> On 12/5/05, DeFlorio, Dominick > <Dominick_Deflorio at plugpower.com> wrote: > > > > What is the best approach to learning how to > structure Frame documents? I > > need to learn quickly how to create and implement > EDDs into many and varied, > > unstructured Frame documents. > Suggestions...links? The individual who asked for help says he wants to: "learn quickly how to create and implement EDDs into many and varied unstructured Frame documents."
His initial challenge is not to learn about EDDs, it's to: 1. Analyze the the "many and varied" structures in his unstructured docs and the extent to which para and character tags can be feasibly be mapped to some coherent structural hierachy. If the paratags in the unstructured docs are not consistently applied, and/or if those docs use many different templates, each having different paratags, or if there are numerous instances of one-to-many relationships (i.e., a single paratag in different contexts must be mapped to many different elements), then the chances of success are nil. 2. Assuming that the docs successfully meet the requirements in step 1, he must next learn how to effectively use conversion tables. But to exploit the capabilities of conversion tables, the user must now visualize the hierarchical structure of the converted documents. This visualization must be constrained by the limits imposed (primarily) by the unstructured docs' paratagging scheme(s). Structure rules should then be written for each defined element that will appear in the conversion tables. Although it's desirable to do this in a rudimentary EDD, it' not absolutely necessary to do so at this point. Dan Emory & Associates FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing DW Emory <danemory7224 at sbcglobal.net>