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XyEnterprise Unveils Powerful New Version of Contenta for the DITA Specification

Feature-Rich Contenta DITA v1.5 Offers Enhanced Functionality

Wakefield, Mass. – May 27, 2008 – XyEnterprise, a leading developer of award-winning XML content management and multi-channel delivery solutions, has unveiled the latest release of its popular Contenta DITA content management software solution.

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XSLT transformation problem

I have a DITA topic which I am transforming into another topic.  I do this with XLST v1. using the javax.xml.transform classes.  When I use <xsl:copy />, the output document has xmlns:ditaarch= atrributes on the elements being copied.  The Open Toolkit (1.4.2.1) does not allow this to build.  How can I either prevent the attribute, or tell the OT to allow it.  I have tried adding name space to the style sheet,changing the default name space of the style sheet but cannot prevent the namespace attribute appearing in at least 1 element.

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RFE 1982567 design

Part of Plans for DITA Open Toolkit 1.5

Design for allowing file names to include spaces in the DITA-OT 

What user need will be met by this feature?

The toolkit can support spaces in file names now. This means that users of DITA-OT can type spaces in file names and directories, while in the previous version, spaces in file names or directories will generate warning and error messages.

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Guide to DITA Topic Types Mouse Pad

Helpful, desktop reference illustrates the DITA concept, task and reference topic types right at your fingertips. Request your mouse pad today!

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Self on Help

Proposal for New <context-help> Element

The DITA Help Subcommittee is discussing a proposal to create a new <help-context> element to hold metadata required for context-sensitive Help. The proposal would see the new element fit under the <topicmeta> element in the ditamap, and/or in the <prolog> element in the topic. The element would hold context numbers and/or context strings, and/or a reference to a window description. (There would need to be a separate element in the ditamap that would store the characteristics of a window named in the context-help element.)

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