It has a pluginbased architecture and it comes bundled by default with plugins for publishing to xhtmlbased and pdf formats. Also provides release packages with all the plugins. Is it possible to pass custom ant parameters into custom. Reference list of ditaot specific argument properties. Store templates as a part of the sts setting file for easy import and export. There is some interest in adding ditaot to the apache family and in my opinion, the xmlgraphics group seems like a natural home and the fop subproject might be a. It processes a set of dita files and transforms them into various output formats, including html5 or xhtml.
Regardless of how you publish content, whether using integrated publishing or via the dita open toolkit, it. To add your company to this list, create an issue or. Publish pdfs up to 65% faster with the new pdf engine, invented by adobe, the makers of pdf. It calls all the bits and pieces required to take the raw dita xml files and output a document in pdf in the target folder.
By default, the ditaot pdf plugin generates chapter titles and page numbers in the header area. The dita community projects are mostly dita open toolkit plugins of various sorts. Adobe framemaker 2015 release is a complete solution for bidirectional technical content. Introduction to dita, the dita concept topic type, the dita task topic type, the dita reference and glossary topic types, using dita maps and bookmaps, introduction to reuse in dita, and. There is also a pdf plugin generator created by jarno elovirta which can be used in order to customize the pdf layout. Dita to pdf output can be customized either by creating a pdf customization folder in this case, the ditaot folder will not be modified at all or by creating a pdf customization plugin. There are other useful opensource plugins that can be installed in the dita open toolkit and provide various publishing or reporting capabilities. Adobe framemaker 9 supports generation of following output. So its a lower entry point i think then maybe some of the traditional dita ot publishing options maybe.
The html and pdf renderings are served through the project s web site. In addition, the table includes a desc element, which enables table description that is parallel with figure description. For more information about customizing pdf output using this transformation scenario, see customization css. The dita open toolkit is the most commonly used engine for publishing dita content to various output formats.
The interim xslfo format is passed to an fo processor like the opensource apache fop included with ditaot or a commercial solution such as antenna house formatter or renderx xep, which renders the final pdf. Hot network questions why is trump not being impeached for bribery. Customizing pdf outputfrom the dita open toolkit leigh white elementalsource, llc 2. The dita for print book also covers quite a lot of many customization possibilities. Next step is to pass ant parameters into my custom plugins overriding xslt files. Framemaker dita pdf export creates new page for every dita. As an usecase, from one dita map you can obtain multiple pdf outputs depending on the profiling conditions. Ibm user technologies extending the dita open toolkit 2007 ibm corporation what would you add to the ditaot. Collaborate seamlessly with subject matter experts, even on mobile devices. Microsoft html help compiler cannot produce htmlhelp for documentation projects that use outer content. Author with bestinclass xmldita support using a simplified authoring environment. Various methods may be used to customize the pdf output that dita open toolkit.
For pdf output, ditaot generates xsl formatting objects from dita content. For example, content that is in dita can be published to and fully branded pdf, html, rtf, powerpoint, and mobileall without ever copying. I am not sure why these are not commented out in the dtd that come with ditaot. Organizes all the dita community plugins together as git submodules. It would be nice if there would be a documented parameter which could be set in order for the user to control the name of the generated output file. Dita ot and dita ot pdf2 plugin overview oxygenxmlcom. I have created ditaot pdf plugin that works good and like it should. Creating a publishing template to customize webhelp and pdf output using css duration. For pdf output, dita ot generates xsl formatting objects from dita content. The generate ditaot output dialog now comes with more customizable options wherein you can specify ditaot toolkit library path, ant command, location of additional java files to generate output, show command prompt at the time of publishing output, and more.
Customizing dita transformations oxygen xml editor. The following is a hopefully comprehensive list of all dita xmlrelated videos being hosted on youtube and vimeo. This session introduces the changes you can make to the dita ot to customize output for your needs. Customize dita templates for pdf output enhanced easily apply dita templates and access ditafmoutput controls from the publish pod. This course enables you to see the final results of what you have learned in the preceding courses. The ditaot pdf plugin generator is developed as a spare time project by jarno elovirta and is available for use free of charge. Publish natively across channels, mobile devices and formats, without any plugins. Dita ot has an extensible plugin mechanism that allows you to add your own transformations and customize the default output dita ot pdf plugin. Dita open toolkit ditaot is an opensource publishing engine for xml content authored in the darwin information typing architecture. Adding support for maven projects in oxygen xml with an open source addon christophe marchand duration. Using dita open toolkit with 2 adobe framemaker 11 the open toolkit plugin for framemaker generating output from the current file after installation, you can run the dita open toolkit processes from within framemaker.
Set a font for pdf output generated with fo processor. Dita is a way of writing and storing your content so you can manage it like an asset. Pdf for information about customizing pdf output generated from dita. Have more control over print settings like marks and bleeds and other pdf output settings across documents and projects. Framemaker dita pdf export creates new page for every dita topic. Dita ot is an opensource publishing engine for xml content authored in dita. There are two ways to do this, corresponding to the two options, current file and selected target in the dita generate output. For those who are familiar with css, this makes it very easy to style and customize the pdf output of your dita projects without having to work with xsl. This fourlesson course describes how to use the dita open toolkit to generate output from your dita sources. Provides dita open toolkit ditaot plugins and supporting components for producing printprimary output from ditabased content. It looks like it would just be easier to delete or comment out the domain entity declarations section.
Plugins can customize covers and page layouts, modify formatting, override logic of the default pdf plugin, and much more. Weve started using prince xml somewhat, which is css for pdf and i know nothing about css and yet i can somehow manage to go in there and still like change colors and drop the logo and make it look pretty. Some transformation types generate a single output file like pdf, chm, odf. Parameter for customizing the name of output file issue. Up until now, it either takes a lot of time and skill or a lot of money to correctly brand and customize your print output using the dita open toolkit dita ot. Use the free oasis ditaot plugin to carry out ditavalbased filtering while publishing.
Depending on what you are looking for, these files are great for learning more about the practical aspects of using dita. Get predictable and consistent color output as you use images and other elements in your documents. The dita ot bundled with oxygen contains more plugins than the standard dita ot that can be downloaded from the dita ot official web site. Numbered headings in pdf output numberedheadingscustom. Customizing pdf output you can create custom ditaot plugins that build on the default dita to pdf transformation. Using the open toolkit plugin for framemaker 2 the open toolkit plugin for framemaker generating output from the current file after installation, you can run the dita open toolkit processes from within framemaker. It leverages xml extensible markup language to make your content intelligent, versatile, manageable, and portable. For information about customizing dita to pdf output, see xsl fobased dita to pdf customization. Allnew pdf engine enhanced publish pdfs up to 65% faster with the new pdf engine, invented by adobe, the makers of pdf.
This customization shows you how to move them to the footer area as well as some other small customizations. At the start of this article, the question of whether dita could be used for help was phrased as. While smaller graphics are typically rendered without problems, large images may extend beyond the page dimensions, throw errors in the log file or not appear at all. You can adjust various aspects of pdf output by changing parameter settings.
Enhanced support for publishing dita content using the dita open toolkit. Focus is on the use of xsl formatting objects xslfo to produce pdf using any conforming xslfo engine. As you can see theres plenty of videos on all sorts of ditarelated topics out there, ranging from how to use dita in various editors including framemaker, oxygen and xmetal, tutorials on dita, a few ditabased cmses componizealfresco, ditatoo, and several case studies. There are also a number of different alternatives to obtain pdf from dita. Sign in sign up instantly share code, notes, and snippets. The interim xslfo format is passed to an fo processor like the opensource apache fop included with dita ot or a commercial solution such as antenna house formatter or renderx xep, which renders the final pdf. When generating pdf output via the dita open toolkit, users often stumble over image scaling issues. For more complex customizations, you can create custom ditaot plugins. The dita table is based on the oasis exchange table model, augmented with dita attributes which enable it for specialization, conref, and other dita processing. Can dita be used to create fullyfunctional expanding text links, popups, multimedia, tables, etc, professionallooking using css, contextsensitive help with a table of contents, index and fulltext search in a tripane display. A dita map can be saved to one of the following formats, to carry out the required postprocessing before producing the final output. Example of pdf output customization with a custom transformation type.