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Blogging guidelines

Page: Submitted by carolgeyer on Fri, 2007-12-21 21:52. Last updated on Wed, 2008-01-23 20:39.
No matter what level of expertise you have with DITA, we encourage you to create a blog on this site.

Create a DITA XML.org Blog if your primary objective is to provide an ongoing journal to:
  • share your personal opinions and perspectives
  • relate your implementation experiences
  • provide updates from committee or user group meetings
  • recap conference presentations or webinars
Do not use Blogs if your primary objective is to:

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Keeping DITA simple

DITA OpenToolkit Web GUI

Blog entry: Submitted by Webnetix on Thu, 2007-12-20 18:04. Last updated on Mon, 2008-01-07 13:47.

When thinking in terms of technical writing, one might at times confuse the people involved with documenting the software with those actually writing it.

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Really Strategies, Inc.

Service: Submitted by drmacro on Thu, 2007-12-20 12:49. Last updated on Thu, 2007-12-20 16:40.

Really Strategies provides comprehensive consulting and solutions for DITA-based applications from specialists in DITA specialization design and implementation. Really Strategies' consultants are experts in the application of DITA-based solutions for non-technical documentation businesses (publishers, standards, business process documentation, etc.) as well as for more traditional technical documentation applications.

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DITA-OT1.4 vs Framemaker8.0 : un parcours de débutant

Blog entry: Submitted by kero on Wed, 2007-12-19 13:29. Last updated on Wed, 2007-12-19 17:50.

J'ai commencé quelques didacticiels et visité FM7 et FM8, très peu, juste assez pour que je me concentre sur le contenu structuré. Il ya les composantes ouvertes qui concurencent FM mais c'est pas mal de taponnage à faire rouler. Saxon, OT1.4, FO, ,Java, Ant, RenderX, etc. Je jouais déjà avec ces outils avant, heureusement. Bref, je me suis plus orienté avec le open source et/ou les évaluations (FO- FOP).

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Art of the short description

Resource: Submitted by Kristen Eberlein on Wed, 2007-12-19 00:17. Last updated on Wed, 2007-12-19 00:22.

The short description is an optional element in DITA, but it has powerful usability implications. Carefully-written short descriptions can help readers more successfully navigate information and locate topics that answer their questions. In addition, the act of crafting careful short descriptions can help writers clarify their understanding of the technical content. This session will cover how the content of the <shortdesc> element is displayed in various forms of output, such as PDF, Eclipse-based help, and Microsoft

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What has been the most challenging aspect of your DITA implementation?
Migrating legacy data
17%
Writing in a topic-oriented way
17%
Choosing the right DITA elements/attributes to use
11%
Learning new tools
6%
Setting up a publishing system/stylesheets
50%
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