Server section
...
 | Preset: save your settings for future use, to enable connection to several instances of CHILI publisher. Name: The name you gave to your preset. Url: URL you get from your CHILI publisher administrator. Environment: The name of the environment where you will store your converted document Username: The username you got from the CHILI publisher administrator Password: The password you’ll need to connect to the environment mentioned above Autologin checkbox: When opening the Plugin, the plugin will auto connect to the CHILI publisher instance. Login button: will do as mentioned: login to the instance. Status: Will tell you whether you’re connected, not connected or of there are issues. You can save your settings, before you login. Enter a name, and “Save” your preset. |
When connected, you’ll see the “Logout” button to disconnect from that instance.
...
Semantics: We’ve called this Import, because you import a document INTO a CHILI publisher instance. You could argue that from this point of view it’s exporting TO an instance.
This panel will hold the settings. In the next two panels you can choose to Export to CHILI publisher or Export to InDesign.
| Info |
|---|
Only available, when connected to an instance! |
...
Preset: similar to connection presets, you can make Import settings Presets. This comes in handy when you have several setups for the same instance.
Name: name of the (Import Settings) preset
Documents: path where you will store the converted document.
Images: path on the instance where to store linked assets (images)
Fonts: path on the instance where to store linked Fonts.
Log file: Where to (locally) store a log file for this conversion. You’ll need this in case of conversion issues.
Log level: the amount of information to keep in that log file.
Document options
Include Document Preview: Bram Verniest What is this?
Convert gradient to PDF: Because gradients are heavy on documents used in the webbrowser, you can choose to convert a frame with a gradient to a places assed as PDF. You’ll keep the visual look, but loose the edit ability of the gradient in the frame.
...
Use high resolution for locked layers: Bram Verniest Will conver convert locked layers to placed assets, and retain high quality of these assets.
Import selection only: Bram Verniest to check what this does.Will only convert the selected items.
...
Export to CHILI publisher
This panel enables you to export your InDesign document to the CHILI publisher instance.
...
Source: Select the local open file you wish to convert
Destination: Choose to export to the server instance, or a local package. (to import later)
Environment: Choose the environment where you want to send the document to
Pages: select the pages / range of pages you want to convert.
Locked Layers: select the layers you want to treat as Locked layers.
Checkbox “Open Document in Browser” will open the converted document in the CHILI publisher instance.
“Go” self-explanatory
...
Export to InDesign
...
Environment: Where you want tot document to come from.
Document Name: Select the document on the CHILI publisher instance.
Layout: If several alternate layouts are available, select the one you need to convert.
Export settings: When a document is selected, you can select the export settings associated with this document. Bram Verniest to check
Destination folder: Where to save the local file.
File name: name of the file you want to save locally
Checkbox: Create document folder: will create a folder, containing all the assets (document, fonts, assets)
Export: start the process