Papyrus Designer related questions
Q:
Does your product provide a PC based graphical
development tool?
A:
Yes. Papyrus Designer suite is available for
Windows95/98, WindowsNT and for OS/2. It shows
the result of the actual data and the defined
DOCDEF formatting in a 100% DOT-accurate display
window (WYSIWYG).
Q: Is the
design tool a single integrated product?
A:
Yes. Just the true forms, fonts and image
design is done separately with the OverView AFP-Designer
and Font and Image Editor, if required.
Q: Can
the design tool deal with any statement size and
complexity?
A:
Yes. However, it is limited by hardware only.
Q: Does
the tool use the same resources as the formatter
and the printer?
A:
Yes. The same AFP resource library is used.
The capability to define the DOT positions is
useless if it is not truly presented on the screen
and can only be verified by a test-print on the
actual printer!
Q: Does
the design tool provide PC test-printing?
A:
Yes. Any modern PC laser printer can be used
for test printing (e.g.: PCL4/5).
Q: Is accuracy
achieved by the developer manually matching the
resources?
A:
No. Just a single resource AFP resource library
is used.
Q: Is the
complex logic of the document visually presented
or just in source?
A:
Visually. A tree-style structure is used to
SHOW AND EDIT the logic. This self-documenting
window is not to be confused with what other products
offer as just display functions.
Q: Does
the users have to learn any language syntax to
use the product?
A:
No. As the editing is visually, syntax knowledge
is not required.
Q: Can
a well trained end-user use your product?
A:
Yes. If the user can code a MS-Word document
in 'reveal mode', showing and using all the hidden
control statements or a Word macro, he/she can
also use the Papyrus Designer after some training.
Somebody with just text editing experience will
not be able to develop an application.
Q: Can
end-users maintain application text?
A:
Yes. If simple 'raw text' elements are used and
called into the DOCDEF, the user does not have
to deal with the logic of the document and can
maintain the text as needed. The design tool would
not be used for that, but just a text editor.
For complex texts Papyrus Client with build-in
WYSIWYG Text-Editor is also available for end
user.
Q: Does
the design tool set also enable the development
of OGL/PPFA applications?
A:
Yes. The resources like OVERLAYS and FORMDEFs
can be shared with the statement formatting process.
Q: Can
form overlays be edited with the document visible
as template?
A:
Yes. For the PAGEDEF this has been available
for many years. For the DOCDEF design process
this will be available in the future.
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