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<font face="Verdana">Ah .. the OT plugin. Yes .. that's a
"connector" plugin that allows you to process your DITA content
through the DITA Open Toolkit. Adobe provided that for FM9, but
hasn't made one for FM10 (they want you to use RoboHelp instead).
The FM9 version should work for FM10 (although it was a bit tricky
to set up).<br>
<br>
I don't think that it's available any more, and I have a feeling
that you're not supposed to "redistribute" it without Adobe's
permission (can't say for sure though).<br>
<br>
This is functionality that's built in to DITA-FMx, and I've
considered making it into a separate plugin for non-DITA-FMx users
(although I'd prefer that you use DITA-FMx :)<br>
<br>
To step back a bit .. the DITA-OT is a library of XSLT and Java
code that lets you create may types of output (HTML, CHM, Eclipse
Help, Java Help, PDF, etc.). Yes, it's free and can be used to
create all sorts of output from DITA, but it can be a fair amount
of work to set up and make things look the way you want. If you're
using Frame for authoring DITA, there's really no reason to use
the OT for creating PDFs (it's way more work and the results are
far from stellar) .. however, it can be a good option for online
output *if* you're willing to do the coding to make things work
the way you want. It is likely to be easier to use RoboHelp (or
Flare) to create the online output, but then you're paying for a
proprietary tool. You decide where you want to spend the money.
:)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
...scott<br>
<br>
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On 5/18/12 9:48 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Syed.Hosain@aeris.net">Syed.Hosain@aeris.net</a>) wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hmmm ... I may have been quite unclear in my question, since I am a DITA novice!
The reason I asked is that the Adobe web site has a "FrameMaker 9 Plug-in for DITA Open Toolkit" here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/fm9_opentoolkit.html">http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/fm9_opentoolkit.html</a>
But I don't see an equivalent for FM 10 ... at least, not that I could find!
What does the FM 9 plug-in for DITA do ? I.e., what is different in FM 10 that it does not need a similar "Plug-in"?
BTW, thanks for helping this complete DITA novice here! I learn so much from this list all the time ... :)
Z
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From: Writer [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:generic668@yahoo.ca">mailto:generic668@yahoo.ca</a>]
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:05 AM
To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Syed.Hosain@aeris.net">Syed.Hosain@aeris.net</a>); Scott Prentice; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com">framers@lists.frameusers.com</a>
Subject: Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10
It's built into FM 10 as it was built in to FM 9. You have to switch to the structured interface to see it (File > Preferences > General). I don't have very much experience with FM 10, but if you want to use DITA 1.2, the underlying templates and EDDs are different than FM 9. Someone more knowledgeable than I am about FM 10 might have more to say about that.
Nadine
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To: Writer <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:generic668@yahoo.ca"><generic668@yahoo.ca></a>; Scott Prentice
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Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:45:29 AM
Subject: RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in
FrameMaker 10
Hi, Nadine, Scott, et. al.
A question for users of FrameMaker 10 ... is the DITA support built-in
to this version, or is there a separate plug-in for it (like was
released by Adobe for FrameMaker 9)?
If it is a plug-in still, does anyone have a link for it? I searched
the Adobe web site and did not find it ... may not have looked carefully enough.
Thanks!
Z
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Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:04 PM
To: Scott Prentice; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com">framers@lists.frameusers.com</a>
Subject: Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in
FrameMaker 10
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<pre wrap="">The problem is that "creating a DITA project" in FrameMaker is
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<pre wrap=""> really no different than doing that in any other XML authoring
tool. You do need to understand the structured FrameMaker UI,
but
DITA is DITA regardless of the tool.
Agreed. What might be particular to FM is how to create output such as
PDFs, the topic templates, and the EDD (and perhaps some of its quirks
with how it handles attribute filtering).
I recommend this book for becoming familiar with DITA:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://comtech-serv.com//index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_3&p">http://comtech-serv.com//index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_3&p</a>
roducts_id=10
Nadine
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