Training

Application Developers Workshop

In this comprehensive overview of the components of Epic Architect, the application building process, and Arbortext configuration files, delegates learn how to create, install and maintain an Arbortext application.

Delegates modify the Epic Editor window display and behaviour of the elements in a document type, enable the Arbortext Table Editor, and create and maintain a user dictionary. They also learn the rudiments of stylesheets for Epic Editor window display. This course is a prerequisite for the FOSI Stylesheet Design Workshop: Part 1.

Course format is hands-on, with lecture and group discussion.  Full course materials, including presentation copy, notes and exercises are provided.

Main Topics

• Overview of Epic Architect
• Creating a simple application
• Creating style with Turbo Styler and FOSI Editor
• Application customisation, including
  • The ’ignore tags’ utility
  • Tag Aliases
  • Configure linking elements
  • Enabling graphics support
  • Enabling table editing
• Installation and maintenance of applications
• Command and configuration files
• Configuration of the profiling option
• Configuring web publishing

Prerequisites

• Understanding SGML & XML or equivalent
• General understanding of DTD syntax, very helpful
• Authoring with Epic Editor

Duration

3 days