Is HelpXplain XML documented?

HelpXplain is the exciting new animated infographics and screencast tool that integrates with Help+Manual.

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Simon_Dismore
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Is HelpXplain XML documented?

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Is HelpXplain XML documented? I'm thinking of making an automated generator for something.
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Re: Is HelpXplain XML documented?

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Hi Simon,
The XML is a proprietary format, it is not officially documented. An automated generator might be difficult to build, because an .xplain file contains ready-to-export static snapshots of all slides. They are used for preview, as poster images when Help+Manual exports an Xplain and for printing. These static snapshots have to be readily available inside the Xplain/ZIP file, the command line compiler does not recreate them.
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Re: Is HelpXplain XML documented?

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Thanks for the info.

I wasn't thinking of generating the final xplain, just doing the preparatory grunt work of assembling materials, ready for fine tuning in the editor. Would the editor be able to open a file that didn't contain these static snapshots, and then create them when the project is saved?
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