1. How to Publish
LARGE Documents
on the Web

2. Publishing Large Documents on the Web What We’re Going to Talk About . . .
Meeting
Publishers’
requirements
How Publishing is Changing
Meeting
End-Users’ requirements

3. Publishing Challenge: How Do I Reach My Customers?
English
FIGS
Japanese
Windows
UNIX
Mac
Print
CD-ROM
Online
Environmental Issues
Human Issues
Novice
Expert
SKILL
Unsecure
Level 6
SECURITY
Job A
Job Z
FUNCTION

4. Traditional Publishing Approach “Multiply & Distribute” Push Model
Print Process
Content
CD-ROM Process
Content
Content
Online Process
Content
Job Function Z

5. Today ... Web Clients Drive Delivery “Multiply & Distribute” Push Model
Web Process
NS Content
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6
Web Process
MS Content
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide
NC Content
Web Process
This manual covers all the necessary procedures associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a,

6. Author/Store Your Information in HTML?
Netscape Navigator
Microsoft Explorer
Stylesheets
VendorML
HTML 3.2
Stylesheets No
Partial
Diverging Mark-up
Publisher’s Dilemma:
Volatile Data
Support Both?
VendorML
11 Tags
6 Tags
One-up-manship
Least Common
Denominator?
HTML 3.2
Partial
Pick One &
Ignore the Other?
HTML 3.0
Partial
Full
Constantly Add
New Tags !
HTML 2.0
Full

7. The Golden Chalice: Dynamic Publishing Intelligent Client-enabled “push/pull” Model
Integrated Publish Once, Distribute Many
Dynamic Content
User Preferences
Web Delivery
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6
Single
Process
CD-ROM Delivery
Content
Print Delivery
Push
Single
Data Repository

8. Structure = Logical Information Hierarchy Value for the Publisher & the End-User
Document
Title
Body
Chapter
Section
Sub-Sec
Para
Footn
Table
Text
Graphic
X-Ref
Structured Document
Title H1 H2 H3 H4 P
Code LI
HTML Files
Title H1 H2 H3 H4 P
Code LI
Physical Constraints

9. ISO Industry Adoption of SGML $ 1994 Internet: WWW
1993 Pharmaceutical: CANDA $
1993 Securities: EDGARS
1992 Automotive: J2008
1991 Computer: OSF / Davenport
1990 Telecommunications: TCIF
1989 Aircraft: AIA / ATA
1988 Government / Military: CALS
1987 Publishing: AAP
ISO
1986 ISO 8879: SGML Adopted

10. Page-Based vs HTML vs SGML I’m on a Novell Network and “My printer doesn’t work”
Acrobat Model: “Needle in a Haystack”
Search
Syntax: “Printer”
Result: copyright notices, tables, front matter (and many more non-applicable sections) 1
PAGE DOWN
PAGE DOWN
PAGE DOWN
PAGE DOWN
PAGE DOWN
Navigate 2
Printer
Manual
HP Laser Jet
September, 1996
Volume 3
Chapter Title
With page-flippers, there isn’t any meaningful way to locate information quickly; it’s more like straping a book to your computer monitor
Section I
With page-flippers, there isn’t any meaningful way to locate information quickly; it’s more like straping a book to your computer monitor
Section I.IA
With page-flippers, there isn’t any meaningful way to locate information quickly; it’s more like straping a book to your computer monitor
How to:
With page-flippers, there isn’t any meaningful way to locate information quickly; it’s more like straping a book to your computer monitor
(zoom, pan, scroll) “Where’s the bottom of the page?”
View 3

11. Page-Based vs HTML vs SGML I’m on a Novell Network and “My printer doesn’t work”
HTML Model: “40,000 Needles; only one works”
Search
Syntax: “Printer”
Result: 157,890 / Documents 1-10 of about 70,000
matching the query, best matches first. 1
Navigate 2
This manual covers all the ssnecessary procedures and
This manual covers all the sddddnecessary procedures and
This manual covers all the necessary procedures andd lkllll
This manual covers all the necessary procedures andddkkkI
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and
Parts Reference Guide 1 3 4 5 6
Familiar Web Browser User Interface
View 3

12. Page-Based vs HTML vs SGML I’m on a Novell Network and “My printer doesn’t work”
SGML Model: “Simple as Threading the Needle”
Search
Syntax: “Printer and Novell inside <Errors>” 1
Result: 6 Hits in the following documents: . . .
Navigate 2
This manual covers all the ssnecessary procedures and
This manual covers all the sddddnecessary procedures and
This manual covers all the necessary procedures andd lkllll
This manual covers all the necessary procedures andddkkkI
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and
Parts Reference Guide 1 3 4 5 6
This manual covers all the ssnecessary procedures and
This manual covers all the sddddnecessary procedures and
This manual covers all the necessary procedures andd lkllll
This manual covers all the necessary procedures andddkkkI
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and
Parts Reference Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6
Familiar Web Browser User Interface
“Client-aware” server generates the correct HTML
tags, custom layout, user view, language, . . .
View 3

13. <Errors OS = Dos Windows Netware>
Through the SYSADMIN control panel, select the . . .</Errors>
HTML Form
Search Hits
Search For:
Search
Related Term:
Inside:
Printer
Netware
Glossary
Images
Overviews
Procedures
Errors
Results

14. SGML Dynamic Delivery Connecting Your Document Database to the Web
stylesheets
templates
and scripts
SGML Dynamic Delivery Connecting Your Document Database to the Web
AUTHOR
PUBLISH
STORE
Chapter I
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Section 3.1
Section 3.2
Section 3.3
This is the Header paragraph: it is most often directly followed by highly structured information, like lists, bullets
Request
Custom Publish
HTML NS ext.
Frames
Western (Lat1)
CALS Tables
GIF, JPEG
< 35KB size
Normal View
NS Nav 3.0:
Custom Layout:
Document Encoding:
Tables + Type:
Supported Graphics:
14.4 Connection:
User ID *****:
Web
Server
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6
Web
Client

15. dynamic . . .
Netscape
Frames
English
dynamic . . .
Explorer
CSS
Japanese
Publish Once, Distribute Many Different Browsers with Content Requirements
AUTHOR
PUBLISH
STORE
Chapter I
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Section 3.1
Section 3.2
Section 3.3
This is the Header paragraph: it is most often directly followed by highly structured information, like lists, bullets
Request
Custom Publish
Custom Publish
Request
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6
Navigator
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide
Explorer
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and tasks associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out of the Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide
Mosaic

16. Publish Once, Distribute Many Print + Web + CD-ROM + Online Service
AUTHOR
PUBLISH
STORE
Chapter I
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Section 3.1
Section 3.2
Section 3.3
This is the Header paragraph: it is most often directly followed by highly structured information, like lists, bullets
Request
Custom Publish
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6

17. Everyone Benefits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, . . . Large Document Publishing on the Web
multiple, concurrent audiences
multiple browsers
Overview
This manual covers all the necessary procedures and associated with the Ford Mustang GT, Model 789-a, manufactured in 1992 out Chicago, Ill factory.
Parts Reference Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6
Maintain intelligent, stable content
Reduce content maintenance costs
Faster time-to-market & poised for change
multiple media
multiple
platforms