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XMetaL Author Plugin

Lexeri Support
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About this plugin

With the Lexeri plugin for XMetaL Author, you can check XML documents for correct terminology directly in the editor. You can also search your termbase and upload documents for term extraction without leaving the editor.

XMetaL Author is an XML editor used in technical writing, content management, and document creation. Many of our customers use it as the editor for the content management system Schema ST4 by Quanos or COSIMA by DOCUFY.

This article describes version 1.7.0.

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Prerequisites

  • XMetaL Author is installed on your PC.
  • You have administrator rights for the XMetaL Author installation folder.
  • You have a Lexeri account registered for your email address.

Install the plugin

The plugin consists of the lexeri folder and the lexeri.mcr macro file. You copy both to the XMetaL Author installation folder.

  1. Download the plugin from our website: Download the Lexeri plugin for XMetaL
  2. Unzip the package.
  3. Copy the lexeri folder to the XMetaL Author installation folder, usually C:\Program Files\XMetaL 18.0\Author.
    Note: Depending on your configuration, the installation folder may be located on a different drive or contain a different version number.
  4. Copy the lexeri.mcr macro file to the Startup directory of the installation folder, usually C:\Program Files\XMetaL 18.0\Author\Startup.
  5. Restart XMetaL Author.

XMetaL Author recognizes the Lexeri plugin after the restart.

Start the plugin

You start the plugin with the "Lexeri Show" macro.

  1. In the main menu, select Tools > Macros.
  2. In the list of installed macros, select the "Lexeri Show" macro.
  3. Click Run.
  4. Log in with your email address.

The Lexeri interface opens in the Resource Manager. You can now check the document you have open.

 

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