Syntext Serna Free 4.2 User's Guide
Getting Started
Serna User Interface
Parts of Serna User Interface
Editing Window
Content Rendering
Benefits of Dynamic XSLT Processing
XSLT Parameter Sets
Switching XSLT Parameter Sets
Docbook XSLT Parameter Sets
DITA XSLT Parameter Sets
DITA Topics XSLT Parameter Sets
DITA Maps XSLT Parameter Sets
Whitespace Handling
Context Hints
Paginated and Normal Document Views
Specifying Default Document View
ContentMap
Menus
Toolbars
Document Tabs
Status Bar
Authoring Modes
WYSIWYG Mode
Markup in Editing Window
Text Mode
Internationalization (i18n)
Document in Serna
Document Type
Metadata
XML Metadata
XSL Stylesheet
Default Stylesheet
Docbook Stylesheet
Localization in Stylesheets
DTD
XML Schema
Validation Modes
XML Catalogs
Other Metadata
Serna Document Template
Serna Document Template Matching Rules
Viewing Document Properties
Quick Start
Authoring
Working with Documents
Creating a New Document
Creating a New Document with the Default Template
Creating a New Document without a Template
Document Template Details
Using Relative Paths in Metadata Values
Specifying the Root Element for a New Document
New Document Dialog
Enter Root Element Dialog
Opening an Existing Document
Opening a Document in WYSIWYG Mode
Opening a Document When No Template Was Found
Opening a Document with Manually Specified Parameters
Open Document with Template and Document Templates Dialog
Large Document Support
Opening a Document as Plain Text
Opening a Recent Document
Opening a Document from the Command Line
Saving a Document
Closing a Document
Basic Operations
Navigation
Content Navigation in Editing Window
Content Navigation in ContentMap
Changing Input Focus between ContentMap and Editing Window
Table Navigation
Selection
Selection in Editing Window
Selecting an Element in Editing Window
Selecting the Parent of an Element in Editing Window
Selecting the Content of an Element in Editing Window
Selecting a Document Portion in Editing Window
Selection in ContentMap
Selecting an Item in ContentMap
Selecting the Parent of an Item in ContentMap
Selecting the Content of an Item in ContentMap
Selecting a Document Portion in ContentMap
Balance Selection Mode
Unselection
Copy/Cut/Paste
Copy as XML Structure
Copy as Text
Cut
Paste
Paste as Text
Drag&Drop
Drag&Drop Selected Content
Drag&Drop without Selection
Copy&Paste by Using Drag&Drop
Drag&Drop Validation
Find&Replace
Find
Search by Using XSLT Match Patterns
XSLT Match Pattern Examples
Replace
Find&Replace with Docked Find and Replace Dialog
Find&Replace Dialog
Undo/Redo Operations
Undo Operations
Redo Operations
Spellcheck
Using Automatic Spell-Checking
Running Spell-Checking on Request
Operations with Elements and Attributes
Inserting Element
Inserting Elements with Required Attributes
Inserting Required Element
Wrapping Content in Element
Renaming Element
Splitting Element
Joining Elements
Untagging Element
Deleting Element
Editing Attributes
Adding Attributes
Changing Attribute Values
Deleting Attributes
Element Attributes Dialog
Collapsing and Expanding Elements
Collapsing Elements
Expanding Elements
Using Element Help
Using Attribute Help
Effective Authoring
Working with XInclude
How to XInclude a Document?
How to Make a Part of My Document Xincluded?
How to Find out Why My XInclude Failed?
How to Find out the Location of My XInclude?
Entities
Internal Entity
Converting to Internal Entity
Convert to Internal Entity Dialog
Inserting Internal Entity
Insert Internal Entity Dialog
Converting from Internal Entity
External Entity
Converting to External Entity
Convert to External Entity Dialog
Inserting External Entity
Insert External Entity Dialog
Inserting Declared External Entity
Inserting External Entity from File
Converting from External Entity
Entity Declarations
Changing Entity Declaration
Changing Internal Entity Declaration
Changing External Entity Declaration
Removing Entity Declaration
Removing Internal Entity Declaration
Removing External Entity Declaration
Entity Declarations Dialog
Symbols
Inserting Symbols
Insert Symbol Dialog
Adding Symbols to the Favorites List
Removing Symbols from the Favorites List
Inserting Symbols from External DTD Subset
Inserting NBSP Symbols
Insert/Edit Comment Dialog
Working with Tables
Inserting a Table
Inserting Columns, Rows, and Cells
Inserting Headers and Footers
Merging Cells
Splitting Cells
Copy/Cut/Paste Columns
Changing Table Attributes
Deleting a Table
Deleting Columns, Rows, Cells, and Cell Content
Deleting Headers and Footers
Advanced Operations
How to Edit Document XML Source
Insert/Edit PI Dialog
Publishing
Publish Dialog
Getting FOP to Publish PDF from Serna
Getting XEP to Publish PDF from Serna
Printing Draft
Customizing Serna
Making Customizations
Specifying Preferences
Preferences Dialog Tabs
Specifying Document-Related Preferences
Specifying Document Opening Preferences
Specifying File Types For Opening In Serna
Specifying XML Files Search Path
Specifying XML Catalogs
Specifying DTDs Locations
Specifying Content Rendering Preferences
Specifying Context Hints Settings
Specifying Large Document Folding Rules
Specifying Tag Style
Specifying Font of Tags
Specifying Color of Tags
Specifying Indent Size of Blocks
Specifying Colors of Interlacing Blocks
Specifying Document Background Color
Specifying NBSP Rendering
Specifying Document Editing Preferences
Specifying Default Spelling Dictionary
Specifying Undo/Redo Stack Depth
Specifying Document Saving Preferences
Specifying Default Location for New Documents
Specifying Autosave Settings
Specifying Line Breaks Style
Specifying Viewers for Published Documents
Specifying General Serna Preferences
Specifying System Font
Specifying GUI Language
Making Dockable Dialogs Close on Esc
Specifying Plugin-Related Preferences
Enabling/Disabling Installed Plugins
Specifying Path to Additional Plugins Directory
Resetting Preferences to Factory Default Settings
Preferences Dialog
Serna View Customization
View Activation Priority
Changing Serna View
Serna GUI Layout Customization
GUI Layout Concept
GUI Layout
Shortcut Keys Dialog
"Liquid" Dialog Boxes and Dialog Docking
How to Customize GUI Layout
XSLT Parameter Sets Customization
Modifying an Existing Parameter Set
Creating a New Parameter Set
Custom Content Customization
How to Create Custom Content
Custom Content Dialog
Templates for Custom Content
Context Sensitivity and Insertion Position of Custom Content
Exact Positioning of Custom Content
Edit Custom Content Dialog
Saving Customized Serna View
How to Save View
Save View Message Box
Restoring Original Serna View
How to Restore View
Restore View Message Box
How to Delete View Saved for Template
How to Delete View Saved as No-Template
Migrating Customizations from One Serna Version to Another
DITA Support in Serna Free
Types of DITA Documents
DITA Topics
Generic Topic
Concept
Task
Reference
Glossary
Composite
DITA Maps
Map
Bookmap
DITA Specialization
Operations with DITA Documents
Creating DITA Documents
Opening DITA Documents
Opening DITA 1.0 Documents
Publishing DITA Documents
Installing Java on Windows
Installing Java on Linux
Authoring DITA Documents
References in DITA Documents
Xref
Related Link
Conref
Topicref
Reference Validation in DITA Documents
DITA ID Management
Maintenance of DITA ID Uniqueness
DITA ID Validation
DITA ID Validation When Opening a Document with a Duplicate ID
DITA ID Validation When Setting a Duplicate ID Value
DITA ID Attributes Specifications
DITA Custom Content
Images in DITA Documents
Deprecated Content in DITA Documents