Archive - 2009

Bluestream Releases XDocs 2.0, an Affordable DITA Component Content Management Solution

With Bluestream XDocs 2.0 released, there is finally an end-to-end true DITA component content management solution addresses the needs of documentation and other content creators, particularly in an uncertain economy.

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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 Toolkit

This 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.

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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. :-) 

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