The InXML tool (US Patent pending - 13-245352) is part of a suite of proprietary software tools developed by diacriTech. The XMLpublishing platform automates most lay-out tasks related to pagination while taking advantage of Adobe InDesign Software capabilities for document composition.

This XML publishing platform utilizes an accurate XML-first workflow, is DTD and Schema agnostic and can use any client-specified DTD per requirements. InDesign to ePub Fixed layout is a visually rich fixed-layout format that provides a way to deliver every page laid out just as it is in the Adobe InDesign Software document or print version.

Some of the major features incorporated in this tool include

• Auto pagination from XML files, including MathML, CALS Tables or table in any other format.
• Establishing a XPATH based control for applying paragraph and character styles.
• Automatic layout of changes based on style specifications.
• Applying Master Pages automatically as specified in in pre-execution (example-applying for Recto/Verso pages and blank pages).
• Auto placement of parts of figures in vertical/horizontal position to compose a whole.
• Auto placement of tables in accordance with the reference cited.
• Table rows can span across pages
• Automatic positioning from portrait to landscape when width exceeds portrait orientation.
• Auto generation and placement of boxes, side notes or marginal notes and footnotes.
• Conversion of multiple input XML files to multiple output InDesign files.
• All edits made during the proof passes are automatically reflected in the output files.
• Automatic movement of specific XPath content to a different layer after pagination is completed.
• Automatic insertion of text variable.
• Swapping content between two different XPath possible.

Single Source – Multiple Outputs

InXML allows multi-purposing of input XML files to various output formats.