Glossary

Content that conforms to the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG), Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1998, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

adapter

An integral component of WebWorks products bridging the gap between a source document application and a WebWorks product solution. Currently, adapters exist for Adobe FrameMaker and Microsoft Word applications to communicate and share information with ePublisher Pro and ePublisher AutoMap. An adapter is licensed individually and an activation key is required to enable each.

character encoding

A mapping of binary values to code positions used to represent text and symbols in online documents. For example, the Latin-1 (ISO‑8859‑1) character encoding can be used to represent the characters and symbols used in most Western languages.

character style

Formatting applied at the character level. Character styles specify characteristics like font size and style for an individual character or a group of characters. For example, these characters use an italic font style. WebWorks ePublisher Pro scans the source document, duplicates the character styles used in the source document, and adds them to the project. Use the Style Designer to manipulate these character styles.

composite image

An image that is composed of multiple images. The following are examples of composite images: an image pasted into a document to which you have added callouts, a drawing created with the drawing tools in which you have included more than one shape, and two images pasted in the same location.

conditional text

Content written for certain audiences and maintainable within the same document – for example, when creating printed material to be distributed to multiple audiences. Parts of the document will be common to all audiences; by applying conditions to the differing content you can maintain a single document for all audiences.

Document Designer

Accessible through View → Document Designer, enables users to touch-up online content by allowing the application of overrides.

Document Manager

Accessible through View → Document Manager, it gives users capability to open source documents from WebWorks ePublisher Pro, WebWorks ePublisher Express, and WebWorks ePublisher AutoMap and add, remove, and modify groups for a single project.

eBook format

A digital format for books, offering the user the mobility of a book in a PDA and flexibility to control the look and feel of the book. WebWorks ePublisher Products offers support for the Microsoft Reader and the Palm Reader formats.

format

The starting point for all WebWorks ePublisher projects. Each format produces a specific type of output files.

frameset file

An HTML file used to provide sub-windows to keep certain information visible, while other views are scrolled or replaced. For example, the WebWorks Help 5.0 frameset file (index.htm) divides the browser window into three frames: one for the navigation tabs, one for the toolbar buttons, and one for the Help topics.

generate

Act of converting source documents to create a set of output files based on user-defined style properties, style options, and format settings.

generation log

A record of the events that occur while output files are being generated. For example, each time an HTML or graphics file is successfully generated, WebWorks ePublisher Products adds an entry to the generation log.

graphic style

Formatting applied to an image. Graphic styles specify characteristics like type of graphic – JPG, JPEG, GIF, etc. WebWorks ePublisher Pro scans the source document, duplicates the graphic styles used in the source document, and adds them to the project. Use the Style Designer to manipulate these graphic styles.

group

Refers to the first level in the hierarchy represented in the Document Manager. It is the primary container for source documents, subgroups, and the entry-point file to the Help system. Each group generates a separate Help system. Use groups to represent entities such as products or departments within a company or file folders on a computer system.

image map

An image with clickable regions or hotspots that link to relevant information. For example, an image of a map of Europe might provide links to resources related to each country.

irregular heading hierarchy

A table of contents hierarchy in which one or more heading levels have been skipped. For example, a table of contents in which a fourth-level heading immediately follows a second-level heading uses an irregular table of contents hierarchy.

marker

A element users apply to a paragraph, topic, or image in the source document to provide additional processing instructions. Markers associate information such as a filename or topicIDs with a paragraph, topic, or image. For example, filename marker information is used to specify the names of output files and TopicAlias markers are used for creating context-sensitive Help.

marker style

Refers to the type of marker that is inserted in the source document. WebWorks ePublisher Pro will scan the source document for markers, populate the project with the marker styles and associate each marker style with the proper functionality.

multivolume Help system

Multiple first-level groups’ output files combined to create a Help system that functions as a single unit.

navigation frame

A frame that hosts some navigation items for online content. This may include a table of contents, an index, search, favorites, and/or a glossary.

subgroup

A virtual folder used to organize source documents within a first-level group. It serves as a means of arranging and categorizing source documents and does not represent an actual volume or TOC level for a generated set of files.

online Help format

Creates the necessary files for a complete online Help system. Online Help formats included with WebWorks ePublisher Pro are WebWorks Help5.0, Microsoft HTML Help 1.x, Microsoft WinHelp, Dynamic HTML, Microsoft Reader, Palm Reader, PDF, Simple HTML, XML-XSL, Sun JavaHelp 1.1.3, Sun JavaHelp 2, and Oracle Help.

output directory

Accessible through View → Output Directory. It houses generated output files. Every WebWorks ePublisher Pro project a user creates has an output directory.

Output Explorer

Accessible through View → Output Explorer, it gives users the capability to open the generated output files from WebWorks ePublisher Pro.

output file

Any file generated by WebWorks ePublisher Pro. Output files are housed in the project’s output directory.

override

A change made with the Document Designer to the preview of a single document. Overrides can be applied to a paragraph or a table and it supersedes any values or properties set in either the source document or the Style Designer. Overrides appear only in the online output; they do not affect the source document. Overrides cannot be saved to stationery.

page style

Defines the appearance and additional elements of the online content on a page level. Page styles are used to specify page background properties, corporate logos and contact information, and navigation controls.

paragraph style

Defines the appearance and additional elements of the online content on a paragraph level. Paragraph styles are used to specify formatting characteristics like fonts and indents. For example, a Heading 1 paragraph style may use a larger font that a Body paragraph style. WebWorks ePublisher Pro reads in the paragraph styles used in the source document and lets the user specify how they should appear in the online content.

popup topic

A Help topic displayed in a popup window. Typically used to display small amounts of information, such as definitions of terms. Popup topics are supported in the following formats: WebWorks Help 5.0, Microsoft HTML Help 1.x, Microsoft WinHelp, Dynamic HTML and Sun JavaHelp 1.1.3 and 2.0.

Preview

Provides an approximation of the way the online content will appear without requiring the user to generate the project.

project

The set of files necessary for successful project generation.

project file

The .wep file that WebWorks ePublisher Pro creates or .waj file that WebWorks AutoMap when a project is saved.

project directory

The top-level directory for a single project. The default location of the project directory is C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\ePublisher Express Projects\projectname, where username is the name you use to sign on to your computer, and projectname is the name of your project.

regular heading hierarchy

A table of contents hierarchy in which no heading levels have been skipped.

stationery

Contains all project configurations except overrides and source documents. Overrides are not saved in stationery because this information is specific to a certain document. Stationery can be used create new projects.

stationery file

The .wxsp file that WebWorks ePublisher Pro creates when a project is saved as stationery.

Style Designer

Accessible through View → Style Designer, enables users to globally configure paragraph, character, table, page, graphic and marker styles and their associated properties and options for online content.

style options

Attributes such as popups, table of contents level, breadcrumbs, marker type, etc., that are associated with a particular style. Paragraph, character, table, page, graphic and marker styles all have options appropriate to the style type.

style properties

Attributes such as horizontal indentation, horizontal alignment, vertical spacing, etc., that are associated with a particular style. Paragraph, character, table, page, and graphic styles all have properties associated with them.

table style

Defines the appearance of a table. Table styles are used to specify formatting characteristics like border and background properties for tables in online content. WebWorks ePublisher Pro reads in the table styles used in your documents and lets you specify how they should appear in the generated output.

thumbnail

A copy of an image much smaller than the original, often displayed in place of the original image to conserve space on the screen. The clickable thumbnail displays the full-size original when clicked.

toolbar frame

The frame that hosts navigation buttons for online content. This may include next and previous, related topics, print, etc. buttons.

topic frame

The frame that hosts the topics for the online content.