WebWorks Publisher converts FrameMaker documents to various online formats. As in FrameMaker, the styles and settings contained in a Publisher template determine the formatting and behavior of your output. The templates included with Publisher are each tailored to produce a specific online help system:
The Portable HTML Standard Edition template produces basic HTML that is compliant with the HTML version 3.2 standard. It creates a navigation bar at the top and bottom of every page, and includes a footer with company information at the bottom of every page. Portable HTML Standard Edition works well in any web browser (such as Netscape Navigator version 2 or higher and Internet Explorer version 3 or higher).
The Dynamic HTML Standard Edition template produces HTML that uses a cascading style sheet (CSS) file and is compliant with the proposed HTML version 4.0 standard. Like the Portable HTML Standard Edition template, it creates navigation bars. The main difference between Dynamic HTML Standard Edition and Portable HTML Standard Edition is the CSS file and the resulting browser requirements. Dynamic HTML Standard Edition requires a version 4 or later browser.
The Microsoft Reader Standard Edition template enables you to convert FrameMaker files into a single .lit file that can be deployed and viewed using the Microsoft Reader.
The Palm Reader Standard Edition template enables you to convert FrameMaker files into eBooks for Palm OS handheld and Pocket PC handheld devices.
The XML+CSS Standard Edition template produces Extensible Markup Language (XML) that can be displayed by browsers that support CSS. The output features navigation bars and footers that are very similar to what the HTML templates produce. This template uses HTML namespaces to handle functions that CSS cannot.
The XML+XSL Standard Edition template produces XML that can be displayed in browsers that support the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL). It looks similar to the output created by the XML+CSS Standard Edition. However, because the output is based on XSL and not CSS, the output is true XML, which you can reuse for different delivery mechanisms.
If you upgrade to WebWorks Publisher Professional Edition, you also get the following templates to create other online formats. You can also purchase individual templates to use with WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition. Visit http://www.webworks.com for more information.
The WebWorks Help template produces a help system with a navigation pane (for table of contents, index, search, and favorites) on the left and a content pane on the right. It uses JavaScript extensively and requires a version 4 or later browser (version 4.5 or later is recommended). WebWorks Help works across platforms and on various browsers. It also allows you to create context-sensitive help.
The HTML Help template produces files that can be compiled through the included HTML Help compiler to produce an HTML Help file. HTML Help is Microsoft's new help technology; it runs on any Windows 95, 98, or NT machine that includes the necessary Internet Explorer components.
The WinHelp template produces files that can be compiled through the included Microsoft Help Workshop to produce a WinHelp file. WinHelp is Microsoft's old online help technology. It has now been replaced by HTML Help. WinHelp will run on any Windows 95, 98, or NT machine, and can be modified to run on a Windows 3.1 machine.
The JavaHelp template produces JavaHelp files, which are HTML and XML files. The JavaHelp files use a specific file format and can be displayed in Sun's Help Viewer. JavaHelp provides online help for Java-based applications; the Help Viewer runs inside the Java Virtual Machine.
Note: To modify the Publisher formats in any template, you need to upgrade WebWorks Publisher Professional Edition. Visit http://www.webworks.com for more information.