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Configuring XMetaL

Follow these steps on the client computer only if you installed or upgraded XMetaL after installing SDL Contenta.

Procedure

  1. Copy the XyeXmetalCat.mcr file in XMetaL_home\author\startup to XyeXmetalCat.mcr.bkup.
  2. Copy the XyeXmetalCat.mcr file:

    From: Contenta_Home\Encaps\XmetalEdit\Macros\XyeXmetalCat.mcr

    To: XMetaL_home\author\startup\XyeXmetalCat.mcr

  3. Disable the restoration of the last open documents.
    1. To change this setting, start XMetaL Author independent of Contenta (that is, do not start from the Contenta tools menu).
    2. In XMetaL, click Tools > Options.
    3. On the General tab, uncheck Restore last open documents.
    4. Click OK.
  4. If you use XMetaL Ent, do the following:
    1. Open a command prompt.
    2. Navigate to the encaps\XmetalEdit\Macros subdirectory of your Contenta_home directory.
    3. Run the setupXmetalENTmcr.pl script in this location. This ensures that the correct SDL delivered macro files are in the StartUp subdirectory of your XMetaL home directory.