DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Andy Lewis
Hi Jim, DITAToo from iG5 Authoring Tools can do this. Check out DITAToo at www.ditatoo.com and some interesting discussions in the DITAToo Community group page on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/groups/DITAToo-Community-3964604?gid=3964604&trk=hb_ side_g. Best wishes, Andy Lewis iG5 Author

DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Yves Barbion
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DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Jim Owens
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DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
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Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Scott Prentice
The DITA-FMx/XDocs connector presents the topic and map files with both filename and title in either order. Since we're on the subject of tools and file naming options .. DITA-FMx provides numerous ways to automate the file naming for new files using building blocks that can be assembled in ma

DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Scott Prentice
The DITA-FMx/XDocs connector presents the topic and map files with both filename and title in either order. Since we're on the subject of tools and file naming options .. DITA-FMx provides numerous ways to automate the file naming for new files using building blocks that can be assembled in man

DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Jim Owens
> As far as possible, make sure the file name matches the title of the topic. So if your topic is "Inserting the Widget" then your file name would be "inserting_the_widget.xml". I realize this may cause problems later if the title changes, but that doesn't happen often and you can usually ma

Re: [Bulk] Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Writer
>For what it's worth, the DITA Style Guide recommends using names that match >the titles. Since we are using a shared drive on my computer and no automated way to change file names and have the change cascade through our "system", that approach doesn't work for us. Partly because titles chang

[Bulk] Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Writer
>For what it's worth, the DITA Style Guide recommends using names that match >the titles. Since we are using a shared drive on my computer and no automated way to change file names and have the change cascade through our "system", that approach doesn't work for us. Partly because titles chang

Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
Hi Jim You make a good point about updating xrefs and related-links, as well as ditamaps, when a file name changes. I have made good use of the map checking function in oXygen Author. You open the map in Author, then run it through an automated checking routine that will point out any problems

RE: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Andy Lewis
Hi Jim, DITAToo from iG5 Authoring Tools can do this. Check out DITAToo at www.ditatoo.com and some interesting discussions in the DITAToo Community group page on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/groups/DITAToo-Community-3964604?gid=3964604&trk=hb_ side_g. Best wishes, Andy Lewis iG5 Author

Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Jim Owens
For what it's worth, the DITA Style Guide recommends using names that match the titles. It also recommends using the extensions .dita and .ditamap, instead of .xml. That way, you have more control over which tool opens the file, and you can distinguish the files from other xml files used in D

Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Jim Owens
> As far as possible, make sure the file name matches the title of the topic. So if your topic is "Inserting the Widget" then your file name would be "inserting_the_widget.xml". I realize this may cause problems later if the title changes, but that doesn't happen often and you can usually mak

Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
Hello hessiansx4 Join the dita-users group on Yahoo and search in the archives there. You'll find lots of good advice from people who know a heck of a lot more about XML than I do. But I can tell you what I have gleaned from various user groups: * Use only lower-case lettering for both files a

DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
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AW: I can PDF individual files in book, but NOT the whole book

2011-11-03 Thread Georg Eck
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Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi hessiansx4 Some more tips: - Avoid spaces and special characters in file names, also in file names of graphics - Buy some tools and Framescripts to convert your unstructured Fm files to DITA: MIF2Go and some Framescripts to rename your topics and change the topicrefs in the dita

Re: DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Writer
Hessiansx4, you might also want to look at this forum: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/framemaker-dita/messages As for naming conventions, we name our files with a letter based on the topic type, all lower case, only underscores to separate "words", and use a "phrase" that is like an index t

DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread Writer
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DITA file naming conventions

2011-11-03 Thread hessiansx4
Hello All! My company is in the process of transitioning from FM8 unstructured > FM10 DITA and are discussing file naming conventions. Have any of you had a similar experience (transitioning to DITA)? Any caveats you want to share about the process (what worked/what didn't)? How about file namin

Updating from 7.2 to 10

2011-11-03 Thread Lebbink, Belinda
Hello all. What kind of problems can I expect when I update my Framemaker from v7.2 (xp) to v10 on w7? I use structured FM with R/W-rules, templates, edd & xml. Met vriendelijke groet, Sdu Uitgevers Belinda Lebbink Coördinator productrealisatie Kosteninformatie p/a Hanzestraat 1 Doetinchem P

Updating from 7.2 to 10

2011-11-03 Thread Lebbink, Belinda
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AW: I can PDF individual files in book, but NOT the whole book

2011-11-03 Thread Georg Eck
Hi Clara, please check following way: 1. Is your FrameMaker 10.0.1.402 or 408? If no, then update your FM with last patch 2. Open the whole book (CTRL-File > Open all file in book). if a book message appear or FM crash: Then a. Open the book b. Select Menu Edit > Dis