Scott, I'm not sure where you are having problems with the conversion to PDF. Is it a missing ditamap, or were you having problems using saxon to merge the topics using the ditamap? I just double checked the Developer's Guide zip file that is available on the manuals site, and there is indeed a derbydev.ditamap file in the zip. Try resorting the files so you can find the ditamap, but it should be there. As for the conversion to PDF, I am about to make another post to the Derby-dev list concerning this. I have been spending a lot of time lately with the xsl files that you get with the DITA package, and I have been learning xsl and reworking the files as I go. I am now happy to report that using my modified xsl files, we can have a working PDF that is CLEAR to read, perfectly formatted, and has cross-links that work. I already talked to Jean, and she is anticipating the post and will make a new version of the Getting STarted Guide PDF available next to that old example one, as well as my modified DITA xsl files available in a zip file. So look for that soon (before the end of the day)...
If you continue to have problems with the conversion after using my modified files, I have been spending a lot of time working with this (and I have been creating the DITA content as well) so please post back and I will be glad to help work out any kinks. Thanks, Jeff >>>>does anyone have the Developer Guide documentation in any other form than dita? i went to follow the directions for converting dita-to-pdf, but there doesn't seem to be a ditamap that helps merge all the dita files for the developer docs. this was after i downloaded the dev guide dita files(read a little), downloaded dita (read a littlle), downloaded saxon (read a little),=20 and tried to bring it all together in one pdf file. although, i can cleary see the benefits of the dita format, it sure would be nice if the docs were available in ANY human readable format=20 for easy download. hopefully, i just couldn't find the link to it :) many thanks, scott
