Archive - Apr 2008

Bob Doyle

Glossary of DITA Terms?

DITA has introduced a rich vocabulary with hundreds of terms, some entirely new, others reusing familiar technical terms in a new way. 

In addition, there are dozens of special technical terms that surround DITA. DITA users and DITA consultants need a reference to make sure they use these terms properly.

The authoritative reference is use of a term in the DITA Language Specification or the DITA Architectural Specification. These are excellent sources for those learning DITA terminology.

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Bob Doyle

DITA Quotient a quick diagnostic tool

With over 100 people requesting their D.Q, some DITA consultants are writing to say that the DITA Quotient helps them to evaluate prospective clients. 

See What's Your D.Q.? at http://www.ditanews.com/dita_quotients/

While the overall D.Q. number is useful, they say it's even more important to look at detailed responses to the ten questions. Specific low numbers may indicate that a client is not likely to find the consultant's services and tools particularly valuable, something the consultant should learn early on.

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ActiveState: KomodoEdit open source XML editor dita extension

KomodoEdit is a free, open source editor based on ActiveStates Komodo IDE and Mozilla/XUL code.

http://www.activestate.com/Products/komodo_ide/edit_features.mhtml

Dita awareness can be added by

or

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DITA-OT Packages

What packages are available for the DITA Open Toolkit?

Beginning with DITA-OT version 1.4.2, the binary version of the toolkit is available in three packages (minimal, standard, and full). The latest full release is DITA 1.5.2. In several cases, earlier versions of the DITA-OT contained older versions of the open source libraries listed below:

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DITA/TechComm Conference

Location: 
McKimmon Conference Center, Raleigh, NC USA
Date: 
3 Nov 2008 - 08:00 - 6 Nov 2008 - 05:00
Event Type: 
Conference
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