 – ePublisher Language Support
October 6th, 2010 by cpowellDid you know that ePublisher had some of the most flexible and customizable language handling capabilities of any publishing platform?
As well as ePublishers own extensible language support, the fact that the product is based on Microsoft’s .NET runtime means that we can also support localized sorting for any of the languages it supports.
Out of the box ePublisher supports the following languages:
Where did my FrameMaker items go?
October 5th, 2010 by laurenSomething that you may notice when you are trying to edit pages, specifically when you are trying to delete pages is that this option is not available:
This is a symptom of not using the complete menu options in FrameMaker. Go to View -> Menus and select the option for complete to see all of your options reappear:
From there you should be able to see the correct options.
TIPS & TRICKS ARCHIVE #2 – ePublisher Reports
September 27th, 2010 by cpowellePublisher is not just about converting your content from one format to another. While automating the publishing process by separating it from the authoring process is one of our key objectives, another is helping you develop the most efficient high quality output possible. To do this we generate reports on what ePublisher is doing and the status of your documentation at every stage of the production pipeline.
Using these reports you can easily find, and correct errors, as well as continue to fine tune your process to ensure that you deliver the best content in the most efficient manner possible.
TIPS & TRICKS ARCHIVE #1 – Migrating Content From RoboHelp to a Wiki via ePublisher.
September 24th, 2010 by cpowellRecently we have being hearing from a lot of customers and prospects asking about how they can use WebWorks ePublisher to migrate content they have authored in Adobe RoboHelp and publish it to a wiki, and specifically the Confluence Wiki.
Here are a couple of different approaches that we have investigated and recommended to date:
Google Chrome == Internet Yes, Desktop No
September 22nd, 2010 by allumsGoogle Chrome. You know it. It’s that way cool, very fast browser from the folks who gave us all a better way to search. Well, that browser, Chrome, from Google? Sometime around March, 2010, it completely forgot that your desktop exists.
What are you talking about Ben?
Oh, you don’t know this story? Sit back and I’ll get you up to speed.