Comments on: An XML Experiment Fizzles http://www.gryphonmountain.net/2009/04/an-xml-experiment-fizzles/ Technical Communication and Other Writing Topics, by Ben Minson Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Vishnu http://www.gryphonmountain.net/2009/04/an-xml-experiment-fizzles/#comment-274 Vishnu Tue, 12 May 2009 06:46:14 +0000 http://www.gryphonmountain.net/?p=523#comment-274 One of the options for RH7’s XML single source layout is to output the topics to DocBook XML. Why is "output" used as a verb here? I do not think it is right. One of the options for RH7’s XML single source layout is to output the topics to DocBook XML.

Why is “output” used as a verb here? I do not think it is right.

]]> By: Sarah O'Keefe http://www.gryphonmountain.net/2009/04/an-xml-experiment-fizzles/#comment-273 Sarah O'Keefe Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:52:12 +0000 http://www.gryphonmountain.net/?p=523#comment-273 You've got two separate (and significant) problems here -- RoboHelp's lackluster support for XML and InDesign's lackluster support for XML. I did some experimenting with InDesign and DITA that might be helpful. You can find them here: http://www.scriptorium.com/palimpsest/2009/03/life-in-desert.html The amount of work necessary to transform DITA XML into InDesign-friendly XML is fairly appalling. You’ve got two separate (and significant) problems here — RoboHelp’s lackluster support for XML and InDesign’s lackluster support for XML.

I did some experimenting with InDesign and DITA that might be helpful. You can find them here:

http://www.scriptorium.com/palimpsest/2009/03/life-in-desert.html

The amount of work necessary to transform DITA XML into InDesign-friendly XML is fairly appalling.

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