Transcript customisation and internationalisation

Customisation of the IPT
Alberto GONZÁLEZ-TALAVÁN
Programme Officer for Training
GBIF Secretariat
GBIF NODES Committee Meeting
Copenhagen, Denmark
4th October 2009
SUMMARY
1. IPT General Features: basics about the IPT
2. IPT Requirements : What do you need to have an IPT instance running?
3. The data interfaces:
4. The user interface:
how is data exposed when connected to the IPT.
how data is displayed to visitors.
5. Customisation and internationalisation.
6. Expanding the IPT: are you interested in your IPT handling other kinds of data?
7. Discussion, questions and answers.
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
SUMMARY
1. IPT General Features: basics about the IPT
2. IPT Requirements : What do you need to have an IPT instance running?
3. The data interfaces:
4. The user interface:
how is data exposed when connected to the IPT.
how data is displayed to visitors.
5. Customisation and internationalisation.
1. Language
6. Expanding
the IPT: are you interested in your IPT handling other kinds of data?
2. Access points
7. Discussion,
questions
and answers.
3. Practical
examples
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
INTRODUCTION
This presentation deals with the topic of the adaptation of the IPT aspect to
different contexts, to match corporate images and to offer the user interface in
different languages.
This lecture is presented by Alberto González-Talaván,
Training Officer at the GBIF Secretariat in
Copenhagen, Denmark.
The GBIF Secretariat, Denmark
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
INTERNATIONALISATION
The user interface can be translated into different languages:
1.The messages displayed are gathered in a property file easy to translate
2. Include the language flag
3. Activate the language in the config file.
Graphic!
Lacking: Multiple translations for the welcome text.
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
CUSTOMISATION
There are three ways to modify the IPT default aspect:
1.Through the web interface.
2. Using CSS files.
3. Modifying directly the HTML code.
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
CUSTOMISATION
There are three ways to modify the IPT default aspect:
1.Through the web interface.
2. Using CSS files.
3. Modifying directly the HTML code.
Image
Welcome statement
Contact information
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
CUSTOMISATION
There are three ways to modify the IPT default aspect:
1.Through the web interface.
2. Using CSS files.
3. Modifying directly the HTML code.
Elements
position
Fonts
Background colour
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
CUSTOMISATION
There are three ways to modify the IPT default aspect:
1.Through the web interface.
2. Using CSS files.
3. Modifying directly the HTML code.
Maximum flexibility, but:
1.Chances that the application stop working increases
(!!)
2.Incompatible with future releases of the tool
The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
Customisation of the IPT
Alberto GONZÁLEZ-TALAVÁN
Programme Officer for Training
GBIF Secretariat
Universitetsparken 15
DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel: +45 3532 1483
Fax: +45 3532 1480
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gbif.org
GBIF NODES Committee Meeting
Copenhagen, Denmark
4th October 2009