In my documentation I have a couple of cases where I need a link into an element within a conrefed table. And inside of this conref table I have tablenotes...
Hi Chris - The IDs are changed to ensure that you do not create duplicate IDs by pulling in other content. My understanding is that the IDs should not change...
... DITA ... very ... for ... over ... Joe, The DITA Open Toolkit User Guide and Reference is a book created with the Toolkit. Included in the book are many...
Re: Michael Priestley's comment about sharing case studies. Michael, I'd like to see those case studies -- could you point me to them? Would it be possible to...
... This really depends on what you're looking for. If you want, I can send you an old article I wrote that is more conceptual and based on the original IBM...
Hi all, I am interested in hearing how (or if) others are dealing with multiple versions of documentation, without the benefit of a CMS. I write documentation...
Hi everyone, I was wondering if it is possible to use the "args.xsl" parameter to replace the default xsl transform file when publishing to PDF using the FO...
What would be the best practice for managing variable content. For instance, I have a significant number of maps that reference a relatively medium number of...
I favor entities over conrefs as the entities are more easily inserted with most xml editors (dita-aware or not). I think that global entities can be handled...
Hi all, I am producing a manual using the DITA to PDF transform... I have a single table that needs to be in landscape orientation, but I am having a tough...
One flexible way to create variables is to re-use a phrase or content item using a conref and then redirect that conref to a specific variable setting at...
You seem to be thinking about the right issues. You want to be able to identify one set of source files for each configuration you need to be able to deliver. ...
Alain, args.xsl exists in the core part of the toolkit while pdf2 transformation is provided as a plug-in. I looked through the fo plug- in (demo/fo/build.xml)...
... I agree; this should be something that is handled by the toolkit. Preferably soon, before every vendor develops its own incompatible approach. I must...
... file. ... As one of the defenders of The DITA Way, John, I need to point out some balancing considerations about your recommendation for entities. The DITA...
Hi Bruce, Thanks for that. I hadn't thought about what you suggested--setting a conditional value for the elements related to a particular feature and then ...
Steve/Don/Michael Thanks for the quick and informed response. I think my question was born more out of ignorance than need. We currently have a large XML...
Hi, I was wondering if metdata specified in the map like this: <map> <topicmeta> <prodinfo> <prodname></prodname><vrmlist><vrm version="5.1"/></vrmlist> ...
Hi guess, yes I would appreciate the old article. I'm in the localisation industry so i'm happily familiar with XML structure, and the concept if DITA is ...
Harvey, I just wanted to qualify that "usable" just depends on whether your DITA content has been authored with any conrefs or is dependent on conditional...
Technical authoring teams are often asked to justify the use of a specialized CMS to manage DITA or even regular XML documentation, especially when there is...
Actually I believe that the standard should define two DITA forms: 1) The authoring form, which supports conditional processing, conrefs, and so on. 2) The...
Hi Pål, There is not yet a plan to push this information to topics. One reason is that it is not always clear which metadata values should be pushed to all ...
Hello: In 2006, BrightPath held a three-day, three-track DITA conference in Raleigh, NC. For 2007, we are pleased to be bringing to you TWO DITA-specific...
Thanks to everyone who responded to my query. While I initially tended toward entities the discussion has broadened my persepctive and given me more to think...
The December meeting of the Silicon Valley DITA SIG (SVDIG) is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00pm at NetAppliance in Sunnyvale, CA. Speaker: Max...
I know there's a set of files out there to let you replace RenderX with Antenna House's XSL Formatter, but it was done for OT 1.2.2. And I feel that replacing...
I am looking at different ways of delivering the DITA content to the users. I know about Java Help and Eclipse Help plug-in framesets. What are other framesets...
Hello, I may be biting off too big of a topic in one post, but I'm trying to get a better understanding of how we might utilize a DITA-based CMS. I've been...
For what its worth, Todd, there just happened to be a related post today on the xml-doc forum (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/xml-doc/) by someone who had ...
