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About this Documentation


This documentation is the user manual delivered with StyleVision. It is available as the built-in Help system of StyleVision, can be viewed online at the Altova website, and can also be downloaded from there as a PDF, which you can print.

 

The user manual is organized into the following sections:

 

An introduction, which explains what an SPS is and introduces the main features and concepts of StyleVision.
A description of the user interface, which provides an overview of the StyleVision GUI.
A tutorial section, which is a hands-on exercise to familiarize you with StyleVision features.
High-Level Procedures, which describes usage at a broad level: for example, schema sources, interaction with databases, and command line options.
Content Editing Procedures, which explains how static and dynamic components are created and edited in the SPS.
Presentation Procedures, which explains how SPS components are formatted and laid out.
Additional Editing Procedures, which explains how a range of additional SPS editing features are used.
Authentic View, which describes how XML documents are edited in Authentic View. The StyleVision GUI contains an Authentic View preview tab, in which you can immediately test the Authentic View output.
Appendices containing information about the Altova XSLT Engine information and the conversion of DB datatypes to XML Schema datatypes; technical data about StyleVision; and license information.

 

 

How to use

We suggest you read the Introduction and User Interface sections first in order to get an overview of StyleVision features and general usage. Doing the tutorial next would provide hands-on experience of creating an SPS. The Procedures sections (High-Level Procedures, Content Editing Procedures, Presentation Procedures, and Additional Editing Procedures) provide detailed descriptions of how to use various StyleVision features. For subsequent reference, the Reference section provides a concise description of all toolbar icon, design symbols, and menu commands, organized according to toolbar and menu. The Authentic View and HTML Import sections provide, respectively, information about editing in Authentic View and converting HTML documents to XML and XML Schema documents.

 

 

Support options

Should you have any question or problem related to StyleVision, the following support options are available:

 

1.Check the Help file (this documentation). The Help file contains a full text-search feature, besides being fully indexed.
2.Check the FAQs and Discussion Forum at the Altova Website.
3.Contact Altova's Support Center.

 

 

Commonly used abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used frequently in this documentation:

 

SPS: StyleVision Power Stylesheet
DB: Database
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

 


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