DITA-OT 1.4.2 was released April 30, 2008. Version 1.4.2 is a
maintenance release which includes primarily bug fixes, along with a
few small patches and enhancements.
An earlier Milestone build of DITA-OT 1.4.2 was released on March 20, 2008.
The 1.4.2 release was followed by a release 1.4.2.1; release notes for that are available here: DITA-OT 1.4.2.1 Release
Release NotesRelease 1.4.2 comes in three versions:
John Hunt, DITA Architect in the Lotus Information Development Center at IBM and DITA Learning and Training Content Specialization SC chair, presented Using DITA Content for Learning Content Development. His presentation will be available with audio below, including his live demonstration of creating, assembling, and delivering topic-based learning and training content, delivered both as a SCORM-compliant package and as simple XHTML.
Following a suggestion by Kay Whatley, DITA News has begun to collect the current DITA version compatibility for all DITA-related tools.
A preliminary table reports which tools are DITA 1.0, which 1.1 (or both 1.0 and 1.1), etc.
The URL for the Version Compatibility Table is
http://www.ditanews.com/tools/compatibility/
DITA vendors who have been contacted are listed in the Tools A-Z section of DITA News, where you will find links to the tool vendors
http://www.ditanews.com/tools/
We are preparing the first of an annual survey of DITA Tools, based on the tools listed on DITA News Tools A-Z. http://www.ditanews.com/tools/
We will post the survey to six DITA-related communities,
DITA has introduced a rich vocabulary with hundreds of terms, some entirely new, others reusing familiar technical terms in a new way.
In addition, there are dozens of special technical terms that surround DITA. DITA users and DITA consultants need a reference to make sure they use these terms properly.
The authoritative reference is use of a term in the DITA Language Specification or the DITA Architectural Specification. These are excellent sources for those learning DITA terminology.
