Darwin information typing architecture dita version 1. Dita open toolkit project website dita dita dita ot documentation tool documentation dita html publishing jekyll jekyllwebsite 1,493 commits. The source is located in the docsrc folder, but you can also access it on github. We welcome contributions to the ditaot documentation.
In addition to the xhtml output and css files, this. In addition to the xhtml output and css files, this transformation returns the following files, where mapname is the name of the master dita map. Market overview of recommendable xml and dita solutions and content management systems for creating technical documentation and user assistance user manuals, online help systems on this page. Github ditaot code repository dita information resource for the. Dita open toolkit is released under the apache license, version 2. Dita is best known as a tool for technical writers and documentation teams. Dita2go is a windows software tool that converts dita content to these and other formats.
Dita for documenting software libraries stack overflow. Jan 19, 2017 the oasis open darwin information typing architecture dita is a standard xmlbased architecture for representing documents intended primarily for consumption by humans. Some time later, along comes eliot kimber who clearly realized the potential of these demo files to spread practical information on how to implement dita 1. Developing documentation concurrent with the software using ditaot in vsts environment at shell. Ditaot and docops presented by quick van rijt at ditaot. The target of an external link is any location outside the overall dita document. The darwin information typing architecture or document information typing architecture dita is an xml data model for authoring and publishing. Sep 09, 2019 the target of an external link is any location outside the overall dita document. The oasis open darwin information typing architecture dita is a standard xmlbased architecture for representing documents intended primarily for consumption by humans. The dita ot is the reference implementation of tools for dita presentation. Dita to eclipse help the eclipsehelp transformation generates xhtml output, css files, and the control files that are needed for eclipse help. I understand the question to be about formats rather than about tools. Microsoft html help, eclipse help, javahelp, oracle help for java, winhelp, omnihelp, a browserbased open source crossplatform help system hosted on sourceforge. If you define your requirements in terms of the authoring experience you want and the publishing features offered by the interfaces of a.
To use these features when building the documentation, you may either download the latest development version of the distribution package, or clone the dita ot repository and install the bundled plugins via dita. Creating java api reference documentation using ditadoclet eclipse javadoc generation wizard ditadoclet parses the source files, extracts the javadoc comments, and builds dita files directly. It provides architectural features for content modularity, content reuse, and controlled extension of document vocabularies in a way that ensures interoperability of dita. Veterans health administration both participate on dita committees, and i personally helped migrate the product documentation for itt fluid technologies manufacturer of pumps and valves. The dita open toolkit documentation provides information about installing, running, configuring and extending the toolkit. May 29, 2017 this portion of the demo content focuses on core dita 1. Information typing, which means each topic has a defined.
This is a full day conference dedicated to the dita open toolkit project, dita ot which is the reference dita implementation and the core of almost all dita based publishing solutions. Html and xml xhtml, flat xml, dita, and docbook, microsoft word rtf for word 6, 97, 2000, xp, 2003, 2007, and 2010, online help. Dita open toolkit, or ditaot for short, is an opensource publishing engine for xml content authored in the darwin information typing architecture visit the project website at for documentation, information about releases, and download packages. Documentation source documentation issues documentation wiki. Recent years have seen many changes in the methods of delivering information to users. However, im not quite sure whether dita is a nice solution to document software libraries. Topicbased authoring and smart content reuse lets you release your docs in a fraction of the time. Note that oxygen comes bundled with the dita open toolkit. Sep 28, 2005 the darwin information typing architecture dita is an xmlbased, endtoend architecture for authoring, producing, and delivering technical information. Oxygen offers advanced dita editing support, covering dita 1. Though, its versatility in dita document translation lends itself to other professions like medical devices and other high tech. The dita open toolkit is an implementation of the oasis dita xml specification. Ive spend quite a few hours working with dita and ditaot and i think its a good solution for documenting software components that the end users directly interacts with eg.
The following example from the dita ot documentation shows an example of a properties table. Defines the location where dita ot places log files for your project. Visit the project website at for documentation, information about. Miramo the page composition software, used by many top 100 companies. Cinnamon is an enterprise cms with all functions of a component cms, and is ideal for versioned management of assets of all types, like modular technical documentation dita and other standards. Mailing lists the dita open toolkit is an implementation of the oasis dita xml specification. That site also contains the release notes for all upcoming and previous releases. It is an open standard that is defined and maintained by the oasis dita technical committee.
After working with dita open toolkit dita ot as our authoring environment for a few years, additional requirements came up for. The ditaot project keeps up to date with the latest dtd and schema updates from the oasis dita technical committee tc, which develops and maintains the dita standard. Mar 26, 2017 this video shows you how to download and install the dita open toolkit dita ot. For information on the changes in the current release, see the ditaot 3. Dita is the architecture that represents documents intended for humans. Many of the bestknown xml editors, enterprise authoring solutions and commercial content management systems rely on dita ot to publish xml content, including. Install dita open toolkit for structured authoring, topicbased writing and. Discover the possibility of creating a pdf template from scratch in a dita ot plugin with miramo, or generate pdf files using. Dita open toolkit ditaot is an opensource publishing engine for xml content authored in. The properties table has a threecolumn format that describes a property type, value, and description.
Wysiwyglike xml editors for writing technical documentation. For information on the changes in the current release, see the dita ot 3. As the dita tc produces drafts of future versions, ditaot works to create early support for new features and helps to test the new draft versions of the standard. Darwin information typing architecture dita is the best way to be smart about writing and publishing your business content. Contributors contribute code, documentation, fixes, tests, or other. Dita open toolkit is a vendorindependent, opensource implementation of the dita standard, released under the apache license, version 2. Dita open toolkit ditaot is an opensource publishing engine for xml content authored in the darwin information typing architecture.
Ditaot error messages other error messages log files accessing help from the commandline tool determing the version of the dita open toolkit. Dita open toolkit is a publishing tool used to process dita content and. Dita open toolkit is a vendorindependent, opensource. Introduction to the darwin information typing architecture. It is an open standard that is defined and maintained by. This makes it easier to keep track of related changes and merge them back into the development stream later. This video shows you how to download and install the dita open toolkit dita ot. Newired makes technology and software more accessible, replacing any. This architecture consists of a set of design principles for creating informationtyped modules at a topic level and for using that content in delivery modes such as online help and product support portals on the web. Dita open toolkit, or ditaot for short, is an opensource publishing engine for xml content authored in the darwin information typing architecture. Ive spend quite a few hours working with dita and dita ot and i think its a good solution for documenting software components that the end users directly interacts with eg. It is written in xslt and java, and is available from sourceforge. Below are some of the features that make dita so valuable for technical communicators.
This repository tracks the documentation source files for the dita open toolkit project. The smart conversion algorithm automatically identifies the information types, splits the original ms word document into standalone reusable topics, and assemble them into a map. Cinnamon consists of the server, a desktop client and all libraries the desktop client is built on. New information about the latest toolkit builds, plans for the next release, and other changing information can be found on the dita ot landing page at the dita. This portion of the demo content focuses on core dita 1. The primary tool since dita s inception has been the dita open toolkit, the dita ot, which is free open source software contributed and largely maintained by ibm engineers. While the dita standard is owned and developed by oasis, the dita open toolkit project is governed separately. This repository tracks the documentation source files for the dita open toolkit project contribution guidelines. The javadoc tool generates the basic structure for the java api reference documentation, but the documentation is often incomplete and limited to developer comments. Discover the possibility of creating a pdf template from scratch in a dita ot plugin with miramo, or generate pdf files using the antenna house formatter rendering engine. Nov 29, 2018 developing documentation concurrent with the software using dita ot in vsts environment at shell. Ditaot and docops presented by quick van rijt at dita. In this model, change requests are tracked in feature branches that are created by branching off of the main development baseline in the develop branch.
Dita to eclipse help dita open toolkit documentation. More formally, dita is an open standard that describes the architecture for. Dita open toolkit provides an extensible publishing engine that serves as the foundation of the software ecosystem that enables dita workflows. Making great pdfs is an important part of the publishing and branding process. The original html source for the derby documentation was. This is a full day conference dedicated to the dita open toolkit project, ditaot which is the reference dita implementation and the core of almost all ditabased. Sep 27, 2010 dita has gained widespread adoption in the technical documentation world, in companies such as cisco, ibm of course, nokia, and oracle. Cinnamon is an enterprise cms with all functions of a component cms, and is ideal for versioned management of assets of all types, like modular technical documentation dita and other standards, media assets, documents, contracts, software releases etc. Dita open toolkit, or ditaot for short, is an opensource publishing engine for xml content authored in the darwin information typing architecture visit the project website at dita. Ditatoo dita cms automatically converts your ms word documents to dita, even if your documents are inconsistently or manually styled. This location is not intended to be transformed by the dita processing software e. For information on additional dita and ditaot resources, see support. Dita supports a single source that can output multiple formats. At the time of this recording, the latest version of the dita ot was 2.
The toolkit supports all versions of the oasis dita specification, including 1. To do this, see rebuilding the dita ot documentation or chapter 20 in the pdf version. Though, its versatility in dita document translation lends itself to other professions like medical devices and other high tech industries. Paligo the next generation of technical documentation. Dita supports a number of features that are very useful for writers of technical documentation. Typically, the javadoc tool from sun microsystems is used to generate java api reference documentation from java source code. The primary tool since ditas inception has been the dita open toolkit, the ditaot, which is free open source software contributed and largely maintained by ibm engineers. Using dita in software documentation projects ditaworks.
The ditaot project uses the git flow branching strategy. Ditatoo is a dita content management system dita cms that automates and facilitates many of the tasks you have to do everyday. Microsoft html help, eclipse help, javahelp, oracle help for java, winhelp, omnihelp, a browserbased open source cross. The dita open toolkit is an implementation of the oasis dita specification.
If you define your requirements in terms of the authoring experience you want and the publishing features offered by the interfaces of a writing tool, then you can make an eval. Bernard aschwanden guest post xml authoring made easy, its not just for geeks anymore, by bernard aschwanden. The toolkit transforms dita content into many deliverable formats. There is a list of tools that use the dita open toolkit on. Generate dita java api reference documentation using. Take a look at the dita xml source for a real publication, namely the dita open toolkit users guide. May 09, 2020 the develop branch of the documentation repository may depend on features from recent development versions of dita open toolkit. Use this source to build the final output, for example, html or a pdf. This location is not intended to be transformed by the. Dita has gained widespread adoption in the technical documentation world, in companies such as cisco, ibm of course, nokia, and oracle. The original html source for the derby documentation was converted to dita to create an easy solution for requirements such as creating pdf outputs or single html files for each manual see the derby documentation in pdf format thread. This talk proposes a hybrid approach to api documentation that combines markdown output generated by api docs tools like api blueprint, raml, or swagger with more complex content authored in dita. Dita2go converts dita files to htmlxml, help, and word. To insert a properties table, complete the following steps.
Paligo combines most of my favorite features from framemaker, madcap flare, and confluence with integrated cms, versioning, and workflow management. Dynamic publishing software product manager ixiasoft ccms. This errata supersedes darwin information typing architecture dita version 1. This year we host the 5th edition of dita ot day after the huge success of dita ot day 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
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