Dita For Print: A Dita Open Toolkit Workbook, Second Edition
by Leigh W White /
2017 / English / PDF
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As DITA has become more and more popular, demand has increased
for tools that can provide high quality PDFs from DITA content.
The DITA Open Toolkit provides a basic PDF capability, but nearly
any real-world application will require customization.
As DITA has become more and more popular, demand has increased
for tools that can provide high quality PDFs from DITA content.
The DITA Open Toolkit provides a basic PDF capability, but nearly
any real-world application will require customization.
Leigh White's book,
Leigh White's book,DITA for Print
DITA for Print, has become the go-to
reference for building a print customization plugin for the DITA
Open Toolkit. This second edition covers Open Toolkit, version 2,
including customizing the DITA 1.3 troubleshooting topic type,
localization strings, bookmarks, and the new back-cover
functionality.
, has become the go-to
reference for building a print customization plugin for the DITA
Open Toolkit. This second edition covers Open Toolkit, version 2,
including customizing the DITA 1.3 troubleshooting topic type,
localization strings, bookmarks, and the new back-cover
functionality.DITA for Print
DITA for Print is for anyone who wants to learn how to
create PDFs using the DITA Open Toolkit without learning
everything there is to know about XSL-FO, XSLT, or XPath, or even
about the DITA Open Toolkit itself.
is for anyone who wants to learn how to
create PDFs using the DITA Open Toolkit without learning
everything there is to know about XSL-FO, XSLT, or XPath, or even
about the DITA Open Toolkit itself.DITA for Print
DITA for Print is
written for nonprogrammers, by a non-programmer, and although it
is written for people who have a good understanding of the DITA
standard, you don't need a technical background to get custom
PDFs up and running quickly.
is
written for nonprogrammers, by a non-programmer, and although it
is written for people who have a good understanding of the DITA
standard, you don't need a technical background to get custom
PDFs up and running quickly.
Custom PDF plugin creation:
Custom PDF plugin creation:Organization of the DITA Open Toolkit
Organization of the DITA Open ToolkitInstalling the DITA Open Toolkit
Installing the DITA Open ToolkitCreating your own plugin
Creating your own plugin
DITA Open Toolkit builds:
DITA Open Toolkit builds:Setting up the ANT build environment
Setting up the ANT build environmentSetting up a PDF renderer
Setting up a PDF rendererSetting up fonts
Setting up fontsManaging attribute sets, localization variables, and
localization strings
Managing attribute sets, localization variables, and
localization strings
Formatting your content:
Formatting your content:Page masters
Page mastersPage headers and footers
Page headers and footersCover pages (front and back)
Cover pages (front and back)Titles, body text, lists, and notes
Titles, body text, lists, and notesTask topics, tables, and images
Task topics, tables, and imagesLinks, xrefs, and footnotes
Links, xrefs, and footnotesTable of Contents, lists of tables and figures, bookmarks,
and indexes
Table of Contents, lists of tables and figures, bookmarks,
and indexes
