Archive - 2009

Specification Strategies Thread: <xref> text control

It is nearly impossible to talk about what you want to do without at least giving an example of how you want to do it.  Already, the requirements thread has produced three different potential strategies for how to specify some mechanism to control the text substituted by <xref>.  These three initial suggestions are:

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Requirements thread: <xref>

Please use this thread to discuss how you would like <xref> to behave.  <xref> is, in the opinions of some, underspecified.  Please show here how you would like to use it.  We will discuss implementation issues on another thread.

To start:

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bnordgren

On the Separation of Authors and Content

Preface

This is an open letter to the DITA TC regarding something which is in my view a fatal flaw with the design of several DITA elements.  The realization crystalized when I was told by someone on the DITA users email list that there is no provision for users to specify captions for their exhibits (figures, tables, etc.) or specify the text of their section headings.  In short...<title> doesn't do what intuition says it will do...

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MadCap Lingo 2.0 Includes DITA

MadCap Lingo, the XML-based, fully integrated translation memory system and authoring tool, eliminates the need for file transfers in order to complete translation--preserving valuable content and formatting to deliver a consistent experience across multiple languages.

With version 2.0, MadCap Lingo significantly expands translation support to include the DITA standard, Microsoft Word, and a range of standard text and language formats. Additionally MadCap Lingo offers new features to facilitate the translation process.

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MadCap Lingo 2.0 Translation Expands to Include DITA

MadCap Lingo, the XML-based, fully integrated translation memory system and authoring tool, eliminates the need for file transfers in order to complete translation--preserving valuable content and formatting to deliver a consistent experience across multiple languages. With version 2.0, MadCap Lingo significantly expands translation support to include the DITA standard, Microsoft Word, and a range of standard text and language formats.

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