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USING QUARKXPRESS SERVER
30 | A GUIDE TO QUARKXPRESS SERVER 2017
Using QuarkXPress Server
The xml namespace deconstructs a project according to the Modifier DTD. The
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onstruct
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amespace lets the server turn an XML representation of a QuarkXPress
project back into an actual project. With these namespaces, you can deconstruct a
project into an XML representation, change the XML in accordance with the
Modifier DTD, and then have the server generate an updated version of the
QuarkXPress project. You can even create new QuarkXPress projects from scratch
using XML.
In addition, you can use the
construct namespace to:
Create a page based on master page
Create a project from XML, using a Job Jackets™ file as the basis for the project
Modify text font and style, including OpenType® styles
Apply style sheets and local formatting to text
Create and populate tables
Import pictures into picture boxes and specify picture attributes
The DTD used for XML construction and deconstruction is completely Unicode®-
compliant, making it ideal for use in international publishing. Furthermore, the use
of this DTD ensures that the schema of XML output created by Constructor does
not change when server preferences change. This DTD is provided in the
QuarkXPress Server application folder and fully documented in “
Modifier DTD
(annotated).”
Deconstructor XTensions software and the
deconstruct namespace are no longer
supported.
Creating URL requests
You can use URL requests to make QuarkXPress Server render projects in a variety of
formats, to use the features of server XTensions modules, and to control the server.
The topics below provide an overview of how to construct server requests and use
URL parameters.
This chapter also lists functions that let you control the server. For detailed
information about constructing other types of URL requests, see “
Web integration.”
Understanding URL requests
QuarkXPress Server URL requests should use the following format: