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Sample styles

Sample styles were developed to adhere to the format specified in the S1000D Issue 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, and 5.0 specifications (Chapter 6 in each of these documents). SDL has developed these sample styles based on the specification itself; where the specification was not clear, we interpreted it or created a definition based on our aesthetic judgment.

Sample styles can be put to use at various stages of your project. For example, the following tasks can benefit from sample styles:
Testing customizations
If you have your own styles against which to test your customizations, use them. If not, sample styles may be used as part of an initial test bed for any customizations you implement.
Verifying the impact of configuration changes
If you have your own styles against which to test the impact of your configuration changes, use them. If not, sample styles can help determine the impact of your changes.
The sample styles implement the following stylistic or aesthetic decisions:
  • Page numbering restarts for each data module.
  • Front matter does not have chapter numbers.
  • Starting with Issue 4.0, only the first letters of titles are capitalized.
  • Styles were designed for PDF output rather than print. For example, chapters do not necessarily start on a right-hand page.
  • For optimum results, graphics should be created at 178 mm wide and 224 mm deep, or less, for US Letter size layout, or at 170 mm wide and 225 mm deep, or less, for A4 size layout (both sizes allow for a single-line caption; you can adjust the depth for more).
  • The sample PDFs represent results with a relatively small dataset.