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Research: Sequences in ODF

Introduction

A sequence is an abstraction used to assign numbers to items of the same or similar type throughout a document.  This page summarizes how sequences are defined by the OpenDocument standard.  Much has been filtered out, but I believe this to represent a reasonably complete synopsis of the role of sequences in terms of both their function and their presence in an OpenDocument file.

The information on this page came from the first committee draft of OpenDocument Format v1.2, released Feb 16, 2009.

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Research: Document Structure in ODF

Introduction

This page collects information about how the OpenDocument text file format records structure in the document. Also included is information about how structural information is displayed. Much has been filtered out, but it is my belief that this subset represents the core of document structure in the OpenDocument text format.

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Workspace to enhance cross-referencing

Introduction

This page serves as a top level resource for the discussion, design, and research related to the enhancement of cross-referencing in DITA.  Most of the actual work takes place on the pages linked to by this article.

Forum Threads

The forum threads related to cross referencing are all placed in the Specializations board. These threads represent the discussion from which the final products are born.

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bnordgren

DITA as a Literate Programming Environment

End of the day and I'm waiting forever for my Other Computer to tell me just exactly how wrong I am.  In the mean time, I figured I'd quickly share a little trick.

Literate Programming Defined

Wikipedia does a better job than I ever will so go read the comprehensive definition at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literate_programming. To summarize:

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List of organizations using DITA

DITA is being deployed worldwide. If your organization uses DITA, please add to this list. (Log in, select the "edit" tab above, and insert your organization in alphabetical order under the appropriate category below.).

See Case studies for detailed descriptions of representative implementations.

Private sector

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