Key Concept Archive
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Same mess, different tools – Liz Fraley on the Content Content Podcast
In her interview, Liz Fraley talks in detail about the history of structured authoring and how her opinions have changed over 17 years in the technical writing industry. Last month I had the opportunity to talk with Ed Marsh of…
- Key Concepts: arbortext editor, best practices, community, dita, dita ot, page layout and print publishing, xml authoring, xpath xslt xsl-fo
- Filed under: Arbortext Podcast, Blog, Liz Asks
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Can I use Arbortext with the DITA OT?
We get a lot of questions about whether you can use Arbortext with the Open Toolkit. The answer is, “Yes, of course,” but any further details are difficult unless you know what the questioner means by that. “Arbortext” is a…
- Key Concepts: arbortext editor, configuration and implementation, dita, dita ot, techcomm tools, ui customization
- Filed under: Blog, Liz Asks
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Given enough time and resources, Sharepoint can make anything happen
Recently I was preparing my talk for the Gilbane Boston conference coming up in December. I'm presenting along-side two people I respect a lot: Barry Schaeffer and Doug Gorman. I've known Barry for years and years. He's the former President…
- Key Concepts: best practices, case study, content management, dita ot, single-sourcing
- Filed under: Blog, Liz Asks
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Is your business OK with OTK?
I love DIY projects! I find them truly irresistible. I relish each and every facet of them. From concept to completion, there is nothing I don’t enjoy. For me, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing something I created being…
- Key Concepts: best practices, dita, dita ot, techcomm tools
- Filed under: Blog
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A-Oh-(Tee)-Kay: Using Arbortext with the DITA OTK, Part 2 (Doing it)
Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 2, Episode 5 In this 30-minute, recorded web session, Mark Giffin reviews how Arbortext and the DITA Open Toolkit (DITA OT) play together and then demonstrates how to install the AOTk Publish script and execute the…
- Key Concepts: arbortext editor, best practices, community, dita, dita ot, page layout and print publishing, xml authoring, xpath xslt xsl-fo
- Filed under: Arbortext Podcast, Blog, Liz Asks
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A-Oh-(Tee)-Kay: Using Arbortext with the DITA Open ToolKit (how it works)
Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 2, Episode 2 In this 30-minute, recorded web session, Mark Giffin gives an overview about how Arbortext and the DITA Open Toolkit (DITA OT) play together and how you can execute the DITA OT directly from…
- Key Concepts: arbortext editor, best practices, community, dita, dita ot, page layout and print publishing, xml authoring, xpath xslt xsl-fo
- Filed under: Arbortext Podcast, Blog, Liz Asks
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