wrapping DITA steps in tables

[Wim Hooghwinkel - idtp]

Hi Rebecca,

interesting question. Theoretically it should be possible to 'translate’ the steps element into a FrameMaker table, for presentation, just like we do with the properties element. 
It would put some heavy constraints on your content however, as each step must have exactly one cmd and one info element. 

You’ll need to adapt the read/write rules and the EDD. I just did a test and it seems to work. Look at the constructs for the property element in the reference rules and EDD to see how you can set it up. This what I’ve got in the rules file:

  /* steps */
element "steps" {
  is fm table element;
  fm property columns value is "2";
  attribute "props" is fm property column widths;
  }

fm element "fm-stepsbody" unwrap;
element "step" {
  is fm table row element;
  fm property row type value is "Body";
  }
element "cmd" is fm table cell element;
element "info" is fm table cell element;

(note: I used default FM DITA, not DITA-fmx yet)(note: I left out the table heading ….)

To make it work in the EDD I made <steps> to be Element (Table), where general rule is fm-stepsbody.
Then <fm-stepsbody> has step+ and <step> (Table Row) has cmd, info.
cmd and info are both Table Cell.

Actually, in a task topic this works like a charm and is a perfect template to make 'clean' tasks. 
Using (cmd, info) as the general rule for step makes inserting and adding steps very easy.

In the WYSIWYG view I can see a table, while in the XML view I can see the correct steps xml code.

Thanks for the suggestion ….

Then 
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