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Engineering
Dr. Reinhard Vöckler
Managing Director
reinhard.voeckler @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 123
Martin Hillert Senior Solution Architect
martin.hillert @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 130
Andrea Köhler Account Manager
andrea.koehler @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 180
Gerrit Imsieke Managing Director
gerrit.imsieke @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 110
Manuela Pohle Head of Electronic Production
manuela.pohle @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 181
Thomas Schmidt Managing Director
thomas.schmidt @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 120
Dana Minnemann Account Manager
dana.minnemann @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 164
Steffi Hohensee Account Manager
steffi.hohensee @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 165
Martin Kraetke Lead Content Engineer
martin.kraetke @le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 143
Shaping the Future
The publishing industry is changing. Digital applications such as e-books and apps
have become permanent fixtures that are forever enhancing traditional publishing
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assess trends and developments in order to ensure that opportunities do not turn into
risks. Remaining open to the new without letting go of the tried-and-tested aspects
of the old is the basis for harnessing market potential: Versatile revenue models, new
sales channels, continuously growing customer bases, …
For us, Content Engineering means weaving together the different threads to create
a cost-effective and contemporary tapestry of services for day-to-day business. We
structure, optimize, and realize, from the consulting stage to the finished work – both
now and in the future.
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6 Handling Manuscripts
Our services
–– Assessment and evaluation of manuscripts
–– Editing (spelling, grammar, content, style and structure)
–– Image editing and obtaining licenses
–– Editing the reference style
–– Technical and structural preparation of texts
–– Pre-formatting and preparation for copy editing
Copy editing – from A to Z
At le-tex, your manuscript is subject to
Our copy editing (CE) team checks
ting and correct positioning and cita-
copy editing and editorial management
and revises your texts according to sty-
tions in the text. This includes formal
from the first draft right through to the
listic and factual criteria. As one of the
markup of footnotes, lists and headings
production-ready stage. We advise and
original services that the company has
and checking the spelling, grammar and
support you with all content, language
offered from the very start, we in the
punctuation in your manuscript.
and style issues, and when revising your
copy editing department have many
works, we consult with an extensive net-
years’ experience to place at your dis-
and style aspects, our editors are very
work of scientifically trained editors who
posal.
cautious and take great care to preserve
speak a range of different languages –
For example, our editors check and
precisely according to your wishes and
correct references, illustrations and
requirements.
tables for uniformity of style and format-
When it comes to correcting content
the author’s individual style.
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Editorial management – all-round linguistic support
As an interface between the publisher
native speakers for you from our exten-
and the author, our editorial man
sive network.
agers support your book and journal
Authors receive extensive advice and
You decide which type of revision
you require for your work and how
in-depth you need it to be. We are happy
projects at editorial level. In technical
support from the le-tex editorial man-
to support you with this decision by
and scientific as well as basic editor
agement team. We help authors to imple-
assessing your manuscript and provid-
ial management, we check the lan-
ment the publisher’s requirements, such
ing recommendations for choosing the
guage, style, content and structure
as linguistic and stylistic standards, and
right level of editing.
of your texts. We specifically appoint
advise them on the structure and layout
editorial managers qualified in the
of their manuscripts and on formatting
relevant subject area, coordinate your
issues relevant for book typesetting and
translation projects and select suitable
XML compatibility.
Your contact
Steffi Hohensee steffi . hohensee @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 165
8 Image Processing
Professional and efficient
Outstanding prepress processing leads
special programs and OCR and batch
media designers, typographers and pro-
to outstanding print results.
conversions.
duction editors. They combine a wide
With its considerable knowledge and
Because it uses workflows for auto-
variety of professional experience with
experience, our highly efficient image
matic image processing, le-tex offers
design, reprographic and advertising
processing department processes over
standardized production, which guaran-
skills. Our image processing team is also
10,000 diagrams and illustrations for
tees top quality combined with very fast
supported by in-house software develop-
books, journals and electronic publica-
processing times.
ers and systems engineers.
tions every year.
It is always easy to keep control of
Our portfolio comprises not only
the budget. Working hand in hand with
redrawing from scratch, re-labeling, par-
our customers, we discuss requirement
tial redrawing and creation of calibrated
profiles and agree the required quality.
color scans, but also processing of math-
Our personnel are highly trained
ematical and chemical formulae with
Formats and programs
Processing of the following image
formats:
–– JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, EPS, PDF
–– Office formats: Word, PowerPoint,
Excel, Visio, OpenDocument
–– Subject-specific formats
(e. g. ChemDraw)
–– Freehand drawings
Use of the following image processing programs:
–– Adobe CS6 (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator)
–– CorelDraw
–– PitStop
–– ImageMagick
graphics specialists including digital
Your contact
Dana Minnemann dana . minnemann @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 164
9
Springer | Handbooks – knowledge at one’s fingertips
With over 8,400 book titles in 2013 and 2,200 journals in English, Springer Verlag
is one of the world’s leading scientific publishers.
The Springer Handbook series is Springer’s own product line.
The printed versions of this series are popular with individual
purchasers and institutions, while the online versions achieve
top download figures.
le-tex has been compiling these complex works with the
greatest care and overseeing their production for many years.
As well as copy editing, typesetting and production editing, we
also handle comprehensive image editing – from simple retouching to numerous new drawings. Standards are high, with stringent
requirements, and precision is essential for the image reproduction.
10 Production Editing
Tailor-made workflows and processes
From books, journals and loose-leaf
In addition to planning, coordination
le-tex stands for efficient project man-
publications to digital media, our qual-
and control of the production editing
agement that guarantees both adherence
ified and experienced production edit-
process, we advise and support publish-
to deadlines and cost control at every
ing team produces several hundred
ers and authors with preparing manu-
stage of the production process. Close
titles annually with a range of different
scripts for media-neutral production.
contact with publishers and authors is a
requirements.
We check authors’ manuscripts based on
further important guarantee of success-
publishers’ schemas and layout require-
ful production.
Depending on customer needs, we
handle all the production stages from
ments and adapt these if necessary to
receipt of the manuscript to sending the
the specified requirements. le-tex is
print data, or support you with particu-
also an expert partner for camera-ready
lar parts of the overall processes. Based
production and supports authors with
on your needs, our services are inte-
the creation and technical processing of
grated into your existing workflows.
their camera-ready copy.
Your contact
Steffi Hohensee steffi . hohensee @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 165
11
Wiley-VCH | One-stop shop for full service
The publisher Wiley-VCH is part of the global publishing
ization, copy editing, XML conversion, and page makeup
group John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and specializes in natural
from XML. This allows print and XML data and linked
sciences, engineering sciences, and economics.
e-book PDFs to be produced easily.
For Wiley-VCH, le-tex developed a tailor-made workflow for full-service production that integrates data normal
le-tex was also commissioned to perform the copy editing and project management.
Reducing complexity, implementing standards, thinking in advance of ways to use content in the future – these are some of the tasks of modern production editing. At the same
time and above all, production editing must satisfy the exacting demands of today’s
authors, readers, content, and controllers. le-tex helps us handle all this with its full-service portfolio: Straightforward interfaces, standard-compliant editing, transparent costs,
and the right amount of flexibility and valuable feedback that make for good partnership
and cooperation.
Andrea Zschäge
Content Management Books, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (2014)
Services at a glance
–– Review, normalization and markup of manuscripts
–– Technical advice for authors and editors
–– Costing
–– Purchase and supervision of prepress services
–– Coordination of the correction process
–– Purchase and supervision of printing and binding processes
–– Material selection and purchase
–– Briefing and advice on design
12 InDesign
InDesign is used by le-tex primarily for
This is regularly the case when a large
Alternatively, the math content can also
medical, legal and educational books
index needs to be created.
be edited directly in InDesign with the
and journals, as well as projects with
Typesetting complex works often
MathType plugin.
In numerous projects, we have also
special design requirements. The staff of
starts with fully automatic rough page
the InDesign department are trained in
makeup using transpect (see page 24). To
provided our customers with solutions
typography to a high standard.
do this, prepared manuscripts are con-
to other limitations of InDesign, such as
verted to XML , style information added
the standard restriction to one index or
character styles, object styles and scripts
and all referenced illustrations inte-
problems with round-tripping.
– as well as the implementation of typo-
grated. Excisting InDesign templates are
graphic conventions – also allows a high
filled with this data via IDML synthesis.
Systematic use of paragraph and
level of automation. This is necessary to
We overcome the limitations of InDe-
And naturally, le-tex generates tables
of contents and indexes dynamically
from typesetting data. With volumes of
over 2,000 pages and well over 250 indi-
ensure optimum throughput and export-
sign for math typesetting through a
ability to XML.
combination of transpect workflow and
vidual chapters, we create online PDFs
TeX typesetting. MathType math content
with cross-references linked to illustra-
input and an output format in InDe-
is converted to TeX, formatted and then
tions, tables, boxes, references and head-
sign typesetting. le-tex is very familiar
output as EPS. These equation image
ings.
with the precise limitations and pitfalls
files can be easily integrated in the rough
XML can be designated as both an
of typesetting from XML. If post-im-
page makeup during IDML synthe-
port script processing is too labori-
sis. This allows the production of large
ous, we can synthesize InDesign files
works with a high proportion of math
completely from XML in IDML format.
content and excellent typesetting quality.
Your contact
Dana Minnemann dana . minnemann @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 164
13
Springer Medizin | Experience leads to efficiency
Hoffmann, Lentze, Spranger, Zepp: Pädiatrie
A proven, reliable standard reference work for pediatrics
highly complex work was extremely demanding in terms
and adolescent medicine in hospitals and doctors’ offices
of typesetting, production editing and image editing, as it
from the Springer Verlag stable, the new edition of “Pädi-
involved compliance with complex layout guidelines for
atrie” offers an up-to-date scientific overview in a didacti-
text and images and strict time and cost management. The
cally appealing form. This title with 2,300 pages and around
e-book naturally contains cross-references linked to images,
300 individual chapters split into two volumes was created
tables, references and headings throughout the book, and
using InDesign within 7 months. The production of this
supplementary image material can also be accessed online.
I was amazed that this large work with almost 300 chapters and over 350 contributing
authors was so unproblematic, smooth and quick to produce. The 2,300 pages of content
in printed and electronic form were published in a much shorter time than expected.
Sincerest thanks to the whole Leipzig team involved.
Michael Barton
Manager Production Books GLS, Springer-Verlag GmbH (2014)
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung | Accessibility
Journal: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte
Admittedly, accessibility is not as exciting as, for example,
demanding to implement, especially if there are to be no
the latest tablet gadget with interactive video sequences.
compromises in terms of graphic design. le-tex achieves
But it is important, because it opens up social discourse to
this week after week, thanks to its XML and InDesign
the blind and visually impaired, among others. And it is
expertise.
It is a real pleasure when cooperation is as productive and uncomplicated as it is with
le-tex, extending beyond simply complying with the standards. You could say that le-tex
stands for accessibility in more ways than one.
Dr. Hans-Georg Golz
Director, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010)
14 TEX and xmltex
Single-source, high quality publishing
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first workflow. Typographically, TeX
Ever since le-tex was founded, TeX
is far superior to all XSL -FO and CSS3
has been a core component of our pro-
engines. The XML source is “single
TeX has become firmly established
duction. This is reflected in our com-
source”. It is used for typesetting, all
among typesetting programs thanks to
pany name and the hundreds of thou-
corrections are carried out in it, and it
the quality of its math content typeset-
sands of book and journal pages that we
serves as an archiving and basic format
ting, particularly for scientific and math-
process using TeX every year. We spe-
for other types of usage.
ematical publications.
cialize in titles with a high proportion of
It is worth getting to know this
Thanks to its programmability, TeX/
math content. These include the famous
effective tool. From solutions for indi-
LaTeX enables efficient typesetting of
standard works by Tipler, Dubbel,
vidual titles to setting up XML work-
standardized layouts and fully automatic
Gerthsen and Atkins and the Springer
flows with high throughput – our TeX
generation of PDFs in automated pro-
Handbook series. Although our TeX
experts are on hand to help you.
cesses. It also has all the necessary pre-
production specializes in handling high
requisites for handling highly complex
proportions of math content, we do a lot
services for TeX templates (p. 36) and
typography. An open source solution,
more besides.
system integration (p. 30).
it requires no investment costs and is
Find out more about our “TeXnical”
For ten years, we have been using
continuously being developed by a large
TeX effectively for native typesetting of
global community. TeX is an open data
XML data. We produce tens of thou-
format which can be read by more than
sands of pages every year in this way.
just specific software such as InDesign
An XML parser written in TeX reads the
and QuarkXPress.
XML data and passes it on to the render-
Your contact
Andrea Köhler andrea . koehler @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 180
15
Pearson | Textbooks for universities and schools
Large, high-quality textbooks from the Pearson
Studium series require a comprehensive skill set,
ranging from math typesetting and design to image
processing and meticulous project handling. The
le-tex team combines all these skills, complemented
by high availability and expert advice.
Philipp Burkart
Head of Production Editing, Pearson Deutschland GmbH (2014)
Deutscher Apotheker Verlag | Extensive loose-leaf publication with 2,000 pages
“Helwig / Otto Arzneimittel: Ein Handbuch für Ärzte und
Special attention was paid to the technical implementation
Apotheker”, a handbook for doctors and pharmacists, was
of the typesetting for the complex 2-column page makeup,
produced using a round-trip conversion (Word-XML-Word)
and to the automatic generation of a general index.
in which customer-specific XML was developed and used.
We value le-tex as an expert and innovative partner, particularly for complex typesetting
of math content and loose-leaf publications, and for aspects such as XML conversion, content management and online editors.
Reiner Blankenhorn
Head of Production Editing, Deutscher Apotheker Verlag (2014)
16 Word
From manuscript to typesetting – seamlessly
Word is a popular authoring tool and is used in numerous pub-
Cross-references to chapters, sections, images, tables, equa-
lishing workflows. Finalizing a manuscript in Word can offer
tions and reference entries are linked fully automatically. With
a cost-effective alternative to page makeup in InDesign, TeX or
our math content workflow, even large numbers of MathType
other typesetting systems. We convert both fully marked-up
objects can be standardized and output in different formats
manuscripts and very large or technically complex Word docu-
such as TeX code or EPS graphics.
ments quickly and efficiently into the required form.
The technical typesetting options in Word appear limited at
However, there is also a demand for conversion in the
opposite direction, particularly among the growing number of
first, but can be extended to an astonishing degree with power-
publishers who store their content as full-text XML. le-tex can
ful scripts using VBA programming. Our many years’ expe-
efficiently convert structured XML data including tables, math
rience and wide range of tools allow us to typeset even travel
content, index entries or nested lists into Word. Authors can
guides full of pictures in Word, as well as journals with a lot
then use their familiar Word environment to edit follow-up edi-
of math content and reference works with over 1,000 pages and
tions of their works.
numerous tables.
Word can also be used for data normalization. For efficient
preparation and reliable conversion of Word manuscripts to
We also provide help that enables self-sufficiency. We
advise authors how to use Word and create user-friendly Word
templates with extensive documentation for publishers.
other typesetting systems or XML workflows, le-tex uses automated normalization, checking and conversion tools. With the
aid of a large number of VBA macros or batch XSLT processing, we can adapt the manuscripts to the publisher’s stylistic
requirements, structure them and mark them up very rapidly.
PDF-EPUB workflow
For EPUB generation from finished,
typeset PDFs, our made-to-measure
Word tools are extremely useful.
After conversion from PDF to Word,
paragraphs that belong together
are automatically joined, hard
hyphenation is removed, and layout
elements are recognized and reassigned. This creates a well-structured EPUB from an inaccessible
PDF file via Word very rapidly.
Your contact
Andrea Köhler andrea . koehler @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 180
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Springer Spektrum | Word-for-word competence
Schweizer: Wörterbuch der Geologie
The Dictionary of Geology, translated into English by
Prof. Volker Schweitzer and published by Springer Spektrum Verlag, is a valuable asset to the professional community.
The manuscript was converted to a 3-column layout and
typeset exclusively in Word.
This 673 -page work required extremely painstaking
editing by our typesetting department within a very short
timeframe.
Services at a glance
–– Typesetting of books, journals and proceedings
–– Finalizing of Word documents
–– Consulting for authors and publishers
–– Development and adaptation of Word templates
–– VBA macro programming
–– Normalization of manuscripts for typesetting and XML workflows
–– Conversion of Word documents with math content and tables into TeX
and vice versa
–– Conversion of Word documents into XML and vice versa
18 E-Book Conversion
Quality and expertise
We first began converting electronic
list titles that only exist in printed form
to bring these into line with applica-
books for publishers when the EPUB
and convert these from old to new
ble standards and ensure compatibility
standard was still in its infancy. A lot
German spelling or from American to
with current devices. And last but not
has changed in the meantime. Alongside
British English if required. We also sup-
least, we provide e-book converters and
typesetting, e-book conversion is now
port publishers with the conversion of
checking tools that we have developed
the service that le-tex most frequently
enhanced e-books and integrate interac-
ourselves for the automation of e-book
provides to publishers.
tive content, animations, read-aloud and
workflows.
We mainly convert e-books from
Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress raw
audio and video data.
A new service that we offer publish-
We support all current e-book formats such as EPUB 2 and 3 and Ama-
typesetting data and print data in PDF
ers is individual checking and correction
zon MOBI / K F 8, optionally also as fixed
format. We digitize and convert back-
of older externally produced e-books
layout. We also add interactive indexes,
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EPUB 3
Kosmos | Nature live
Those who want to keep their
The product spectrum of Franckh-KosmosVerlags-GmbH & Co. KG , abbreviated
e-books as backward compatible
to KOSMOS , is extremely diverse: Guidebooks, nature guides, non-fiction, cook-
as possible with all readers should
ery books, DVDs, books for children and young people, games, experiment kits
continue to use EPUB 2.
and, increasingly, e-books and apps to complement the range. As an added extra
However, support for EPUB 3
to supplement the printed guide to garden birds “Welcher Gartenvogel ist das?”,
is growing. New readers now
the e-book version also includes audio samples. Unlike classic media, this enables
integrate EPUB 3 features such as
nature lovers to identify birds instantly in the field from the sound of their call
pop-up footnotes, math content,
using mobile devices such as an iPad or iPod Touch, or discover the variety of dif-
fixed layout, audio and video.
ferent bird sounds at home.
Some of these features can also be
seamlessly adopted for Amazon
KF 8.
This opens up new possibilities
for the design of electronic books.
We inform you what works on
which device and develop a suitable technical implementation for
your concept.
We anticipate that the production editing costs of e-books will be less
than those of the software products and are confident that we can
offer our readers interactive additional benefits compared to pure
print products. We are delighted to have found in le-tex an expert
partner to support us with this.
Bettina Schütz
Head of Online Sales, F ranckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG (2012)
audio
cross-references and hyperlinks to print
in the discussions on technical further
types or customers projects. This pio-
PDFs and convert print PDFs to e-PDFs.
development. Since 2010, we have been a
neering work enables our customers to
member of the International Digital Pub-
profit from our know-how.
Our quality assurance department
Interested? Then we look forward to
checks the finished e-book against the
lishing Forum (IDPF) which is respon-
master and ensures that there are no
sible for the specification of the EPUB
hearing from you. We would be happy to
display problems on our reference read-
standards.
help you realize your e-book projects.
ers. Any errors are noted and corrected
before the e-book is sent to the publisher.
Not only do we strive to stay up-to-
We also continually test which features are supported by the readers that
are widespread on the market. New
date with advances in e-book formats
features are tested by our development
and readers, we also play an active role
department and implemented in proto-
Your contact
Martin Kraetke martin.kraetke@ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 143
le-tex p
ublishi
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service
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Automation and
Applications
22 le-tex aspect
SiMPLiFieD PuBLiSHinG
One application – all output formats
upload
Check
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WORD with
comments
XHTML
EPUB
Tests and text substitutions
?
Kindle
–– Checking of paragraph and character styles
–– Checking the continuous numbering of floating objects
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such as tables and illustrations
–– Hierarchy checking
A I
APP
–– Checking of linked graphics
–– Automatic typographic fine-tuning
·· Reduced fixed-width space for e. g., i. e. etc.
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·· Eliminate duplicate spaces, tabs etc.
Your format
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le-tex aspect. simpliﬁed publishing
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the 3-step principle of le-tex aspect
Handling everything from data checking
data in all the required e-book formats in
get started easily, and manuscripts can
and EPUB creation to XML conversion,
parallel with the print output.
be converted into output formats such as
automated page makeup and conversion
www.le-tex.de
XML , XHTML , PDF, EPUB or MOBI /KF 8
of manuscripts to InDesign rough page
based publishing system and works
(Amazon Kindle) with just a few clicks
makeup, le-tex aspect is the web-based
according to a simple principle:
thanks to the intuitive navigation.
system integration platform for state-of-
Upload › Check › Publish.
the-art publishing workflows.
le-tex aspect is designed as a web-
It offers standardized workflows that
Even if automated page makeup is
not required, le-tex aspect can be used to
allow books and periodicals to be pro-
optimize publishing processes and pro-
and ensures economical and efficient
duced fast and cost-effectively. Ready-
vide quality assurance.
publishing processes by outputting the
made standard packages enable users to
It offers a high level of automation
Using IDML synthesis, le-tex aspect
9
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Schwabenverlag | Serial cost-effectiveness
The Schwabenverlag AG group of
companies uses le-tex aspect for
automatic page makeup and generation of EPUB and XML. The manuscripts are marked up with the aid
of a Word template and uploaded
either chapter by chapter or as a
single file. The data is checked and
automatic text substitutions executed. In the event of errors, a Word
file with comments is output for the
user.
For us, le-tex aspect is an ideal and cost-effective solution for producing
print PDF, EPUB and XML from Word files simultaneously.
Wolfgang Sailer
Head of Production Editing, Schwabenverlag AG (2014)
aspect / transpect
If transpect is the engine and transmission, aspect is the body
transpect core. aspect also provides the basic infrastructure for
and cockpit.
PDF generation and for converting non-XML formats such as
le-tex transpect, the open source framework for checking
and converting XML-based formats (see following page), is
readily usable with aspect for a wide range of user groups and
PDF, DOC and MathType to XML.
If only a simple web interface or an HTTP API without roles/
rights and workflows is required for a converter, le-tex offers
many publication workflows. aspect adds functions such as user aspect light as an inexpensive solution for this with every
management, roles/rights, workflows and web interface to the
transpect project.
We will be glad to send you detailed
generates an InDesign rough page
function means that users can obtain
makeup from a manuscript. This allows
assistance with editing manuscripts
information on le-tex aspect, or you
precise size estimation and rapid galley
from experienced production editors and
can find out more on the Internet at:
proofs, as well as saving on typesetting
typesetting and conversion specialists.
http://aspect.le-tex.de
costs. The flexible checking mechanisms
The modules developed by le-tex can
help ensure compliance with prescriptive
of course also be combined to provide
document styles and support editorial
a customized configuration. In other
managers, copy editors and authors with
words, you can decide for yourself how
configurable text substitutions and cor-
your publishing workflow is to be con-
rection functions. The built-in support
figured.
Your contact
Andrea Köhler andrea . koehler @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 180
24 le-tex transpect
validatewith-rng
html2hub
docx2hub
epubtools
docxtools
check-styles
hub2docx
validate-withschematron
evolve-hub
crossrefresolver
xml2idml
idmltools
lengths
xml2tex
idml2xml
mml2tex
dynamictransform
catalogresolver
The framework for
checking and converting XML data
hub2docbook
hub2tei
hub2html
loadcascaded
25
catalogresolver
Hogrefe | InDesign-XML-EPUB workflow
Hogrefe is a leading psychology publisher based in Göttingen
complexity of the XML data and the layout requirements,
in Germany with subsidiaries in many European countries.
makes an XML first workflow with InDesign seem very prob-
The two key goals of Hogrefe’s XML workflow for book
lematic.
production are to produce electronic products at the same
A subsequent conversion process is difficult, too. The
time as the print products and to maintain XML data that
solution developed by le-tex consists of firstly defining style
is compatible with the NLM /JATS industry standard. The
sheet names and other conventions across all series, then run-
continued popularity of printed books is taken into account
ning an intensive automatic check after each conversion step
by the fact that the books are still mostly typeset in InDe-
to detect unanchored images, prohibited styles and uncited
sign. For acceptance reasons, the company did not want any
references. The solution is an ex-post (XML last) conversion
changes made to the classic author proof based on a first
process, therefore, but with exceptionally detailed checks and
pagination. This condition, combined with the relatively high
error correction by the typesetter before print approval.
The le-tex converter allows us to continue working with trusted typesetters and to retain
many proven workflows.
Jürgen Schneider
Production Editing Manager, Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (2013)
hub2jats
transpectdoc
colors
htmlreports
hub2bits
hyphenate
css-expand
hex
css-generate
Framework
There are considerable risks involved in
Converters from/to XML -based formats
choosing a particular software prod-
such as DOCX , IDML , EPUB, HTML ,
uct. Will the manufacturer still exist in
DocBook, TEI and NLM /JATS/BITS and
five years’ time? Will the manufacturer
extensions, e.g. in order to check PDFs
le-tex transpect is not a closed
continue to develop the product? Can
and image files, are now freely available.
application, but a system made up
other providers service the installation?
of numerous components that we
Is it possible to have the suitability of the
the open source modules, but also a
assemble and configure according
product independently verified?
methodology that allows the modules
to customers’ specific needs.
To eliminate these risks for its cus-
le-tex transpect consists of not only
to be combined into workflows. Exam-
tomers, le-tex has released its basic con-
ples include conversion from InDesign
verters as an open source framework.
(IDML) to publisher-specific XML and
26 1. The typesetter creates the final Print PDF
file and exports the IDML file from Adobe
InDesign. In the next step, she uploads the
Print
PDF
INDD
IDML file to le-tex transpect.
flat
HUB
IDML
Typesetting
Export
Conversion
Upload
Workflow
Document flow
Manual process
Automatic process
XProc
XSLT
Document
Configuration file
Conversion
Download
6. Based on the HTML-Report, the typesetter checks the InDesign file, corrects mistakes
and converts the IDML file again.
EPUB
Amazon
KF 8
ONIX
InDesign workflow with le-tex transpect
then to EPUB, or conversion of Word
Configuration cascade
chored marginal notes and illustrations,
manuscripts (DOCX ) to XML and then to
Different checking and conversion rules
pseudo headings without proper styles
IDML for a first rough page makeup in
can be stored for each imprint, book
or uncited references.
InDesign.
series or even for each individual title,
The technologies behind these con-
which overwrite the rules of next highest
verters and checks are the W3C stand-
further developments do not need to be
level in each case.
ards XSLT 2.0 and XProc and the ISO
made freely accessible, however, as per-
Schematron and schema checking, with dis-
standards Schematron and Relax NG.
mitted by the BSD license selected by
play of the relevant messages at the error
le-tex.
location in the browser. Schematron
based, company-wide converter solution
allows detection of errors that a DTD
is shown in the illustration above (see
validation is unable to spot, e. g., unan-
also the reference on p. 25).
Customer-specific installations or
The key components of le-tex
transpect are:
An example of a le-tex transpect-
27
3. The publisher-specific XML is generated
2. The IDML file is converted to flat Hub.
Then headings, lists and other structures are
from the evolved Hub. The XML is validated
tagged automatically and an evolved Hub
with Schematron and Relax NG. The valida-
XML file is created.
tion results are stored as Schematron SVRL
reports.
evolved
HUB
Publisher
XML
Conversion
Report
SVRL
Conversion
XProc
XSLT
Validation
XProc
XSLT
Report
SVRL
Validation
Schematron
RelaxNG
CSS
Collect
reports
Conversion
XProc
XSLT
HTML
Report
HTML
5. Starting from the publisher-specific XML ,
Report
SVRL
4. The SVRL reports are collected and the
additional output files are generated besides
warning messages are patched into the HTML
the HTML report.
preview of the publisher-specific XML .
and develop the conversion application.
ple web user interface. In combination
and customization of le-tex transpect,
This epitomizes our approach of gener-
with le-tex aspect, you can use its roles/
and with integration in existing pro-
ating customer loyalty through technol-
permissions management and project
cesses. The offer is rounded off by
ogy leadership and service rather than
administration/progress monitoring
training and support. le-tex transpect
through dependence on proprietary
functions. Eventual integration in your
therefore lets you continue to use your
solutions.
content management system is possible
We support you with the installation
tried-and-trusted typesetters and typesetting workflows in future.
le-tex even goes one step further
Links to demo applications which
via an HTTP API .
you can download and run from
the command line can be found at
with its open source policy. In principle,
http://www.le-tex.de/en/transpect.html, or
any other XML consultant can maintain
you can use our hosted application’s sim-
Your contact
Martin Kraetke martin.kraetke@ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 143
28 Cornelsen | Design toolkit / semi-automatic typesetting
For Cornelsen’s teacher handouts, le-tex
developed an XML -based workflow
including automatic generation of InDesign rough page makeup. The Cornelsen
editors use various Word templates
which are all, however, based on the
same schema. For new series, Word templates are generated with a subset of the
schema. After uploading the Word files,
an HTML preview and an IDML rough
page makeup are generated. Different
InDesign templates are stored depending
on the series. The typesetters then generate PDFs from the IDML files for galley
proofs or continue with the fine-tuning
of the page makeup. This allows structured data to be produced and saves on
typesetting costs.
Because of the automatic IDML generation, we achieve
structured data and save typesetting costs.
Marcus Bohlmann
Manager Production Systems, Cornelsen Schulverlage GmbH (2014 )
XML quality assurance with le-tex transpect
What is actually the equivalent to the
imprimatur for XML data? Who checks
the XML and what quality criteria does
it need to meet? For a printed book, the
quality is checked with one or more
review cycles, the position proof, color
proof, specimen copy and final print
approval.
When it comes to XML data, this
question seems to go largely unanswered for many publishers. Although
XML is increasingly maturing into the
central data format for publishing, the
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Walter de Gruyter | Submission checker
Features
The De Gruyter Submission Checker uses over 100 Schematron rules to check
–– XML schema validation
the XML supplied by typesetters for the publisher’s journal production. It
–– Schematron checks
thoroughly checks the metadata, naming conventions and file structure of the
–– Checking profiles (e. g. for new
packages. It also validates the data in relation to the publisher’s schema and
titles and backlist data)
performs a Unicode character check and a PDF check. The individual rules
–– Error handling and display
can also be combined into checking profiles in order to guarantee different
according to severity (e. g.
degrees of rigor in the checking of current data and archive data.
“Error”, “Warning”)
–– Combining of rules into families
(e. g. “Naming conventions”,
For our service providers, the Submission Checker is
the central instance for ensuring the quality of our
journal production. le-tex is an important partner for us
for further developments to ensure compliance with our
XML standards.
Franziska Bühring
Manager eProducts & Standards, Walter de Gruyter GmbH (2014)
“Formatting”)
–– Filtering of the displayed errors
according to checking rules/error
family/severity
–– HTML or PDF display of the XML
file with on-the-spot error display
–– Optional: Checking of PDF and
image data
–– Cascading configuration
issue of quality assurance still remains
are tailored to publishing conventions
of the XML data in order to allow indi-
largely unaddressed. Higher standards
(“business rules”), and which remain
vidual checks.
need to be applied to XML data than to
unnoticed by a schema validation. This
typesetting data exclusively intended
makes it possible to ensure, for exam-
XML checking tools based on le-tex
for printing. All elements and attributes
ple, that essential metadata is available,
transpect. transpect offers many key fea-
must be correctly named and nested in
name conventions are complied with
tures to facilitate this (see box).
accordance with the structure require-
and tags are used in the right context.
ments of the XML schema. This can be
However, there are also things that
These problems can be solved with
Conversion and checking of XML
are two sides of the same coin. Even if
checked with a simple schema valida-
cannot be checked by either a schema
your XML production is not based on
tion. However, this only ensures the
validation or a Schematron check. This
transpect, you can still use it for qual-
correct form of the XML data. Whether
is the case, for instance, if highlight-
ity assurance. It does not matter who
the content of the XML data is correct
ing was not transferred to the XML , yet
supplies the XML or who developed the
cannot be checked with a schema valida-
the file still complies with the struc-
XML workflow. le-tex transpect can be
tion, since this sheds no light on whether
tural requirements of the XML schema
integrated easily in existing processes
a text frame has not been anchored, an
and the Schematron rules. In this case,
and used for quality assurance of your
image caption is missing or a cross-refer-
proofreading is required in the form of
XML data.
ence leads nowhere.
a comparison between the XML and the
The XML technology Schematron is
master. However, very few proofreaders
ideal for this. With Schematron, rule-
are trained in analysis of XML source
based checks can be formulated for XML
text. It is therefore necessary to provide
data. It allows rules to be written that
the editors with a legible representation
Your contact
Martin Kraetke martin.kraetke@ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 143
30 System integration
Web applications toolkit
We develop made-to-measure web appli-
You can run your applications your-
cations for you ranging from solutions to
self on a Linux server or assign us to
individual problems to a “control center”
host them. We rent a suitable server for
that allows you to monitor and control
you in the cloud, monitor its operation,
your processes.
take care of security updates and create
To do this, we use a toolkit of various
components, some freely available and
backups if needed.
Our license terms ensure that your
Components
–– Role, user and team-based rights
system
some that we have developed ourselves,
investment is secure. You receive the
–– Saving of content as XML
which we combine, configure and if
source code for your application. You
–– Tree and list display of content
necessary develop further, depending
can choose to assign us with mainte-
on your needs. This allows us to execute
nance and further development, handle
prototype functions rapidly and work
it yourself or organize it through third
closely with you to develop them to pro-
parties.
duction stage.
The technical basis for our applica-
–– PDF generation with LaTeX
–– Online editor
a relational database, in the file system
for the implementation of the web interface.
in Subversion
–– Data conversion via le-tex
transpect
tions is Ruby on Rails. Data is saved in
and/or subversion. We use Bootstrap
objects
–– Saving of assets in the file system
–– Simple workflow control
Your contact
Thomas Schmidt thomas . schmidt @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 120
–– Data exchange: HTTP, FTP, e-mail,
WebDAV
31
Deutscher Apotheker Verlag | <DaBi/> Data Library
For Deutscher Apotheker Verlag, we implemented <DaBi/>
the background. The content is exported to the Subversion
(Datenbibliothek, data library), a system for managing
repository of the CMS at the touch of a button.
archive data. The data is stored centrally in a Subversion
Using LaTeX, DaBi-Manuskript can also generate a PDF
repository. Our Rails application offers a web interface that
from the XML data captured in this way. The PDF display
allows company-wide searching of archive data. Depending
corresponds for the most part to the print output. In some
on the role of the user, information is provided on the avail-
projects, the print PDF can be generated directly from the
ability of data, and individual output formats or the whole
system. In other workflows, the XML data is passed to type-
data record can be downloaded. The user also receives sup-
setters.
port with the creation of new archive records.
An interface with Klopotek publishing software allows
comparison with the works listed there. Together with
BaseX GmbH, we have transferred large parts of the data
storage to an XML database. This allows new queries to the
system to be formulated ad hoc via XQuery. Metadata from
Klopotek can be linked with information from the archive
system.
DaBi-Manuskript is a component that was developed
as part of <DaBi/>. It allows authors to enter their content
directly in the browser via an editor. The online editors are
configured according to the content type so that the author
can only create content that is valid with respect to the
stored schema and/or DTD.
The markup in the online editor uses styles in a simi
lar way to word processing programs. The XML source
can be viewed by the author, but usually stays discreetly in
32 Copernicus Publications | TeX2NLM
Copernicus Publications wanted to implement an XML first
ing the layout of the journals. It is currently (as of Oct. 2014)
workflow without having to create XML first. The company
being tested and should be able to process hundreds of arti-
wanted be able to make increased use of the staff’s knowl-
cles per month in future.
edge of preparing and marking up journal articles in TeX.
On the basis of LaTeXML, le-tex developed a converter
that checks the syntactical and structural correctness of the
TeX sources first, then converts them to NLM and generates
a PDF from the XML sources that largely corresponds to the
PDF which was created by the staff from the TeX sources.
The PDF data of the open source articles is offered for
download in the familiar layout. The XML data can be used
in future to provide the articles as HTML and make the
content available for other uses. The conversion can also
be used interactively via a GUI or integrated in automated
workflows via REST.
As well as converting the articles, the system also provides an interface for managing the metadata and configur-
DIN | Standard checking portal
Every year, DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. pub-
fore, le-tex transpect functions as a creation guideline set
lishes approximately 2,000 draft standards. These drafts,
out in program code, and helps DIN to output its wide vari-
which are usually Word files with TIFF images, all need to
ety of input data in a standardized way – quickly and easily.
be converted to XML for display on the DIN draft standards
portal. However, to convert reliably from Word to a pre-defined XML format, some degrees of freedom must be limited in the Office application.
For this purpose, the DIN authors can use le-tex
transpect with the “Upload–Check–Convert” principle.
After uploading, an extensive, configurable system of rules
currently consisting of over 50 checking rules monitors
compliance with a wide range of conventions – from image
resolution to correct text markup – in the background.
If the checked manuscript corresponds to the specifications, the data is automatically converted to XML , and
if not, the errors are marked precisely in the check report,
specifying exactly the characters concerned. In effect, there-
33
KNV | DiVA Adverts
le-tex developed a content management system that
allows the creation and management of advertisements and
advertising campaigns in e-books. The advertisements can
be conveniently created using an online editor and then
inserted as advertising campaigns in e-books for defined
time spans, retailers and products, and with defined priorities.
In the resulting solution, the CMS specifies which
advertisements will be added to which product for which
retailers and in what sequence, setting expiry dates in each
case.
For its digital publishing distribution business, Koch, Neff
To supplement this, le-tex developed software that inte-
& Oetinger Verlagsauslieferung GmbH was looking for a
grates the advertisements created in the CMS automati-
process for integrating advertisement pages in e-books in
cally in existing e-books and ensures their compliance with
an automated and context-dependent way.
standards.
DiVA Adverts allows us to offer our customers a simple, dynamic and effective advertisement management system for e-books that is easily integrated in our digital publishing
distribution workflows without media discontinuity. This solution represents a further
important marketing tool for our publisher clientele.
Philip Roeder
Head of Digital Publishing Distribution, Koch, Neff & Oetinger Verlagsauslieferung GmbH, Stuttgart (2014)
Hogrefe | CHPD
The “Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs” (CHPD) is
a standard reference work on the North American market.
The data from the previous edition was converted to
DocBook by le-tex. In addition to the print data, data that
conforms to the web standards HTML , CSS and JavaScript
was created from this XML using standard XML processing technologies (XSLT 2.0). The resulting converted data is
integrated directly in a web application that provides access
management for individual and institutional users, also
created by le-tex. The data can also, however, be used on a
standalone basis, including a keyword search, which means
that it can be distributed on other media and is suitable as a
basis for creating apps.
34 Apps
Beyond enhanced EPUB
Scope of services for creating a standard app
–– Analysis of content and feedback, information on data problems, advice on
additional features
–– Import of content from XML
–– Conversion of illustrations
–– Request for and integration of the required metadata
–– Creation of the app for the current versions of Android and iOS
–– Test on four devices: iPhone, iPad, Android tablet, Android phone
–– Provision of test versions for customers
–– Support with publishing the app in the App Store and/or Google Play
The possibilities for enhancing content with new interactive
The user can add variables and calculate the result directly via
features are still limited with PDF and EPUB. Our native apps
an input mask.
for iOS and Android can compensate for these limitations.
In order to offer an attractive solution, we have developed
One practical application, for example, is calculating the
dosage of medications. The basic data on the medication is
the le-tex standard app for publishing content. For a fixed price,
obtained from the content. The user enters the values for
it offers all the key features that you need to make your content
weight, gender and age in a form and receives the result.
available for mobile devices:
Unlike EPUBs, apps offer additional options for monetiza-
–– Hierarchical navigation
tion using dynamic advertising, in-app purchases and sale via
–– Full-text search using a database
App Store, Google Play or Amazon Store.
–– Functionality for bookmarking particular sections
–– Adapted table display allowing the user to switch between
two variants
The app is created on the basis of your XML data, marked
up according to a schema developed by us. If required, we can
offer you a solution for converting your existing data.
–– Note function
We create special additional features according to your individual requirements. An example of this is the integration of
calculators that adopt formulae and constants from the content.
Your contact
Thomas Schmidt thomas . schmidt @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 120
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Struki
Efficient structuring of references
Struki at a glance
–– Input and output formats: XML,
DOCX, IDML, TeX, HTML
–– Fully automatic or interactive
structuring
–– Browser-based operation or automated use via REST
–– Optional DOI lookup
–– Formatting according to selected
citation style
Linking of references in online publications adds value for the
–– Insertion of the structured and formatted references in the
reader and is increasingly becoming a standard requirement for
Word or TeX file or, in the case of InDesign, provision either
scientific publications. Precise tagging of references is an impor-
as an XML file for import or as a script for modification of the
tant factor in enabling the correct links to be generated automat-
source document.
ically. Manual tagging, however, is an extremely laborious task.
To address this situation, le-tex developed “Struki”, an
in-house tool for the company’s production departments,
Struki can be used interactively with a browser or integrated in
your automated workflows via REST API .
which supports and facilitates this stage of the process. Struki
As well as analyzing and identifying the components of a
is now available for our customers too and can be used by you
reference, the formatting of references is also a key feature of
and your service providers and by authors.
Struki. In this step, the components are reassembled and reformatted according to a selected citation style. This makes imple-
Struki is based on the following principle:
mentation of a uniform citation style considerably easier. Some
–– Markup of references in the typesetting system with Word-/
standard citation styles are pre-configured in Struki. Addi-
InDesign paragraph styles or TeX macros
–– Uploading of typesetting data to Struki
–– Extraction of the references based on the markup
–– Automatic analysis of the references and tagging of the components in XML (author, title, year, start_page etc.)
–– Optional: Interactive post-editing of the results in the web
tional or customized styles can be created and configured by
the user in the browser.
Another feature is the marking of incomplete references. If
important information is missing (such as the year of publication), notes are added in the corresponding locations in the
source document.
browser
–– Optional: Request to CrossRef and addition of a DOI to the
references
–– Transformation of the semantically marked-up XML reference in the selected citation style
Your contact
Thomas Schmidt thomas . schmidt @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 120
36 Document Templates
Structuring for Word, InDesign and LaTeX
InDesign
The technical quality of the manuscripts supplied often has
InDesign templates for typesetters are primarily important
a major influence on the duration and cost of a publication’s
for InDesign XML workflows. This applies for both automated
production process. It is therefore a worthwhile investment to
generation of an IDML rough page makeup and XML creation
provide authors with tools that support them with manuscript
from the final typesetting data. The use of InDesign templates
creation, in order to minimize the work required for integra-
is not necessarily the exclusive realm of graphic designers,
tion in the production workflow.
however. The only really important thing is that defined character, paragraph and object styles must be used for semantic
structures. Typesetters can define their own formats for typographic anomalies according to specified name conventions.
For further automation, we also provide InDesign scripts.
These enable, for example, boxes and images to be placed auto-
LaTeX
matically, cross-references and hyperlinks to be linked and
images to be converted to e-book-compatible formats.
LaTeX is particularly widespread for the creation of scientific
publications. Packages for numerous special applications help
authors to convert their content to a layout that meets their
requirements. A wide range of “TeXnical” tools are available
for this in the form of LaTeX macro packages. Some authors
familiarize themselves with typographic issues to achieve optimum formatting of their manuscript.
A further requirement in most cases is to format publications according to defined layouts and design guidelines, and
References
possibly also to convert the data to XML.
If manuscript creation and further processing are not coordinated with each other, editing the manuscripts can involve a
–– Walter de Gruyter: LaTeX and Word template in the
lot of work and authors may become angry about the changes
De Gruyter house style for various book and journal
to their layout.
output formats
We help you to optimize this interface. We create customized style files for your authors which convert your layouts into
TeX and help you to develop markup guidelines.
A typical macro package for converting a customer-specific
layout consists of the style files that define the layout together
with user documentation for the author. This user documentation is created using the style file so that it provides authors
with not only content information, but also an example to
guide them.
–– Wiley-VCH/Wiley: LaTeX package for authors for manuscript preparation in line with the publisher’s DTD
–– Carl Hanser and Hanser Fachbuchverlag: LaTeX templates in two layouts for authors for camera-ready
production
–– Suhrkamp: Word template for structuring and markup of
manuscripts
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De Gruyter Oldenbourg | Finalizing Word input
Nolte: Transatlantische Ambivalenzen
Word
Word is a popular and widespread word processing pro-
in user-friendly menu bars or ribbons. Integrated macros help
gram. Approximately 90 % of all authors use Word as a tool
ensure convenient automatic generation of headers and indexes
for editing their manuscripts. The use of Word templates
etc. Formats can be limited so that the content can be smoothly
plays a key role in this. Their elements have to match all the
converted to XML or other formats without manual interven-
publication’s content features, and they have to be easy to use
tion.
for authors and editors. They also need to meet the publish-
le-tex creates manuals for this aimed at specific target
er’s needs for standardized, reusable content. le-tex devel-
groups. We are happy to offer you advice and support with
ops style sheets for MS Word and OpenOffice that precisely
defining the possible elements and developing templates, and
meet these requirements. Depending on customer needs, we
we can also, for example, run workshops with your editorial
create Word templates that ensure correct formal and seman-
team.
tic acquisition of content, as well as templates that can be used
to generate finished layouts/output data (e. g. for camera-ready
production).
le-tex offers attractive and detailed solutions for both types
of template. The paragraph and character styles are displayed
Your contact
Andrea Köhler andrea . koehler @ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 180
le-tex publishing servic
es
Consulting and
Training
40 Consulting and Training
Andrea Köhler
Gerrit Imsieke
Thomas Schmidt
Manuela Pohle
Technical expert knowledge is
increasingly in demand in the publishing sector due to the digitization of production processes, sales
channels and products. Now more
than ever, new technologies require
continuous updating. However, it
is not possible to employ your own
specialist for every subject area.
Martin Kraetke
le-tex offers cutting-edge expertise
in publishing production processes
based on over 15 years’ experience. We not only pass on our
knowledge internally, but also
make it available to our customers
through training and consulting.
Martin Hillert
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Consulting
Training
Know-how
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Want to expand your knowledge of e. g.
lishing new standards and processes. We
XML technologies, e-books or InDesign
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A flexible and inexpensive way to profit
tent, advise on the latest technical pos-
training program, the content and meth-
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sibilities and suggest optimum and effi-
odology of which we tailor to your spe-
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vidual design and planning tailored to
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publishers’ specific needs. For instance,
rience. If required, we can also create
we will provide you with a specialist
if you want to introduce a publishing
tutorials, documentation or courses that
who will immediately analyze your
XML schema, we examine your publica-
you can use for internal training.
subject-specific questions and solve any
tions, classify their structure, semantics
problems you encounter. Any hours
and typography, develop a requirements
that you do not use are carried over to
analysis and check which schema and/or
the next month during the term of your
enhancements are best to map your con-
subscription, and billing is in 5-minute
tent. This may well be an off-the-shelf
units.
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Typesetting systems
–– Word
Production
–– LaTeX
–– Format, typesetting, data and
–– InDesign
metadata conventions
–– Author templates and
manuscripts
–– Standardization and
–– Template creation
–– Advanced techniques and
automation
XML
–– Syntax and structure
Topics
XML
–– XML schemas
–– Word
–– Introduction of XML workflows
–– XPath, XML namespaces
–– LaTeX
–– Selection of XML schemas and
E-books
–– InDesign
–– E-book formats and
–– E-books
automation
XML databases
–– XML standards and
specifications
–– XML
–– Readers and reading software
–– HTML
E-books
–– Design with CSS
–– CSS
–– Optimization of e-book
–– Conversion and export from type-
–– JavaScript
XML quality assurance
production workflows
setting systems
–– XSLT
–– Formats, readers, retailers
Development
–– XProc
–– Enhanced e-books
–– XSLT
–– Ruby on Rails
System integration
–– XProc
–– Regular expressions
–– System launch and migration,
–– Ruby on Rails
Price
–– Regular expressions
–– EUR 6.50 per 5 minutes
e. g. CMS/MAM systems
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le-tex is a specialist in angle brackets –
tron. Examples: Every citation must be
ples are the integration of linguistic anal-
and all the less obvious aspects of con-
referenced in the text. A DOI must be
ysis in a “Word → Analysis → Word”
tent modeling and processing. The first
resolved by CrossRef.
round-trip workflow and the generation
question is whether XML data really
These are also the main reasons why
of complete InDesign (IDML) layouts
needs to be at the center of the workflow.
we mostly recommend XML and not
with all anchored frames, index entries
The answer is yes, it is mostly advanta-
AsciiDoc, LaTeX, Office or DTP formats
etc., and with up-to-date metadata from
geous, because XML offers a good bal-
as the central formats for workflows. It’s
an export of the publishing ERP software.
ance: It can be automatically processed
true that Office and DTP programs fre-
These complex, multi-stage transfor-
or manually edited; it is standard-com-
quently have XML -based file formats.
mations are “orchestrated” by a further
pliant yet also allows integration of pub-
However, these are too liberal and not
standardized XML -based language:
lisher-specific elements; and it harmoni-
suitable for checking and enforcing of
XProc. The open source framework
ously supports both highly structured
rules. This type of XML is nonetheless a
transpect is based on XProc and and
metadata and barely marked-up prose.
useful starting point for transformation
ranks among the most extensive XProc
Our approach is also balanced –
into more suitable XML which is easier
libraries worldwide.
pragmatism is our dogma.
And while we have clear convictions
on the one hand, on the other we do not
to check and can be converted into other
output formats.
Powerful checking rules can be easily
Opting for XML technologies from
le-tex means choosing open standards,
efficiency and leading technology. It is the
see XML workflows as an end in them-
formulated in Schematron, and com-
aim of le-tex to make itself superfluous, or
selves.
plex selections and analyses are possible
at least to transfer knowledge – Schema-
for large sets of data. At the core of this
tron rules can also be managed by pub-
need a DTD.” Despite their popularity
powerful tools is XPath, the query lan-
lishers’ own specialists, and other XML
in the publishing industry, DTD s are
guage for XML.
service providers can handle the mainte-
You will never hear us say: “First you
a hopelessly outdated and inadequate
XPath is also the core of XSLT which
nance of transpect installations.
technology compared with the modern
we use not only to check content, but
schema languages XSD and Relax NG. In
also to transform automatically from
specialists by setting up convenient val-
addition, too much of a burden is placed
one format to other formats. We only use
idation and transformation scenarios for
on DTD s and other schema languages
the modern variants XSLT 2 and 3. With
the oXygen Editor.
when it comes to semantic modeling of
XSLT 1, you can only convert well-struc-
We also support publishers’ in-house
Last but not least, it is worth men-
content – as if the aim is to ban meaning-
tured data into more poorly structured
tioning that women are responsible for
less sentences such as “The house eats
data, whereas with the newer variants,
50 % of the development work on XML
conditions” using grammar rules. We
you can generate well-structured data
technology at le-tex. This is an unusu-
are convinced that a much better way
from poorly structured data. We are
ally large percentage for the information
is to enhance standard schemas such as
world-renowned experts in XSLT 2 and 3.
technology sector and proves that in the
DocBook, TEI , JATS/BITS or HTML with
We train practitioners, speak at confer-
right environment, IT does not have to
semantic modeling languages such as
ences, and give advice through mailing
be a male-dominated field.
RDFa.
lists – in fact, we might have already
Another option is to formulate additional constraints, which cannot be
expressed using grammar, in Schema-
helped your XSLT developers in this way.
XML and XSLT help us to realize
advanced publishing workflows. Exam-
Your contact
Gerrit Imsieke
gerrit.imsieke@ le-tex.de
Phone: +49 341 355356 110
le-tex [ɛl.ˈeː.tɛç]
1. Specialist full-service provider for the production of
complex, high-quality publications.
2. Artificial word, made up of → LE and → TeX
LE [ɛl.ˈeː]
Abbreviation for the city of Leipzig
TeX [tɛç]
Original TeX typesetting system, developed by Prof. Donald E. Knuth,
Stanford University. TeX is used primarily in math typesetting.
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