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February 25, 2015
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STYLER OUTPUTS

  • February 25, 2015
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I have never found an adequate description of the various output types that can be produced via Styler. Can you tell me what Styler's specific output capabilities (e.g., online help, hard-copy print, interactive PDF, etc.) are available?



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    ClayHelberg18-Opal
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    February 25, 2015
    Hi John-

    Here's a brief overview of the items available on the File->Publish menu:


    * Web: This generates a set of web pages with chunked content (e.g. one page per DITA topic), and a frameset with controls for TOC, index, etc. Suitable for uploading to a web server.

    * Digital Media Publisher: generates a PTC-flavored self-contained online-help-style system, with TOC, index, bookmarking, an updating system, and other nice features. It is based on JSP, so it offers a high degree of customizability. This is the system used for the Help Center included with Arbortext Editor and other PTC products. Requires additional license.

    * HTML Help: generates output files, including .hhc and .hhp files, suitable for compiling with Microsoft's HTML Help compiler into a .CHM only help file.

    * EPUB: generates output files suitable for processing with Calibre or other EPub compiler into an Epub document. These documents can be read in various reader apps, including iBooks on iPad or iPhone devices.

    * HTML File: generates a single monolithic HTML file containing all output from the document.

    * PDF File: generates a PDF file, based on options set in the stylesheet and in the PDF configuration file. (There is no built-in distinction between "interactive PDF" and "hard-copy PDF"-interactive features like hyperlinks and bookmarks depend on your stylesheet and configuration file settings.)

    * RTF File: generates an RTF file, suitable for import into Microsoft Word or other word processing software. Requires additional license.

    * Using XSL: Not technically a "Styler" output, but allows you to apply an arbitrary XSLT stylesheet to your document to generate a wide variety of output possibilities.

    Each of these outputs is described in the online help, including information on publishing features that may not be available for specific output formats.

    --Clay
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    lfraley1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    February 25, 2015
    Hi John

    What Clay said. Attached is a screenshot showing the OOTB output formats
    available in Styler.

    Liz


    On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Clay Helberg <->
    wrote:

    > Hi John—
    >
    >
    >
    > Here’s a brief overview of the items available on the File->Publish menu:
    >
    >
    >
    > · Web: This generates a set of web pages with chunked content
    > (e.g. one page per DITA topic), and a frameset with controls for TOC,
    > index, etc. Suitable for uploading to a web server.
    >
    > · Digital Media Publisher: generates a PTC-flavored
    > self-contained online-help-style system, with TOC, index, bookmarking, an
    > updating system, and other nice features. It is based on JSP, so it offers
    > a high degree of customizability. This is the system used for the Help
    > Center included with Arbortext Editor and other PTC products. Requires
    > additional license.
    >
    > · HTML Help: generates output files, including .hhc and .hhp
    > files, suitable for compiling with Microsoft’s HTML Help compiler into a
    > .CHM only help file.
    >
    > · EPUB: generates output files suitable for processing with
    > Calibre or other EPub compiler into an Epub document. These documents can
    > be read in various reader apps, including iBooks on iPad or iPhone devices.
    >
    > · HTML File: generates a single monolithic HTML file containing
    > all output from the document.
    >
    > · PDF File: generates a PDF file, based on options set in the
    > stylesheet and in the PDF configuration file. (There is no built-in
    > distinction between “interactive PDF” and “hard-copy PDF”—interactive
    > features like hyperlinks and bookmarks depend on your stylesheet and
    > configuration file settings.)
    >
    > · RTF File: generates an RTF file, suitable for import into
    > Microsoft Word or other word processing software. Requires additional
    > license.
    >
    > · Using XSL: Not technically a “Styler” output, but allows you to
    > apply an arbitrary XSLT stylesheet to your document to generate a wide
    > variety of output possibilities.
    >
    >
    >
    > Each of these outputs is described in the online help, including
    > information on publishing features that may not be available for specific
    > output formats.
    >
    >
    >
    > --Clay
    >
    >
    >
    > *From:* John Groves [
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