Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Content Editor
    · Introduction
    · Getting started
    · Creating files and directories
    · Edit files
    · Copying and moving files
    · Metadata
  • Templates
  • Version Control
  • Work Areas
  • Access Control
  • Editing Using Other Clients
  • Edit files
    A file in SiteBuilder consists of the file contents and its associated meta data. The meta data contains information about file type, the title of the page and what template should be used and so on. This information is used to create the necessary HTML tags and meta headers to present the data properly.

    When editing a file in SiteBuilder, you don't have to worry about getting the HTML right. This is taken care of by selecting the proper file type from a menu in the meta data wizard. Basically, all you need to do is provide the content of the pages.

    The content is formatted according to the selected template. You may of course use ordinary HTML and RXML tags in your content files to emphasize text, create headers and so on. Furthermore, the template may provide you with additional tags for formatting, automatic index generation and so on. To know which tags are available in a particular template, consult your administrator or view the template source.

    Using the builtin editor
    To edit a file, simply focus on the file and then select the Edit button and you will be able to edit the file content inside a form. The dimensions of the form can be altered on the Configuration page. When you are finished editing you may either select Ok to save the changes to your local copy, your edit area, or throw the changes away by selecting Cancel.

    The size of the edit window can be changed to suit the size of your screen by configuring User preferences under the Configuration tab.

    If the file you want to edit happens to be a template file, you should be familiar with how the template works and which advanced features the template can offer. More information on how to build a template can be found in the Template manual.

    It is also possible to edit the files using an external editor, this is described further in the chapter Editing Using Other Clients.


    By editing a file, the changes are not automatically transferred to the live site. You always have to Commit your changes for others to be able to see them.