Getting a handle on structured Frame (DITA)

[Theresa de Valence]

On 8/13/2014 11:21 AM, Scott Prentice wrote:
>
> XML for sure, and personally I'd use DITA. DITA for 3 reasons .. 1) the
> implementation of DocBook support has problems, and that may cause you
> trouble down the line, 2) you'll likely find more options for DITA
> support in the techcomm space, and 3) I like DITA better than DocBook  :)


OK, conceptually, I understand the value of dividing each part of the 
document into a single-purpose element and that DITA might be better 
than the mishmash of DocBook. However, when I look at the DITA 
applications in structapps.fm, I cannot tell which application is used 
for plain ordinary text (i.e. what consitutes <para>). How does one use 
DITA for:
--Book
----Chapter
------Section
--------Body

Is this what the DITA map is?
[And here I thought we were going to have geographical maps in the book 
8-) ]

Thanks,
Theresa
P.S. I have ordered XML AND FRAMEMAKER by Kay Ethier but it won't be 
here for several days