You can use ePublisher to produce output in several different formats. This section provides output format requirements for each output format ePublisher supports.

WebWorks Reverb 2.0 can now be viewed directly from your computer's file system or from a running web server. This means that you can use this format to deliver online help as part of a non-networked help system. However, in order to provide Reverb's social-media capabilities (i.e. commenting, likes) to your end-users you must deploy the output to a system that is running a web server. Then your end-users must access the content via an http or https url. If you do not have a web server, you can configure IIS on Windows or any other available web server software. For more information on IIS, consult the following resource.

When you are using ePublisher to generate WebWorks Reverb, ePublisher includes a viewer that you can use on the computer where you installed ePublisher to view the WebWorks Reverb output you generated using ePublisher.

If deploying Reverb output to a public web server that has X-FRAME-OPTIONS configured, make sure that for HTML pages this header is not configured as follows:

X-Frame-Options: DENY

Instead it should be configured as:

X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN

WebWorks Reverb has been tested on the following platforms:

WebWorks Reverb 1.0 is the predecessor version of Reverb and requires that you deploy your output to a web server (not directly from your computer's file system).

When you are using ePublisher to generate WebWorks Reverb 1.0, ePublisher includes a viewer that you can use on the computer where you installed ePublisher to view the output you generated using ePublisher.

To view Dynamic HTML, users must have a browser that supports HTML 4.0 installed. HTML 4.0 was published in late 1997, and the major browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari support HTML 4.0. For more information about the HTML version a browser supports, see the documentation for the browser. If you choose to implement online features that require JavaScript, such as popups, users may also need JavaScript enabled. Most browsers have JavaScript enabled by default.

For generating PDF output, the PDF - XSL-FO output format is the best choice if you want to have complete control of your output's styling using ePublisher. If you are using Adobe FrameMaker or Microsoft Word, you can consider using the PDF output format, which relies upon the print engine of those authoring environments for styling.

To generate PDF - XSL-FO files, you must have the Java version 11 or later installed. You can download for free from the Oracle Web site at https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-glance.html.

To generate output in this format, there are no external tools required. However, you will need a compatible ePUB reader in order to view the generated output. For development purposes, it is common practice to use an ePUB reader on your computer desktop, for example, you can use Adobe Digital Editions available at: https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html.

To generate Eclipse Help, you must have the Java2 Platform SDK version 1.2.2 or later installed.

If you are using ePublisher to generate Eclipse Help, ePublisher includes a viewer that you can use on the computer where you installed ePublisher to view the Eclipse Help you generated using ePublisher.

To view Eclipse Help when you include Eclipse Help with an application, users must have the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) installed. Typically, application developers configure their applications to install the Eclipse IDE with the Eclipse Help content to ensure users can view the Eclipse Help while using the application. To view Eclipse Help, users must also have Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or a Mozilla-based browser 1.7 or later installed.

To generate Microsoft HTML Help, you must have Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 1.x installed. If you do not have Microsoft HTML Help Workshop installed, ePublisher will ask you if you want to install Microsoft HTML Help Workshop during the ePublisher installation process. You can also download the Microsoft HTML Help Workshop for free from the Microsoft Developer Network Web site at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms669985.aspx.

To view Microsoft HTML Help, users must have the Microsoft HTML Help viewer installed. The Microsoft HTML Help viewer is installed with most Windows operating systems in use today. Users must also have Internet Explorer 4.0 or later installed. Microsoft HTML Help does not require that users use Internet Explorer as their default browser. Microsoft

To generate Oracle Help, you must have the Java2 Platform SDK version 1.2.2 or later installed on your computer.

To view Oracle Help, users must have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on their computer. Typically application developers configure their applications to install the JRE with the Oracle Help content to ensure users can view the Oracle Help while using the application. Oracle Help components must be installed and viewed on the local computer.

Most modern browsers such as Chrome and Microsoft Edge have the ability to read PDF files by default, though the user may also install Adobe Reader if a desktop application is needed.

To generate Sun JavaHelp 2.0, you must have the Java2 Platform SDK version 1.2.2 or later installed on your computer.

To view Sun JavaHelp, users must have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on their computer. Typically, application developers configure their applications to install the JRE with the Sun JavaHelp content to ensure users can view the Sun JavaHelp while using the application. Sun JavaHelp components must be installed and viewed on the local computer.

To view WebWorks Help, users must have JavaScript enabled in the browser. If JavaScript is not enabled, then the help system does not display in its entirety. For more information about determining whether JavaScript is enabled in your browser, see your browser options.

WebWorks Help has been tested on the following platforms:

Please refer to the WebWorks wiki for an up-to-date list of supported browsers: http://wiki.webworks.com/Permalinks/BrowserSupport