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 You can have multiple separate sites in a single Greenstone3 installation. You can have multiple separate sites in a single Greenstone3 installation.
  
-An **[[en:user:interfaces|interface]]** is a set of images (and, potentially, CSS and Javascript) along+An **[[en:user:interfaces|interface]]** is a set of images, Css and Javascript along
 with a set of XSLT files used for translating XML output from the library into an appropriate form --  with a set of XSLT files used for translating XML output from the library into an appropriate form -- 
 HTML generally. XSLT (and therefore every Greenstone interface) is built around things called **templates**, which will HTML generally. XSLT (and therefore every Greenstone interface) is built around things called **templates**, which will
 tell Greenstone how to display pages depending on the content for that page (e.g. a document's metadata, tell Greenstone how to display pages depending on the content for that page (e.g. a document's metadata,
 the names of the collections in your site, what browsing classifier have been defined, etc.).  the names of the collections in your site, what browsing classifier have been defined, etc.). 
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 +A **library** is a combination of one site with one interface - in technical terms, each library is a servlet.
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 +You can create any number of interfaces in your Greenstone3 installation, which is especially useful for when you want to present the same content in different ways. In addition, multiple sites can make use of the same interface. The servlet configuration determines which libraries will be presented.
  
 //If all of that sounds really confusing, don't worry!  //If all of that sounds really confusing, don't worry! 
 Unless you want to make extreme changes to an interface (or define your own), Unless you want to make extreme changes to an interface (or define your own),
  you can largely avoid XSLT. //  you can largely avoid XSLT. //
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 +==== Customizations ====
  
 While the interfaces (i.e. the files that dictate how each page looks) themselves are separate from the content, you can override any part of  While the interfaces (i.e. the files that dictate how each page looks) themselves are separate from the content, you can override any part of 
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   * The GLI's **Format Features** section: The GLI provides an easy way to override parts of interface on a collection-level. Instead of having to create your own XSL files, you can type templates into the Format Features section of the Format panel.    * The GLI's **Format Features** section: The GLI provides an easy way to override parts of interface on a collection-level. Instead of having to create your own XSL files, you can type templates into the Format Features section of the Format panel. 
  
-You can create any number of interfaces in your Greenstone3 installation, which is especially useful for when you want to  
-present the same content in different ways. For example, you may want to provide two interfaces 
-for your sites: one interface for visitors using computers and another interface for mobile users. In addition, 
-multiple sites can make use of the same interface.  
  
-Finally, every site-interface combination you create is considered a **library**  
-(in technical terms, each library is actually a servlet). 
 =====Greenstone2===== =====Greenstone2=====
 ==== Collection level vs. library level ==== ==== Collection level vs. library level ====
en/beginner/customization.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/13 20:51 by kjdon