A thought: I have a number of introductory topics that contain links to subsidiary topics. (About 5 to 7 each, in case anyone doubts my fanatical devotion to...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 4, 2005 1:52 am
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Hi Ted, can't this be done with an xsl at display time? read topicref node in map var newnodeset for each descendant::topicref create a link element...
... I have finally rediscovered the other document that informed on the original decision to include the translate attribute as a universal attribute for DITA...
Hello, I am having some problems with processing using the DITA stylesheets and XML Spy. I have a couple of questions. I am able to assign an XSL stylesheet to...
Hello Jennifer, If you're using XML Spy 2005 (I have sp1) , a quick fix is to change the default XSLT engine, in the Tools menu - Options - XSLT Tab , to use ...
Case: I have a document containing a couple of topics collected in a map file. The document describes a specific product and on the cover page of the paper...
I have faced a similar issue. I document 4 products that all have different logos and color schemes. I considered my documents as documents based on different...
... Your suggestion is certainly a good practice for the information architecture you describe, France. If you are supporting a set of information that is...
Don, France I was very happy to read your postings, as our solution ideas we came up in a brainstorming went into similar directions. So I know, that we are on...
Don Is there any description for the bookmap available? Something like the "DITA Language Reference"? In the bookmap.dtd / bookmap.mod I found the element...
... Here is the original proposal that Erik Hennum posted to the original DITA newsgroup on developerWorks awhile back. It is as much documentation as I have...
Still related to Chris's original question, I overlooked mentioning one other obvious alternative for book production using DITA maps. The current dita132...
Hello, I recieved an update from the folks at Altova that the bug has been fixed and the fix should appear in XMLSpy 2005sp2. The defect number is #8569. Fixed...
OpenOffice supposedly can read and write DocBook files, using a template and a pair of XSLT files. Has anyone tried building a DITA filter using the Docbook...
Is the <navref> tag still supported only for Eclipse? I think so (it doesn't appear to work using Saxon), but I want to make sure. Thanks -- Ted ... Ted Kuster...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 14, 2005 1:20 am
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The coding for this would be way over my head, but I would be excited to help in some other way, such as field testing or whatever. If anyone decides to take...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 14, 2005 10:04 pm
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It's intended to represent a delayed/deferred/runtime inclusion of the target navigation file; the only output format from DITA that has that capability...
Oh. That was exactly what I wanted to do. Thanks. Ted ... From: Michael Priestley [mailto:mpriestl@...] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 2:19 PM To:...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 14, 2005 11:03 pm
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Spoke too soon. Using a topicref with a conref attribute doesn't appear to work either. I've tried the standard conref syntax that works in topic body text,...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 14, 2005 11:28 pm
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The syntax is a little different - since there's only ever one map element in a document, you don't need to include the map ID in the conref path. You can...
Michael, Sorry to be a PITA here, but still no luck. Here is relevant portion of the main map, nav_main.xml: <?xml version='1.0' encoding='iso-8859-1'?> ...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 14, 2005 11:58 pm
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I cannot see that the conref code has been imported in any way into the current map processing code. I don't think the conref method will work without...
Hi there, I have a large number of documents in XHTML that I would like to convert to DITA. Does anyone know if there is a stylesheet available to do this? (or...
How can I make a topicref entry in a map file such that the associated topic is processed but the topic title does not appear in the TOC output? I found this...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 19, 2005 9:59 pm
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I'm working on a project to define the strategy for establishing a centralized editing function within a reuse/single-sourcing environment. If anyone has any...
I recommend getting a copy of Ann Rockley's book, "Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy" (New Riders). It's a great book that outlines...
From a strategic/enterprise point of view, I would suggest finding out how much reuse is already happening in the products you are supporting and go from...
How about a Silicon Valley DITA Users Group? I don't think there is one yet. (If there is, please clue me in.) If you'd like to get one going, get in touch...
Ted Kuster
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Jan 20, 2005 5:32 pm
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... Norma, there is an excellent article written by James Robertson entitled: Content Reuse in Practice that you might also want to look at. ...
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