Archive - Nov 2006

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Nesbitt - An Introduction to Dita

Scott Nesbitt has an article "An Introduction to DITA" at http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=663081&rl=1

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SiberLogic introduces SiberSafe XML CMS Value Bundle, including DITA Edition

SiberLogic, a leading provider of innovative XML content technology, today introduces the SiberSafe Value Bundle, a feature-packed selection of SiberSafe products that is perfect for organizations with complex, evolving technical documentation, a mix of content authors and reviewers, and a restricted budget.

Includes fully-integrated, full-featured no-cost XML Editor and full FrameMaker integration.  DITA Edition available.

Full release at:
http://www.siberlogic.com/pressreleases/2006-11-28/default.asp
 
 
Best regards,
 

Sandi Castle
SiberLogic, Inc.

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Jim Owens

Tools for gaining experience with DITA

To write in DITA for learning purposes, and then convert back to unstructured Frame for PDF and CHM generation, requires two tools and a modest investment of time.

One of the tools we're using is the FM_DITA Application Pack beta recently released by Adobe. With this, you can develop DITA topics, map them into documents, and then generate a book from the map.

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Jim Owens

Learning DITA while maintaining unstructured documents

We need time and resources to identify new technologies and methods, evaluate them, and adopt the ones that show promise. At the same time, we need to continue developing and delivering information to customers using our traditional tools. Is there a way forward that offers minimal disruption to our current processes?

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DITA Open Toolkit patch release 1.3.1 discussions

This topic is for news and comments related to the first planned patch release for DITA OT 1.3, which will be called 1.3.1.  Bugs that cannot be reproduced or are demoted in priority may not be in the final list.

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