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IMu New EMu Web Developments
Evolution, not Revolution • texhtmlserver / texhtml • texxmlserver / Web Objects • “Web 5” • New EMu Internet System: “IMu”
New Features • Themes • Cross-module searching/results • Dynamic pages: “Web 2.0” • User “audit trails” • Standard “shopping cart” facilities
Technology – What’s Going On? Actually quite a lot… • IMu Server • Web-server APIs • Theming • Interactivity
“IMu Server” • Same role as texxmlserver • Embedded within EMu environment • Extensible via perl modules – you can add your own functionality • Basic cross-module searching • Shopping cart interface • Admin tool
Web Server APIs • Set of APIs • PHP • .Net • Java • Perl • Other • Used to build web services • e.g. Multimedia web service
Theming • Web server code generates XML • XSLT to process XML • Separation of content from presentation logic • Can be run off web-server or by browser
Interactivity • Browser-based code • Javascript / jQuery • Flash • Silverlight • Provides: • Background searching (AJAX) • Markup of content (Subject links) • Visual effects (scrolling etc.)
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How can we use this? • Build more dynamic web sites • Build sites with different themes for different users: • Target sites to specific audiences • Mobile devices (iPhone) • Visually impaired • Build sites that do more than query single EMu module • Cross-module searching allows you to publish what you need from whatever modules you need • Other tools such as Admin tool • Build web services
Summary • EMu’s web capability continues to evolve • “IMu” is a significant addition to the existing web tools • More functionality • More dynamic web sites • More flexibility in how you use it • It’s not hard to get EMu data out onto the web and you now have more options than ever