PTC Arbortext Layout Editor 12.1.1.0

The Arbortext Product Development team is pleased to announce the availability of Arbortext Layout Editor 12.1.1.0. This new addition to the Layout Developer family of print composition tools provides a more accessible version of the application dedicated to those users who create or finish paged documents by hand.

Features provided in this release are:

Updates to the user interface:
- Updates to the yellow bar to aid content editing
- Cutting guide configuration from the print dialog
• The Insert Markup feature — easily create custom text inserts which can be called from a single command
• JavaScript toolbars — an FOM representation of the application’s toolbars to allow easier creation of dynamic custom interfaces
Debugger improvements:
- Security additions to control access to ALD via the socket connection and to encrypt communication
- Updates to the debugger’s Resources panel to improve usability
• Updates to pseudo fonts to extend their usefulness


Layout Editor i s a version of the Layout Developer application built specifically for the needs of those users who use the interface to create or finish print documents. Layout Editor is not, therefore, a development tool and consequently has had development functionality removed, hidden or restricted. Layout Editor does use the same formatting engine as Layout Developer, so all code, formatting rules and layouts created there will work in Layout Editor.

To protect template code, Layout Editor has a different file format from Layout Developer, which cannot be edited in a text editor. Layout Editor files can be created from both Layout Developer and Layout Editor. In addition, Layout Editor users will not have the ability to edit what is considered to be template code. This must be done in Layout Developer.

Layout Editor is provided for manual document creation and finishing based on templates. Layout Editor users will be working manually to edit text, tweak formatting, move or create frames with content in and generate output. Any template helpers such as automation scripts or libraries can be run as in Layout Developer. Template developers can, and are encouraged to, create bespoke interfaces to work in Layout Editor including toolbars and menus, which can be delivered as part of the template or as Layout Editor libraries. System file customisation is discouraged as much as possible, with libraries being the preferred method.

Arbortext Layout Editor Overview


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Product: PTC Arbortext Layout Editor
Version: 12.1.1.0
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.ptc.com
Languages Supported: multilanguage
System Requirements: PC *
Size: 99.0 mb