Content window

Applies to:

Tools window
 

Description:
Under
View -> Content, you manage the content of your application by dividing it into chapters and subchapters and bringing pages and URL's into a subsequent order.

In combination with special actions for content navigation, this enables you to create browse sequences for online- or integrated content: ebook - navigation, presentation order and general navigation through on- or offline content.

 

You can organize your content in chapters and subchapters, and add pages to all levels. So called pages can be any media viewable in a browser window: html files, text, flash, video,... Any page can be assigned a special content title.

Adding / Deleting content

All additional files that have been added to the application are displayed in the right pane of the content window. You can add any file to your content by selecting it in the right pane and adding it to the left pane by clicking the 'flash' symbol.

 

Add files or folders from the right pane (from the additional files) to your content. Files/folders will be added to the selected chapter.

 

Add a chapter (or subchapter) to your content. Chapters will be added under the selected chapter. Rename it in the Title field under the left pane.

 

Add a (blank) page to the selected chapter. Rename it in the Title field under the left pane. By this means you may add content, which is not included in the additional files. Then you enter a path and give it a content title. This enables you to add online webpages and organize them for structured navigation.

 

Delete the selected page or chapter (including content and subchapters).

 

Organizing content

You may Drag & Drop your content between chapters and subchapters, as well as reorganize the order of files within the chapters or on the top level with your mouse.

Additionally you may change the order of objects by selecting a page and clicking

 

to move the selected page or chapter upwards.

 

to move the selected page or chapter downwards.
 

Tip: remember that content will be worked down in a top down manner during runtime. Actions Next page of content/chapter are moving "downwards" from the top of your content or chapter.

 

Adding content titles
By default, the titles of your content will be the filenames of the added files. You may change this title to any description you choose. This content title can be displayed in your application by a special Label object with style "Content title".

 

Editing your content files

"Click to edit selected file", click this button to open the program, which is associated with the selected file.  You can assign your favorite HTML editor via File -> External Editors..., all other file types will open the standard associated program.

 

   edit selected file

 

 

Content Navigation within your application:

The content navigation functionality will work down content in a top down manner.  The following actions are available for content navigation:

 

Navigation through the whole content, across chapters (top down including subchapters):  Actions for navigation through the content of your application  from the first page to the last page. Chapters and subchapters will be worked down in order of appearance.

 

Next Page of Content
Prev. Page of Content

 

Navigation within chapters: Actions for navigation within the content of the actual chapter:

Next Page of Chapter

Prev. Page of Chapter

 

 

Related topics:

Additional files

Additional files window

 

Next Page of Content

Prev. Page of Content

Next Page of Chapter

Prev. Page of Chapter