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Contents MobileAware Interaction Server User Guide About This Manual . .1 Prerequisites . .2 Terminology Used in this Manual. .2 Content Examples . .3 Further Reading . .3 Documentation Roadmap. .3 Where do I start?. .3 What manuals are provided?. .3 Is there a demonstration Workshop mobility project? . .4 What authoring tools do I need? . .5 What format do I use for marking up content?. .5 How do I change the appearance of web content for mobile devices?. .6 Where can I find more information on delivering images and other media to mobile devices? . .6 How do I tailor content for different devices? . .6 How can I create dynamic content that accommodates device characteristics?. .6 How do I brand or use logos on my device?. .7 How do I troubleshoot the output from the MobileAware Interaction Server? . .7 How can I modify the basic start-up parameters for the MobileAware Interaction Server? . .7 How do I take advantage of access keys on WML devices? . .7 MobileAware Interaction Server User Guide iii How do I find out more about working with tables? . 7 The Mobility Extension for BEA Workshop. 7 Summary of the Mobility Extension Features . 8 Enable Multi-Channel . 8 Mobility Palette. 9 Mobility Toolbar . 10 IDE Properties additions . 13 Mobility Menu . 15 Fundamentals of Mobile Content . 16 Overview of the Process. 16 Three Steps to Creating and Delivering your Service. 16 Introducing the Mobility Tags . 18 The History of XHTML . 18 Extending XHTML with the Mobility Tags . 19 The Mobility Tags . 19 The mmXHTML Document Type Definition (DTD) . 21 The MobileAware Interaction Server JSP Tag Library . 22 Enhanced Performance . 22 Syntax . 23 Examples . 25 Mixing mm-tags and mm:tags. 26 Exception Handling and Diagnostics . 26 Optimizing Performance with the JSP Tag Library . 26 MobileAware Interaction Server Transformation Steps . 27 Optimizing Full Browser Performance . 27 Skipping Multi-Mode Tag Checking. 28 Skipping Multi-Mode Tag Checking for Specific Files in an Application . 28 Flagging a Page for Optimisation . 28 MobileAware Interaction Server User Guide iv Skipping Device Recognition . 29 Delivering a Web Application Without a MobileAware Interaction Server License or Filter. 29 Working with XHTML. 30 Syntax Rules . 30 Document Rules . 32 Automating HTML to XHTML Mark-up . 32 Enabling Less Strict Document Checking. 33 Organizing Content . 35 Introducing Groups . 35 Creating Explicit Groups. 36 Examples: mm-group . 39 Creating Sub-Groups. 41 Working with Implicit Groups . 42 Targeting Content for Specific Devices . 43 Referencing Groups. 44 Creating Conditional Content. 45 Creation of Conditional Content . 45 The “where” Attribute. 47 Proper ‘where’ Usage . 48 Invalid Expressions . 50 Using ‘where’ with Request Headers . 52 Examples of ‘where’ Usage . 53 Presentation Of Mobile Content . 56 Organising Content for Handheld Devices. 56 Arranging and Styling Content.