What is HexBase Publishing System?
The HexBase Publishing System (HPS) is a online editorial and publishing system that allows publishers to manage their editorial work flow efficiently and to leverage on their existing print to create an online publication.
Today, when the Web users demand more actual information, faster information handling is required. A site, where the editors work with static HTML editors, can not be handled as flexible as a site with dynamic content.
HPS allows the whole editorial department to work in a virtual editorial network. No matter where the editor is, he can check his stories into the system using his Netscape Communicator browser, the most powerful Intranet Browser today, as long as he is connected to the Internet. Flexible time-based site update system takes care of the articles to be published in the right minute.
HexPad, The JAVA Text Editor
HexPad is a word processor with a database connection, written completely in JAVA. The applet provides a platform independent, non-html text editing environment for the editorial people, replacing text areas in forms environment. HexPad is not meant to be a layout program, it is just a tool to edit test into a database in a convenient way. The layout is created out of the database using templates.
HexPad can be used cross-platform and can be integrated into most advanced editorial and publishing solutions.
HexPad supports the export of written documents directly into the database HexBase preserving the the text formats and font styles used as a basis for the creation of dynamic HTML documents.
How to use HexPad:
We have tried to make HexPad look and feel similar to a standard text editor. The user does not necessary have to know anything about HTML or JAVA, when using HexPad.
When the HPS page is opened, the Editor Applet is loaded from the server together with other form elements. The editor looks like this:
Here you have the ability to write your article.
The button Bar:
HexPad is offering you some important features in a button bar. By clicking the buttons, you can make links, import text and makes styles to your text.
The Cut Button:
The Cut button will cut the selected piece of the text and place it into the internal clipboard of HexPad. Please note, that an Applet does not have access to your computers clipboard, due to security reasons.The Copy Button:
The Copy button copies the selected text into the internal clipboard of HexPad.The Paste Button:
The Paste button pastes the text from the internal clipboard of HexPad back to the page.The Paste Button:
HexPad has the ability to import text from outside to web pages using a special import class. This button opens the import dialog.The Bold Button:
This button turns the selected text to bold.The Italic Button:
This button turns the selected text to italic.The Hyperlink Button:
With this button, you can link the selected word to an URL. After clicking this button, a hyperlink dialog will be opened.The Alignment Buttons:
With these buttons you can set the alignment of a paragraph to the left, middle or right.
How to import text:
HexPad has the ability to import text using a special import palette:
Click the Import button, and the following dialog will be opened.
When you have copied some text from another Web page or another text editor, you can paste the text into this dialog. If you are using Windows platform, click the right mouse button and select "paste" to insert text. Click ok to import the text into the editor.
The text will be inserted. HexPad is offering you a nice feature here: If you have copied text from a Web page using the browser, all spaces from the left and from the right will be removed. The text will appear clear and clean formatted in the Applet.
How to make Hyperlinks with HexPad:
You have full capability to make external or internal links from any word of your text inside HexPad. To make a link, select a word from the document with your mouse and click the Hyperlik button, which is marked with an anchor. The following dialog will appear.
Please note that HexPad will load classes from the server for the first time. Then write the URL you want to make a link to. It is possible to make HTTP, FTP and MAIL links with HexPad. You have also the possibility to select a target here, in case you are using Frames. After entering the link information, click ok. As you see, the linked word is now highlighted with a blue colour:
We hope this short manual has helped you to understand how HexPad and HPS work.
Have Fun!
Your HexMac Team
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