Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Content Editor
  • Templates
    · Introduction
    · Choosing template
    · Viewing the template
    · Navigation
    · Site interaction
  • Version Control
  • Work Areas
  • Access Control
  • Editing Using Other Clients
  • Introduction
    This part of the manual is directed to the writers of the content and they should not need to bother too much about the overall layout of the site. A template provides the site with a backbone and a layout in which content can be entered easily without changing or disrupting the site layout.

    The purpose of SiteBuilder is to free the webmaster and his coworkers from the tedious work of keeping a web site up to date and the layout consistent and instead letting people do what they do best. The template designers should concentrate on the site layout and the writers should keep the content up to date, not something in between.

    A template can be made to give different degrees of control over the layout of a site to the writer.

    • Making the template in total control over the pages, putting the content into well confined areas which the writer cannot affect. This leaves little freedom for the writer, but instead requires very little knowledge of HTML or RXML.
    • The template can be constructed for only controlling the most basic layout, like side bars, navigation etc. to be put on all pages of the site to give it a consistent look. By giving the writer a set of tags, he can give the page a personal touch.
    • The template can also be made to provide the writer with a set of tags, letting him or her do the complete layout.