PDFs from the DITA Open Toolkit: The Easy and the Not So Easy
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The document discusses generating PDF output from DITA using the DITA Open Toolkit. It separates tasks into categories from easy to more difficult: 1. Creating basic PDF plugins, editing text formatting and localization variables are described as easy. 2. Configuring fonts, formatting tables and the table of contents are categorized as not so easy. 3. Setting up pages, headers/footers and formatting the index are labeled as stupidly hard. 4. The document provides troubleshooting tips and asks if there are any questions.
PDFs from the DITA Open Toolkit: The Easy and the Not So Easy
- 1. PDFs from the DITA Open Toolkit The Easy and the Not So Easy Leigh White DITA Specialist leigh.white@Ixiasoft.com Presented at DITA-OT Day November 2014
- 2. Me • Background in Theoretical Linguistics • Technical Writer who moved into Information Architecture • Not a developer…just stubborn • Willing to experiment, willing to break things
- 3. Why is this important? • You need a POC to get the approval for a DITA migration • You need a developer to design the outputs for the POC • You probably can’t get funds just for a POC developer • It’s up to YOU!
- 4. The Easy • Creating a PDF plugin • Editing localization variables • Formatting text Titles Body text Note labels Lists
- 5. The Not So Easy • Finding the file to edit • Configuring fonts • Formatting tables • Formatting the TOC
- 6. The Stupidly Hard • Setting up pages • Changing header and footer information • Formatting the index
- 8. Questions?