In the table below we list examples of the kinds of branding that can be applied to create bespoke templates, either for a single document or as a general 'standard' for use by a publisher. Multiple bespoke templates are possible on our managed webdoxx services, whilst on the webdoxx.org automated service the default is a single bespoke template option
| BRANDING | DESCRIPTION OF OPTIONS |
|---|---|
| COLORS | Toolbar and page background colors can be amended to suit branding preferences. Page content (colors derived from the source PDF documents) are fixed |
| TEXT ELEMENTS | Some publishers prefer text links on the toolbar or extra text, such as HELP, HOME, EXIT and/or their own Organization name - subject to space on the toolbar and target device layouts these can be accommodated |
| ICONS | The standard icons used can be modified (e.g. the sidebar icon can be changed to the familiar 3-bar "accordian" icon), extra icons can be added (e.g. a Help button and associated pop-up help screen, or an Email icon to request a printed copy of the current document from the publisher). A HOME icon and/or the Exit/Logout icon can be set to return to a specific page on the publisher's own website. A "full page" icon is also an option |
| PRINTING | Special arrangements can be made for PDF printing if required with both online (WEBDOXX) and offline (DRUMLIN/JAVELIN) options available. With the Webdoxx online services enabling printing requires creation of larger filesets during the conversion process (so generates more storage usage) and typically allows users to print the current page, or a range of pages (limited to a pre-specified number at any one time) plus an on-page dynamic watermark to suit the publisher's requirements in terms of size, color and positioning on each page. It may be necessary to specify in advance the target page size (A4 or US Letter) depending on the document source. Printing is carried out via the browser's native print handling functionality |
| WATERMARKING | Special watermarking can be added if required - e.g. your preferred text, multiple watermarks, different size/font/angle, opacity, or no watermark, with a mix of static and dynamic elements (in addition to any static watermark added to the source PDF before conversion) |
| LOGOS & IFRAMES | There is typically limited space for corporate logos within the page display formats, but logos can be overlayed on the source documents as static watermarks prior to conversion for Webdoxx, and logos can be accomodated via the access pages to documents, e.g. via standard web-based Catalog pages or via the use of iframes, with branding enabled on the web page where the iframe is located. Note that the use of iframes should follow the recommendations and security settings recommended in the current standards (e.g. see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/iframe) and use the general sandbox iframe format with src="xxxxx.php" and sandbox (with no arguments) where xxxxx.php is the URL of your target document on our webdoxx servers |
| LANGUAGES | Source PDF files can be in any language, including non-Latin scripts such as Greek, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew etc. The viewer itself is also multi-lingual, responding to the default language settings of the target device. Languages not already supported can be added for bespoke templates. Languages (in addition to English) currently supported for toolbar elements include: Croation, Chinese, Danish, Spanish, German, Greek, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, and Ukranian. Content dynamic translation is also supported, typically using the Translate features of browsers such as Edge and Chrome |
| ACCESSIBILITY | Optional accessible (selectable text) viewers are available for read-aloud, screen readers and text-to-speech facilities in browsers and associated tools for the visually impaired. Note that for screen readers the text must be selectable |
| PAGINATION | Printed books often have page numbering that is not reflected in the PDF versions of the printed books. For example, many books may have several initial pages (cover, acknowledgements, contents listings etc) that preceed the numbered pages 1, 2... etc. Quite often the PDF version will have pages numbered in sequence, starting at 1 for the cover, 2 for the inside cover etc. resulting in the Webdoxx page numbers not matching the on-page display of numbers. There are three solutions to this issue: (i) it can be ignored and accepted that users will realize there is a page offset; (ii) the source PDF can be set to reflect the printed page numbering by labelling the initial pages (e.g. cover, i, ii, iii,iv etc); or (iii) by adding the option to select by printed page number, based on the offset in the document |