DITA content strategy
How can you implement DITA content strategy? Is DITA itself a content strategy?
Tag: DITA
Managing DITA projects (premium)
A DITA implementation isn’t merely a matter of picking tools. Several factors, including wrangling the different groups affected by an implementation, are critical to successfully managing DITA projects.
Note: This post assumes you have already done a content strategy analysis, which determined the DITA standard supports your company’s business goals.
Strange bedfellows: InDesign and DITA
or, What you need to know before you start working on a DITA to InDesign project.
The ten commandments of DITA
Because the phrase “best practices” is boring, we provide, for your reading pleasure, the ten commandments of DITA.
Webcast: DITA and content strategy
In this webcast recording, Sarah O’Keefe discusses content strategy and the role of DITA in content strategy.
Five tips for converting content to DITA
So, you’ve decided to move to a DITA-based workflow. Before you convert your existing content to DITA, consider these five tips, which encompass both big-picture and coding-specific issues.
From tech writer to DITA superhero
In the world of superheroes, technical writers could just slide down a pole or do a clandestine spin to transform themselves into DITA technologists. Of course, nothing is that easy, so what does the transformation from tech writer to DITA superhero really require?
Encoding context-sensitive help information in DITA reltables
The problem: DITA does not provide a default mechanism for encoding context-sensitive help information. This article discusses a new approach that avoids specialization and provides a maintainable approach for context-sensitive help mapping.
Design isn’t free
The mantra of XML is that you separate content from formatting. Authors do content; formatting happens later. During a panel discussion at last week’s (excellent) UA Europe conference, I realized that this is only half the story.
DITA reporting tools in oXygen
Need some basic metrics on your DITA files? Wondering whether your topics are the right length or not? Check out this new feature in oXygen version 13.
