Editors
In SiteBuilder, the simplest way to edit a file is to focus on it and
press the Edit button. Then either a web-based editor will
be opened in your web browser or a local editor will be started on
your computer. Which editor to use is configured per user.
Web-based editor
The web-based editor has the advantage that it is always available,
regardless which computer or operating system are used. It is however
lacking in usability, consisting of a text-edit window and nothing
more. The web-based editor can only handle text and HTML files.
Local editor
When using a local editor any program on your computer can be used as
an editor. Thus each user can choose the program(s) most suitable for
her. Any type of file can be edited, for example HTML files, images
and Word documents. The local editor is started by a small program,
Roxen Application Launcher, that must be installed first.
The local editor support must always be initiated from SiteBuilder,
by pressing the Edit button. From within the editor program
Save can be used, but not Save as nor Open. It is
possible to save any number of times, until the version control
functions of SiteBuilder are used (Update, Commit or
Discard). Once one of the version control functions has been
used it is only possible to continue editing with a local editor by
using the Edit button again.
The reason for these limitations is that the link between
SiteBuilder and the local editor program is rather
fragile. When a local editor is started SiteBuilder creates a special
file for it. This file is essentially a copy of the file existing in
the user's edit area. This file can only be created by SiteBuilder,
and it will be removed as soon as the version control functions are
used.
If there are problems with saving a file, maybe because the version
control function have been used, there is a remedy. The file can
always be saved on the local harddisk and then uploaded to SiteBuilder
with the Upload button.
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