XMetaL Integration

XMetaL 5.0 is a great DITA authoring tool. Unfortunately, out of box, ePublisher is not aware of XMetaL's reusable component DTD, a specialization called ditacomponent. The procedure listed below enables ePublisher to process DITA content that takes advantage of XMetaL's reusable component feature.

Procedure

Create a "Helpers" override area in your project directory:
```
<project_dir>\Formats\Helpers
```
Copy the default DITA Open Toolkit install from the ePublisher install directory into your "Helpers" override directory.

ePublisher Install Directory:
```
C:\Program Files\WebWorks\ePublisher Pro\Helpers\dita-ot
```
"Helpers" override directory:
```
<project_dir>\Formats\Helpers
```
The end result should be:
```
<project_dir>\Formats\Helpers\dita-ot
```

Copy XMetaL 5 ditacomponent DTDs into the DITA Open Toolkit.

NOTE: XMetaL has given permission for us to redistribute the necessary files. See Attachments below.

Copy:

C:\Program Files\XMetaL 5\Author\DITA\DITA_OT_DTD\dcspecialized-typemods.ent
C:\Program Files\XMetaL 5\Author\DITA\DITA_OT_DTD\ditacomponent.dtd
C:\Program Files\XMetaL 5\Author\DITA\DITA_OT_DTD\ditacomponent.mod

to:

<project_dir\Formats\Helpers\dita-ot\dtd

Update the DITA-OT XML catalog definition file:

<project_dir>\Formats\Helpers\dita-ot\catalog-dita.xml

Add the following at the bottom of the file before the final </catalog> element:

<!-- XMetaL Reusable Component Support -->
<!--                                   -->
<public publicId="-//XMETAL//DTD DITA Component//EN"
        uri="dtd/ditacomponent.dtd"/>
<public publicId="-//XMETAL//ELEMENTS DITA Component//EN"
        uri="dtd/ditacomponent.mod"/>
<public publicId="-//XMETAL//DTD DITA Component Specialized Typemods//EN"
        uri="dtd/dcspecialized-typemods.ent"/>

Attachments

XMetal 5.zip

HelpCenter/Tips/DITA/Release Specific/ePublisher 9.3/XMetal_Integration (last edited 2008-09-02 13:58:38 by BenAllums)