1. Connection Muse As an X-Lit Application Robert KendallJean-Hugues Réty

2. What Is Connection Muse? Free open-source software Downloadable from wordcircuits.com Based on JavaScript (no CGI required) Implemented as Dreamweaver extension

3. Connection Muse Features Conditional and random links Path management Conditional and random text History tracking and bookmarking

4. HTML Pages Conventional Approach to Coding Code Interspersed with Content content code Rendered Pages

5. Components of X-Lit Connection Muse Work XHTML Pages Rendered Pages XSL Stylesheet Config File (User settings; custom code) Code Library

6. Code Library Separation of Content and Code XHTML Pages Rendered Pages XSL Stylesheet Config File (User settings; custom code) content code

7. Demo of Randomized Poem

8. XML for Randomized Poem Habit Evening Eternity Longing The ocean Pride erases awakens drinks captures tortures ambition tenderness the stars nothing everything

9. Dreamweaver Dialog Box

10. Features Suitable for XML Treatment Simple generated text Advanced links (conditional, one-to-many, etc.) Simple animated text Rollovers Popup labels

11. Connection Muse wordcircuits.com/connect