This tool is an online graphics editor. You can directly modify all your graphic charter files: images, Javascript, CSS, XSL, etc...
It behaves like theResource Explorer. You can :
- Create, rename or delete folders
- Create, rename, delete or download files.
Tool opening
Click on the Graphics editor button in the Developer tab to open the tool.
In the dialog box that opens, select the graphic charter to be opened for modification.
The list of available charters depends on the rights assigned to you.
Click on "Ok".
The different opening modes
When opening the tool, several cases may arise:
- First use of the tool
If the chart has never been edited using the chart editor, there is no saved working version of the chart.
A working version is created from a copy of the production chart (skins directory), and the tool is opened directly.
- The charter has already been modified and a working version has been saved.
In this case, you have the choice of starting from this last working version or from the charter in production.
Depending on your choice, a new working version is created from a copy of the saved working version or from a copy of the production chart.
The selected graphic charter will then be copied in its entirety to a dedicated workspace.
- The last time you used the workshop, you left the tool without saving your work.
In this case, you are offered the choice of either resuming your unsaved changes, or abandoning your changes and working from the last backup or production charter.
- The charter is being used by another user
Two people can't use the tool at the same time, as this will overwrite each other's modifications.
If the graphic charter appears to be locked by another user, you are warned by a pop-up window.
You have the option of recovering write access to the chart and opening the tool anyway.
The charter can be locked by another user if the latter has left the tool without saving during its last use. Refer to the date of the last modification to judge whether this user is actually using the tool.
If you choose to recover write rights, while the other user is using the tool at the same time, all his modification attempts will now be refused:
The tool opens in the left-hand side area and displays your chart's resources in tree form.
File editing
To edit a file, select it in the resource tree and click on the Open or double-click on it.
The file opens in the central area.
You can save and cancel your changes at any time using the "Save" and "Cancel changes" buttons.
Toolbar
| Button | Action |
Go to production / | Apply all changes made to the current production version. Make sure you've checked your entire new charter before taking this action. A backup of the current charter is always made before changes are applied in production.
Backups are stored in the WEB-INF/data/skins/backup/[nom_skin]. Contact your system administrator to recover a backup. |
Register / | This action saves the current changes. You can choose to close the tool to resume your changes later. No changes are applied to the version of the charter in production by this action. |
Cancel changes | This action allows you to undo the changes you've made, either by going back to the last saved working version, or by going back to the production version. Any changes you have made will be permanently lost. |
Preview | Preview charter modifications in a new window. |
Be careful when using the action Go to production. The changes will take effect directly on all sites using the modified charter. Make sure you have taken the time to check all the changes you have made using the Preview function.
If you exit the charter editor, your changes will not be lost. You will be able to come back to the currently modified charter in the future.
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