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Conventions..................................................................................9
Getting started with QuarkXPress Server.................................10
QuarkXPress Server architecture....................................................................10
Understanding QuarkXPress Server...............................................................10
Server templates and static projects.......................................................................11
The document pool and the Streaming Document Provider..................................11
Projects and layouts................................................................................................12
Job Jackets and resources......................................................................................12
Caching...................................................................................................................13
QuarkXPress Server preferences.............................................................................13
Quark License Administrator...................................................................................13
Master-renderer environment.................................................................................13
Changing logging levels in "log4j.xml"..................................................................14
Understanding QuarkXPress Server XTensions software...............................15
The QuarkXPress Server XTensions API..................................................................15
Configuring QuarkXPress Server for launch...................................................16
Launching QuarkXPress Server.......................................................................16
Quitting QuarkXPress Server..........................................................................17
The QuarkXPress Server user interface.....................................18
Navigation pane..............................................................................................18
Administration menu.......................................................................................20
General Preferences dialog box..............................................................................20
Renderer Preferences dialog box............................................................................23
Job Jackets dialog box...........................................................................................31
App Studio preferences..........................................................................................32
Check Out License dialog box................................................................................32
Using QuarkXPress Server.........................................................33
Creating URL requests....................................................................................33
Understanding URL requests...................................................................................34
Understanding QuarkXPress Server namespaces...................................................34
Understanding QuarkXPress Server parameters.....................................................35
Supported interfaces.......................................................................................35
The Dynamic Publishing Process (DPP)...........................................................36
Getting started................................................................................................36
Getting started: HTTP and HTTPS..........................................................................36
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