Archive - 2006
Design for enhancing the command line help
Make command line help to improve the usability of command line. Users can know the version of toolkit and how to use comman line from the help.
Design for Ant refactoring
Note: Significant ANT refactoring was done in the 1.3 and 1.3.1 versions of the toolkit, so this information no longer reflects the current design. Up to date information on the toolkit can be found here: The DITA Open Toolkit
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Using Parameter Entity Overrides to Eliminate Mixed Content From Stuctural Elements
Allowing mixed content (text and inline tags) to be direct children of structural elements such as section creates usability problems during authoring and adds complexity to transformations. Mixed content in these contexts is not appropriate for authoring. However, this shortcoming does not appear to be the result of an oversight on the part of the DITA architects. Instead, it appears to be an engineering tradeoff that was made facilitate specialization. Allowing mixed content to appear adds a great deal of flexibility to the information architect's toolbox when specializing.
Planning for DITA Success: How to Deploy DITA, Step-By-Step
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Planning for DITA Success: How to Set Up the Right Team and the Right Strategy
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