Authoring template
In a structured authoring environment, only specific content elements may be edited. These are then assembled into a page template, with each content element getting styled according to the CSS (or XSLT) style sheets used
in the template.
Graphic designers and programmers create the style sheets and the authoring template, or they may simply be the default templates for a CMS. An authoring template separates the presentation from the content.
Content contributors do not need to be concerned about the template. They may enter content as plain text or with a WYSIWYG editor. They may get to preview their content as it will appear on the published page, which is generated from a publishing template.
See also content repurposing, content reuse, publishing template, and single-source publishing.
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Batch Publishing
Batch processing of files to be published by a system that takes a set (a
"batch") of commands or jobs, executes them and returns the results, all
without human intervention. This contrasts with an interactive system
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responses are interleaved during a single run.
A batch system typically takes its commands from a set of instructions
stored in a file, and returns the results to a file Often there is a queue
of jobs which the system processes as resources become available.
Since the advent of the personal computer, the term "batch" has come to mean
automating frequently performed tasks that would otherwise be done
interactively by storing those commands in a "batch file" or "script".
Usually this file is read by some kind of command interpreter but batch
processing is sometimes used with GUI-based applications that define script
equivalents for menu selections and other mouse actions. Such a recorded
sequence of GUI actions is sometimes called a "macro". This may only exist
in memory and may not be saved to disk whereas a batch normally implies
something stored on disk.
[Contributed by Paola Di Maio]
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