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Archive - 2009
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parameters-to-the-DITA-OT-transform
Note: this page has been moved to http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net/latest/.
Ant and XSLT Parameters to the DITA Open ToolkitThis page is a collection point for parameters in the core DITA-OT that can be set by tools or individual users running a build. Note: the main landing page for information about the toolkit is here: http://dita.xml.org/wiki/the-dita-open-toolkit
As you can see at this point, this item is just a starter page, with more information coming soon.
pondj
Self-closing script tags and XHTML
Here's what I learned implementing the tagging script in the DITA-OT build. In order to preserve the <script ....></script> syntax you have to put something, but a no-op, between the tags:
<script ....> </script>
It remains to be seen whether the script will run and collect page load data. It should, but...if I had a dime for every time I'd said/heard that...
drmacro
Keyref Example: Links from Glossary Entries
On the Really Strategies blog I have posted the first in an occasional series of examples of how to apply the DITA 1.2 keyref feature to specific real-world problems. The entry is here: http://blog.reallysi.com/2009/04/dita-keyref-example-links-from-glossary-entries.html
The DITA Caper
Seeking a DITA map presenter for DITA conference
I produced the first fully DITA conference in the US a few years back. Each year since then, I've had the pleasure to work on one or two DITA conferences per year. For each, I pushed to ensure the conference provide a well-rounded user education experience.
So, one of my main tasks over the next week or so is to locate a speaker for a conference presentation on DITA maps. A low-to-high technical presentation, maybe with a corny title -- cartography or navigation or something in the title. :-)