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To: "Deborah Garcia-Tobin" <dgarcia@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ian.saunders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Simon North" <north@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: DTD - any info about them
From: Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 13:59:04 -0700
Cc: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "FrameSGML List" <FrameSGML@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Free Framers" <framers@xxxxxxxxx>
In-Reply-To: <LYRIS-35220-32280-2000.06.29-07.12.09--danemory#primenet.com@lists.raycomm.com>
References: <LYRIS-9995-32272-2000.06.29-06.53.08--dgarcia#SYNOMICS.COM@lists.raycomm.com>
Sender: owner-framers@xxxxxxxxx
Originally posted on the TECHWR-L list. Cross-posted to the FrameSGML and Free Framers lists. ========================================= At 03:11 PM 6/29/00 +0100, Deborah Garcia-Tobin wrote: >Hi all > >we are moving from FrameMaker to FrameMaker SGML with a view to producing >XML. > >However, we know very little about producing a DTD. We have looked at >DocBook and have had various warnings from people about it being too large, >doesn't contain everything you'll need, a nightmare, etc. > >What I really want to know is how hard is it to do your own DTD? >It is worth doing your own? >Are there any other commercially available DTDs apart from DocBook (relevant >to software industry)? >Should you use a well know DTD or is your own customized one better? >Any good books that might tell me what I need to know if I write my own? =================================================== I have a paper entitled "FrameMaker+SGML Information Design" that should be of help. It's available as a PDF file at: http://www.microtype.com/ When the home page comes up, click the Resources link in the left frame. Under Resources, scroll down to Links to Other Resources. You'll find 5 or 6 papers there that I've written on various topics, one of which has the title described above. You will note that the document was originally created as a structured document in FM+SGML, using an EDD of my own design. There is also a companion DTD that was produced from this EDD. If you're interested, I can send you an actual FM+SGML document, created using the same EDD, that would allow you (in FM+SGML) to examine the structural design in more detail. If that sample document whets your appetitie, You could experiment further by: 1. Open a new empty double-sided document in FM+SGML. 2. Delete all tags/formats that are deletable from the Paragraph, Character, Table, and Cross-Reference catalogs 3. Open the sample document. 4. With input focus in the new empty document: a. Choose File > Import > Formats, and import all formats from the sample document. b. Choose File > Import > Element Definitions, and import the element definitions from the sample document. 5. In the empty document, open the Element Catalog and the Structure View. 6. Choose Element > Set Available Elements, and turn on Valid Elements for Working Start to Finish. 7. In the Element Catalog, select and insert the TOP-DocFile element. 8. The element catalog will now tell you what elements are valid at the insertion point. Start playing. ==================== | Nullius in Verba | ==================== Dan Emory, Dan Emory & Associates FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing Voice/Fax: 949-722-8971 E-Mail: danemory@primenet.com 10044 Adams Ave. #208, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 ---Subscribe to the "Free Framers" list by sending a message to majordomo@omsys.com with "subscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. ** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@omsys.com ** ** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. **