I've changed the directories in which the dtd, xsl etc. files are stored, and altered the properties in build.xml to match these changes. All seems groovy...
... Since 1.0.2, the DITA Toolkit has been relying on XML Catalog resolution for location of your DTDs. Rather than hardwire your particular locations into...
Using DITA-OT 1.1 with JDK 1.4.2_09 on Windows XP When running the dita.topics.javahelp target, the following warning is generated for each topic.xml file...
I was looking at topic2foImpl.xsl today and I noticed a comment "- something causes a page overflow error with XEP" Is that still a problem? Anyone figured...
Gershon, It's a bug that the argument to set up css file doesn't work in javahelp. You can simply solve this problem by deleting the "chapter- setup" template...
Hello, I have a problem with correct converting DITA to CHM. I use AuthorIT for exporting documenation to DITA, then I send it to translators that translate it...
... I think I wrote that comment about two years ago, Steve. Have you tested the FO output with the latest XEP evaluation version? All the FO-to-PDF engines...
Hello, i just started work with the dita open toolkit. I have set up the toolkit with apache ant, I am able to generate all output formats, but not the pdf...
... Sven, at your command prompt, try this command: C:\DITA-OT1.1>java org.apache.fop.apps.Fop If the classpath was properly set up, this command should return...
Hi, Igor :-) ... Just a disclaimer...I haven't used this method. ... The ID numbers are assignments only, and they are never in the topic files when creating...
Not wanting to blame RenderX without proof, I drilled into the error I was having a bit. It was in my transformation overrides. Once I fixed those, (most) of...
There's nothing like meeting face-to-face with people addressing similar DITA challenges, speaking to folks who already know how to deal with the issues you're...
... Maybe this problem was caused by xref's format attribute, for xref refer to internal dita files, its format attribute should be 'dita' or 'DITA', the...
Sven, I met the same problem before. I think that FOP recommend the user to include the exact jar file in the classpath not the jar file directory. Here is my...
Now that I'm working on a big file set, the output from the various ant commands is getting really, really hard to read. Watching all the [xslt] and ...
Can you pipe all the messages through a grep command with filters set to just pass warnings and errors on to buildlog.txt, assuming that these message have...
Ah, the old Matrix effect. Yes, I've done of those tricks, too, Hedley, using Windows versions of those Linux tools. The logfile parameter is absolutely the...
In the xslfo part of the DITA Toolkit I found 4 files where page settings have been defined. In the dita2fo-shell.xsl in line 134, the simple-page-master...
I just found further page settings. In the dita2fo-shell.xsl line 295 - 316 there is also an <xsl:attribute-set name="common-grid"> definition. And in the...
Anyone have any idea how many organizations are currently (or planning to) use DITA? Are there any articles or estimates available for public use? Thanks! ...
When creating a FO I was running into errors whenever a writer used an intra-topic link, like this: <xref href="#ACT">ACT</xref> When I looked into it, the...
Thanks a lot for the help, that was the problem. I have insert not the path but the path and the files. Thanks twice for all the help. Best Regards, Sven...
Hello all, now I fixed the problem with the pdf generating. But I still have now the problem the Toolkit doesn´t generate chm files. I installed the HTML Help...
Can anyone point to usability studies or research that supports information typing -- the idea of using only one type of information in a given topic. For...
Hi I am currently working on the pdf rendition for a DITA based documentation using the xslfo files of the DITA Toolkit. In the header of each page, the title...
Hi Steve, The short answer is, it is not a good idea to rely on the xtrf attribute. As you saw, that attribute is used for debugging. It stores a pointer to...
As the person who composed most of the current FO implementation, I'll try to answer your questions, Chris. I created this code originally as a proof of...
