In the first article of this 3-part series, Flatiron Solutions CTO Eric Severson introduced component-based authoring and described its significant business benefits over document-based authoring. In this second article, Severson explains how component-based authoring actually works, why DITA is the state-of-the-art XML standard of choice and why a CMS is needed to keep track of all the components.
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Design for implementing OASIS Item 12048
Wiki page: Submitted by xiaojun.feng on Mon, 2008-09-08 05:53. Last updated on Thu, 2008-09-11 00:48.
1. Add links from topic in <relrow> to topic in <relheader> and vice versa.
We should update the maplinkImpl.xsl to support this requirement, add the new links to maplinks.unordered in the right format. We can assign the new generated links to the role of friend, but we may also don't. If we don't, we should think about a new role to name it.
Element <relcell> and <relcolspec> may contain more than one topics, and the topics can be nested and paralleled, the spec of this requirement is not clarity about this situation, we are not clear about this.
We should update the maplinkImpl.xsl to support this requirement, add the new links to maplinks.unordered in the right format. We can assign the new generated links to the role of friend, but we may also don't. If we don't, we should think about a new role to name it.
Element <relcell> and <relcolspec> may contain more than one topics, and the topics can be nested and paralleled, the spec of this requirement is not clarity about this situation, we are not clear about this.
Task Support Clusters: A Focused Architecture for Practical User Assistance
Event: Submitted by Kristen Eberlein on Wed, 2008-09-03 19:32.
Location:
http://access.stc.org/imispublic/Core/Events/eventdetails.aspx?iKey=WEB1023Date:
23 Oct 2008 - 13:00 - 14:30Event Type:
WebinarSingle-Sourcing Blog
Resources for Single-Sourcing Projects
Blog entry: Submitted by lizfraley on Sat, 2008-08-30 00:35. Last updated on Sat, 2008-08-30 00:46.
Folks starting single-sourcing projects are faced with insufficient resources. The biggest problem with the existing literature is that nearly all of it is theoretical in nature. Most books on single sourcing contain advice about planning, managing, and creating modular projects and documentation. At this, they are very good. What they’re all missing is the bridge between theory and practice. And they’re not alone.
Key Elements on Customizing and Troubleshooting Output from the DITA OT
Event: Submitted by Kristen Eberlein on Fri, 2008-08-29 14:14.
Location:
https://justsystems.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=justsystems&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjustsystems.webex.com%2Fec0600l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D342529852%26siteurl%3Djustsystems%26%26%26Date:
23 Sep 2008 - 14:00 - 15:00Event Type:
WebinarHow Component-Based Authoring Works
News: Submitted by carolgeyer on Wed, 2008-08-27 16:31.