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Publishing Assistant supports the typesetter in completing the tasks required to publish a Paratext USFM text. Publishing Assistant provides an interface for entering specifications for the Bible layout, and then automates nearly all of the layout operations in within Adobe InDesign that were previously done manually by the typesetter. This leaves the typesetter free to concentrate on the final adjustments necessary for a high quality publication. The following operations have all been successfully automated:
- Placement of footnotes and cross references.
- Placement of illustrations.
- Text adjustment so that both columns are the same height (column balancing).
- Creating of page headers and footers.
- Creating a table of contents.
- Diglot layouts.
- Exporting USFM text from the typeset files (roundtrip).
This tool results in a high quality Bible with fewer chances for errors introduced by manual operations, and in a shorter amount of time than previous systems. Publishing Assistant is currently in use in all 4 UBS regions.
Availability and Prerequisites
 | Distribution Policy
Publishing Assistant is intended for use by the typesetter and the support staff involved in the translation publishing process. It is not intended for general use by translation teams. Implementation of Publishing Assistant should be discussed with your Area UBS CAP manager, or SIL GPS department, so that proper training and support can be arranged. Distribution of Publishing Assistant does not take place without appropriate training and support.
See the Distribution Policy information page for details. |
In order to successfully produce formatted scripture output using Publishing Assistant, the following is required.
System Requirements
- Intel Pentium IV or higher processor (or equivalent).
- Microsoft(r) Windows(r) Windows XP with Service Pack 2, or Windows Vista.
- 512MB of RAM (minimum), 1GB or more is strongly recommended (esp. with Vista).
- 1GB of available hard-disk space, plus additional room for project
data (InDesign files, illustrations etc.).
- 1024 x 768 display resolution (minimum), higher resolution is strongly recommended for regular typesetting work.
- Paratext 6 with Service Pack 2
- Adobe InDesign CS2 (CS is not supported), or CS3.
User Experience
- Familiarity with Windows XP or Vista
- Working knowledge of the basic tools and features of Paratext 6 (esp Checking tools), and Adobe InDesign.
Project Text Requirements
The translation project text must exist as a Paratext 6 project, and be marked up using valid USFM markers. At a minimum, the Chapter-verse and Validate SFMs checks should have been run on the project text, and any errors found corrected. Preferably all other important checks should also be run to get the text as clean as possible.
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