Arbortext Formatter Shootout

Join APP Man, his evil FOe, and the FOSI Bear for a lively session on the various Arbortext formatting technologies. You'll learn how the capabilities of Advanced Print Publisher compare with those of the FOSI and XSL/FO engines. And don't…

• Key Concepts: arbortext layout developer (ald) (3b2), arbortext styler, fosi, xpath xslt xsl-fo
• Filed under: Presentations
• Venues: PTC Arbortext User

The Path to Style: XPath in Styler, FOSI, and XSL

XPath is a powerful and intuitive way to retrieve information from, or apply style to, your document. In this session, you’ll discover how to use XPath whether you're styling your documents with Arbortext Styler, FOSI, or XSLT/XSL-FO, the basics of…

• Key Concepts: arbortext layout developer (ald) (3b2), arbortext styler, fosi, xpath xslt xsl-fo
• Filed under: Presentations
• Venues: PTC Arbortext User

Podcast Posted: Interview with Simon Taylor, Requirements for Advanced Layout from XML Content

Since Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher (APP) was released as an alternative print composition engine in Arbortext 5.4 (June 2009), we've been digging into what it can do and why someone would really need it. In this week's podcast, we interviewed…

• Key Concepts: arbortext layout developer (ald) (3b2), arbortext publishing engine, arbortext styler, content strategy, globalization, page layout and print publishing
• Filed under: Arbortext Podcast
• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

Podcast Posted: Interview with Robin Sloan, PTC

DITA may have begun with IBM, but it is now controlled by Oasis. PTC/Arbortext was the only vendor invited to be a charter member of the Oasis DITA Technical Committee. IBM was using Arbortext when they developed DITA, in fact. PTC…

• Key Concepts: arbortext editor, arbortext styler, community
• Filed under: Arbortext Podcast, Blog
• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive