The Istya Editor

Through the Istya Editor, text and 3D elements can be compiled into a working unit and saved as an Istya content file. These content files contain a mix of binary data (3D models, actions and choreographies, images, sounds etc.) and textual data (all the HTML and any other text data) and code pages.

Istya content is organised in a tree-like data structure utilising many different node types. Each page is represented by a page node and a layout template determines the overall design of the page allowing a choice between text-only, 3D-only or mixed-mode.

Simple interactivity can be added using special event-nodes. This class of nodes captures user action, for example mouse-over or click events in the 3D or text window. Event nodes can be used to activate/deactivate other state nodes, allowing a quick method for adding simple interactivity.

Complex interactivity can be achieved through embedding C# code. This method allows deep access to all the features of the Istya platform, which enables virtually any type of logic or functionality to be added to the content. The Istya editor includes tools to create and edit those code fragments. For very extensive additional logic one can also include assembly DLLs.