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Henk Rutten

Partslist

We are trying to transform the current XML of our manuals to the DITA structure. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask some help for our transformation.

In our documentation we use a so called 'spare parts list', in which each part that can be used in a machine, has a number and a description.

Our manauls for several machines contain some of the parts which are declared in the above mentioned parts list.

In our current XML of the manual, we refer to the parts, declared in the 'spare parts list'.

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A Word-based alternative to XSLT scripting for printable output

Traditional transformation approaches -- such as XSLT scripts -- that ensure a specific look and feel to your published documentation are often difficult and costly to develop, and equally expensive to maintain. 

New from SiberLogic, SiberSafe Styler offers a simple, fast, and cost-effective alternative that enables non-technical users to control the look and feel of their output and that can be used with any XML CMS or without one at all.

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Creating index entries

Hi

Can anyone explain me how to create index entries and generate an index page using DITA?

 

Regards

Julie

DITA Maturity Model Community holds contest

Submit your quality contributions to the newly launched DITA Maturity Model Community (MMC) from 1 June – 31 August 2008, and you could win an 8GB Apple iPod Touch and two
tickets to DocTrain East.

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DITA in Program Files

Hi all,

we are using DITA OT 1.3.1 and when we install it to Program Files directory, we are getting messages:

[DOTX023W][WARN]: Unable to retrieve navtitle from target: 'file.xml'. Make sure the topicref type matches the target, and that the file name and topic id are correct.

[DOTX027W][WARN]: Unable to retrieve linktext from target: 'file.xml'. Make sure the topicref type matches the target, and that the file name and topic id are correct.

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