Training

FOSI Stylesheet Design Workshop: Part 1

This course focuses on Arbortext stylesheet design and development for formatting displayed in the Epic Editor window. Delegates gain working knowledge of techniques for specifying format, a familiarity with relevant online and printed documentation, and the resources to investigate formatting options not directly covered. Emphasis is placed on designing and developing stylesheets for ease of maintenance.

Main Topics

• Coding stylesheet categories for Epic Editor window display
• Using e-i-cs, defaulting, inheritance, style sets
• Coding attribute-based formatting
• Generating a table of contents without page numbers
• Supporting cross-references for edit window display
• Coding stylesheet formatting for tables
• Interacting with Epic Editor window preferences
• Creating multiple stylesheets
• Testing and maintaining stylesheets

Prerequisites

• Application Developers Workshop or equivalent
• Working knowledge of SGML/XML and DTD syntax
• Previous document preparation, desktop publishing, or typesetting experience

Duration

4 days