Getting started

#What KEd Studio is

KEd is the Kifuliiru Editor platform. KEd Studio is the publishing studio on that platform: you design covers, write pages in the Kifuliiru language (and English, French, and Kiswahili), and keep a portable .ked.json package so the same book can move between the browser and the desktop app.

The homepage (/) is the studio. The public catalog is Titles, Covers, Books, and Kifuliiru Publications. Anyone can browse. Sign in to create or write. Published books can be read on the platform, and a PDF is available when you want a copy.

#Make a first book

1. Open the editor

   Go to the book canvas. A blank book is created in the local library and titled Untitled Kifuliiru Book. The title lives in the left sidebar under Book info — not in the header.

2. Write and structure pages

   Type on the page. Use Normal, Title, Subheading, and Quote from the style dropdown. Add pages from the left sidebar. The cover page is page 0. While you type Kifuliiru, autocomplete can suggest words from the Kifuliiru Lab lexicon — see Kifuliiru writing.

3. Design the look

   Open Design. Look picks a template family. Cover is the compose canvas (background, artwork, layers). Interior sets page size, data layout, headers, and sections. Details are in Design & covers.

4. Export the KEd file

   The header Export KEd file icon writes a .ked.json file. That file is the book: data, design settings, and saved page HTML. See the format reference.

5. Export

   PDF is available in the browser through the print dialog. Native PDF, DOCX, and high-resolution cover PNG are complete on desktop app. Cover PNG also works in the browser when the cover page is selected.

6. Publish for reading

   A signed-in catalog book with a cover title and written content can be published into Kifuliiru Publications. Readers can turn pages online or save the complete book as PDF. See Publish and read.

#Ways into a book

You do not have to start from a blank canvas.

#Where work is stored

KEd Studio keeps drafts in this browser. Each book in the library has its own draft, and the last-used book comes back when you reload. The status bar can show how many Kifuliiru lexicon words loaded for autocomplete. Clearing site data removes local books that were never saved to a file.

Treat .ked.json as the durable copy. Save it when you want a backup, a handoff to another machine, or an import into the desktop app.

#On a phone

The editor uses a bottom dock: File, Pages, Format, and Design. Save from File is available in the desktop app. In the browser, save from a computer so you get the full .ked.json download.