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Hans Hagen
PRAGMA ADE
The Netherlands
pragma@wxs.nl
Monday July 21, 2003
The EXAMPLE project started as an experiment to bring
XML into CONTEXT. When this was accomplished, a logical
next step was to provide means to comfortably embed
CONTEXT in workflows that deal with this kind of coding.
This effort resulted in the EXAMPLE framework. This
framework offers CONTEXT users the following benefits:
- remote access to a CONTEXT server by means of a
couple of client||server applications; one can either send
requests by HTTP or drop request in hot folders
- technology to hide the nasty parts of TEX and
related applications behind a user||interface, which
itself is generated by CONTEXT
- an experimental editing environment for XML
documents, either combined with, or not combined with
TEX, driven by roles (authors, editors, reviewers)
The EXAMPLE framework is used by PRAGMA as well as
its customers, for instance for the following tasks.
- interfacing to TEX, GHOSTSCRIPT and other
applications that are part of the typesetting workflow
- form based editing of letters and other small
documents
- typesetting on demand, based on user requirements,
from XML databases
- building and maintaining resource libraries (e.g.
graphics)
- generating exams and dril|-and-practice documents,
based on user input
In this talk I will demonstrate the tools that are part of
the EXAMPLE framework. I will also discuss the (XML
based) scripting environment that drives the processes.
Wendy McKay
2003-12-20
