Hi, On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:04:22 -0400, Matt Whipple <[email protected]> wrote: > Florent André wrote: [[...]] >> - So, for you, what is the main advantage of the DITA format in front of >> possibilities offer by other html,xhtml,... format ? >> > This is not supposed to be an advertisement, and I apologize if this bit > is wandering OT Year ! Sure not an advertisement, just a question from a DITA's newbee to an expert !:)
> > To briefly repeat what you've likely read (and for others): the > topic-based structuring of DITA allows for modular creation of data > (with some advanced selection, automatic referencing etc.). This allows > for comprehensive user documentation to be quickly produced by > assembling background information from preexisting files which can then > be slightly tailored and built on top of. Any changes are also easily > propagated through all of the documentation which uses the files, easing > maintenance. > During my reading, I also like this concepts : - Topic orientation - transclusion - Conditional text I already think to something like that... Now I have to try DITA on concrete example to decide if I love it ! :) [[...]] >> - What kind of usecase do you imagine for the DITA/Lenya couple ? >> > I'm primarily interested in the fairly simple use of Lenya to manage the > DITA source (XML) files. Allowing an interface to easily create/modify > the files according to their schema (ported to RelaxNG), and maintain > the file structure. I would handle the creation of distributables using > Lenya-less Cocoon, which could then be incorporated back into Lenya to > provide previews or other relevant functionality. > > My personal goal is to use Lenya to manage the files to be used outside > of Lenya; the optional driving of Lenya using DITA files could follow > (bringing some advantages with it) that but would likely require > significantly more time (which I likely wouldn't spend unless the > project gains momentum). I would think this could be beneficial to > Lenya as a whole also since it brings inherent information logic which > could smoothly carry into publications. This would enable things like > well structured sites to be automagically created from topics which > remain focused on the data. Yes, it seems to be a really good project/idea. Please keep in touch, I'm really interesting in, if I have some time I will be glad to give an hand. Where are you now in the dev ? > >> --------------------------- [[...]] >> If you have another example, simple tutorial, cool information,... I will >> be glad to read them. >> >> I find a french page with some interesting english links at the bottom. > Because it has yet to be widely adopted, there doesn't seem to be an > abundance of user information. If you're looking for a good overview > and want to kill some time, the videos at the link below cover all the > basics. > > http://dita.xml.org/dita-introduction-authoring-and-information-architecture-workshop-full-day Thanks ! You will save me the future fucking raining WE :) ++ > >> have a good day. >> >> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:36:40 -0400, Matt Whipple <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I've just started to use Lenya and am interested in integrating DITA >>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Information_Typing_Architecture) >>> into it. I've started to work on an initial ResourceType module but am >>> wondering if there are any existing solutions already out there. Any >>> guidance would be appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
