No, DITA is not XML. It is a DTD that can be used to create XML documents. It can also be used within a FrameMaker structured application to create structured FM documents that can remain just that, with output to PDF. The DITA EDD within FrameMaker will take care of the paragraph and character tagging. There is absolutely no requirement to output XML if you don't want to. My point was that the OP can create FM documents using the DITA application in FramaMaker, output to PDF, and think about XML later on. That is exactly what I did some years back. Roger
Sent from my tablet. -------- Original message --------From: Robert Lauriston <[email protected]> Date: 28/06/2018 18:12 (GMT+00:00) To: "An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." <[email protected]> Subject: [Framers] Fwd: Starting DITA 1.2 "Forget about XML for the time being. You can use DITA or any other structure without having to convert it to XML." DITA is XML. Or are you saying that you could use unstructured FrameMaker paragraph and character tags in the same way you would DITA elements? That's not entirely true, some elements have no counterpart in unstructured FrameMaker. If you can accomplish something using unstructured FrameMaker, why put in all the time and effort to use structured? Conversely, if you really need DITA, FrameMaker's probably not the best tool. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Roger Shuttleworth <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 2:51 AM Subject: Re: [Framers] Starting DITA 1.2 To: [email protected] ... Forget about XML for the time being. You can use DITA or any other structure without having to convert it to XML. I did that for a couple of years before even attempting to create XML. ... _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to [email protected] _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]
