Thanks very much for the information. Within the fo:layout-master-set, I defined the tags per instruction. However, this did not work. The only change I got...
Krishna, the particular dita2fo transform that you are working with was originally a proof of concept that utilized the freely available FOP processor. It is...
Thanks Don-I will download the plugin. If I find a way to resolve the header and chapter first-page issues, I will this with the DITA user community. Krisha ...
Hi, I came up with this topic when the New York DITA User Group asked for meeting topic suggestions, but then it occurred to me that I ought to ask about it...
Hi Dave, I'm not quite sure I can picture your unique requirements. In my mind's eye, you could use base DITA to build your corporate security policy and even...
Hi all, The OpenTopic Customization guide is referred to in the readme for Idiom's FO plugin. Is it posted as a PDF anywhere? Is it available for sale? Thanks,...
... Julio> I'm not quite sure I can picture your unique requirements. I'm pretty sure they're not unique. But the problem I'm having, anyway, is that the...
... That said, your ... Thanks, Deborah. In general, the documentation says @href is a pointer to a resource. When that resource is a human being, seems like a...
The OASIS DITA Technical Committee charter recognizes that DITA has broad application, David. Note this comment from it: It is anticipated that, in addition to...
... If you Google the two main exceptions (TransformerException ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException) you'll find that most of the hits are for Xalan. Are you...
... Don> It is anticipated that, in addition to the common information elements Don> provided in the base specification, specific communities of users may Don>...
This is probably more of a translation question than a DITA one. But I'm interesting in knowing how DITA installations are handling this situation. When...
I occasionally have a situation where within task 'A' I need to reference a separate task 'B' such that the steps in task 'B' are effectively substeps of one...
Dave, Glad to see that you have some answers to your questions. I think part of the problem is that DITA is really a paradigm change when you start using it....
Hi Shawn, Generally, I would make a non-linking reference to the other task and include relate the tasks together through a reltable entry. This way, if the...
Now that I have a basic system up and working, I would like enhance it using Sean's tocjs. I'm trying to work it out using the toolkit samples files (1.3.1)....
... indexes will be out of alphabetical order because words begin with different characters. Is it the job of translators to re-order the indexes/glossaries?...
Ok thanx everybody that helped me to clearify DITA. What I understand is that it probably fulfil my needs, but the primary learning curve is too steep. To use...
Hi Judy, YOu actually need to transform the file to xhtml and also generate the javascript TOS using two targets. Here is an ANT file that should work to build...
Sorry about the confusing message from the tocjs output. That is left over from trying to sort out 'out.ext' rather than simply appending '.html' in the links...
I want to increase leading between <image> elements and other text elements (e.g., <title>, <desc>, <step>, <p>, etc.). What XSL file in the OT controls this?...
Shawn, you are more than welcome to contribute the tocjs transform to the DITA Open Toolkit. The ideal way would be to fashion it as a transform plugin,...
I was wondering if anyone knows how to set up multiple deliverable types in XMetal DITA Edition using RenderX with the Idiom plugin. For example, in XMetal you...
... Thanks Don. I can understand the need to keep the toolkit lean. The tocjs plugin mostly works that way (thanks to Debora Picket for walking me through the...
... Coming from FrameMaker, the ability to specify sort order separately from entry content was something really missed. Another inexplicable omission in DITA...
Whoops! ... Should ALWAYS check the spec. instead of relying on memory. In fact, _some_ 'character' elements are permitted within <indexterm>, such as ...
What DITA elements can I use to create a collection of call-outs (short annotations) that can be placed either on top of or adjacent to an image in a <fig>? I...
