FrameMaker 11 in XML

[Scott Prentice]

Robert...

Correction! It turns out that you *can* format XML documents in Frame 
using CSS. There are two options ..

- If the XML file includes an "xml-stylesheet" processing instruction 
that points to a CSS file, you can set up a structure application 
definition to make use of that CSS styling when formatting the file in 
Frame.

OR

- You can import a CSS into an EDD. If the selectors in the CSS match 
the element names in the EDD, those element definitions will be updated 
with corresponding formatting data.

Chapter 5 in the Structure Application Developer's Reference lists the 
CSS properties that are honored and how they map to FM properties. I'm 
still trying to wrap my head around how this all works, but will 
probably write up a blog post on it with more details. If you want more 
info, feel free to contact me.

Cheers,

...scott

Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892

On 9/4/12 8:51 AM, Scott Prentice wrote:
> Hi Robert...
>
> 1) You can specify a Schema (XSD) or a DTD file in the structure 
> application definition. This has been available since FM8 (possibly 
> FM7.2). I've not done this in Frame, but in theory the answer to your 
> question is yes. Perhaps someone with more experience with this 
> feature can comment.
>
> 2) No. Formatting in FM is done through an EDD .. which maps elements 
> and element contexts to named styles defined in the associated 
> template or by applying properties and formatting directly to the 
> element structures.
>
> Neither of these  features has changed with FM11.
>
> Cheers,
>
> ...scott
>
> Scott Prentice
> Leximation, Inc.
> www.leximation.com
> +1.415.485.1892
>
> On 9/3/12 12:14 PM, Robert Leif wrote:
>>
>> After reading the two interesting reviews of FrameMaker11, I still 
>> have two questions.
>>
>> 1)Can I directly import elements from XML schemas, particularly, 
>> those created in XSD (XML Schema Definition) language?
>>
>> 2)Can I format my XML with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
>>
>> Vice President R&D
>>
>> Newport Instruments
>>
>> 3345 Hopi Place
>>
>> San Diego, CA 92117
>>
>> Email: rleif at rleif.com
>>
>> Tel. (619) 582-0437
>>
>> http://www.newportinstruments.com/
>>
>> http://www.cytometryml.org/
>>
>>
>>
>

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