Nice .. very cool. Thanks Wim!

...scott

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> On Oct 21, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Wim Hooghwinkel - idtp <w...@idtp.eu> wrote:
> 
> 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 
> Vriendelijke groet / Kind regards,
>  
> Wim Hooghwinkel
> 
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