J2S LayoutToolbox-Read-me

J2S LayoutToolbox is a solution used to automatically layout document from a structured data set. The user creates a module, i.e. a set of rules specifying how the layout should be. J2SLayoutToolbox takes in the module and the dataset (either XML or CSV) to generate the final document.

The module defines the hierarchical structure of a document. Each node of the structure corresponds to a container. Each node is associated to a layout element in InDesign where the design aspects are specified.

• General overview: principles of the solution.
• Installation guide: J2S LayoutToolbox and J2S Module Editor installation guide.
• J2S LayoutToolbox tagger: about our tagging extension for InDesign.
• Reference guide: Reference guide to create modules.

• First generation : First generation of a document.