DITA is an XML data model. DTDs are one of many parts of that model and are not required for all DITA documents.
https://dita.xml.org http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.2/os/spec/DITA1.2-spec.html People commonly don't publish XML. That's a source format and they publish PDF, online help, static HTML, whatever. On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 10:52 AM, shuttie27 <shutti...@gmail.com> wrote: > No, DITA is not XML. It is a DTD that can be used to create XML documents. It > can also be used within a FrameMaker structured application to create > structured FM documents that can remain just that, with output to PDF. The > DITA EDD within FrameMaker will take care of the paragraph and character > tagging. There is absolutely no requirement to output XML if you don't want > to. My point was that the OP can create FM documents using the DITA > application in FramaMaker, output to PDF, and think about XML later on. That > is exactly what I did some years back. > Roger > > > Sent from my tablet. > -------- Original message --------From: Robert Lauriston > <rob...@lauriston.com> Date: 28/06/2018 18:12 (GMT+00:00) To: "An email > list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." > <framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: [Framers] Fwd: Starting DITA 1.2 > "Forget about XML for the time being. You can use DITA or any other > structure without having to convert it to XML." > > DITA is XML. Or are you saying that you could use unstructured > FrameMaker paragraph and character tags in the same way you would DITA > elements? That's not entirely true, some elements have no counterpart > in unstructured FrameMaker. > > If you can accomplish something using unstructured FrameMaker, why put > in all the time and effort to use structured? Conversely, if you > really need DITA, FrameMaker's probably not the best tool. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Roger Shuttleworth <shutti...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 2:51 AM > Subject: Re: [Framers] Starting DITA 1.2 > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > > > ... Forget about XML for the time being. You can use DITA or any other > structure without having to convert it to XML. I did that for a couple > of years before even attempting to create XML. ... > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
