This was an info-filled talk by Helen St Denis, Conversion Services Manager, from Stilo. ‘Tis an unweeded garden that grows to seed - cultivating a weed-free content ecosystem people and processes are the hard part - tools are the easy part!. ![]() Publishing options - DITA-OT XML Mind DITA Converter Adobe AEM Publishing.Tools that support LWDITA include oXygen XML Editor, Author, Web Author SimplyXML Content Mapper and others.LWDITA - start simple, eventually more tool support, don t need XML.Full DITA - advanced features, more flexibility, mature tools.LWDITA is less flexible but easier to learn. ![]() LWDITA - has only 2 doc types (topic and map), 40 elements types (33 from DITA 1.3, 7 for multimedia support), and 3 formats (XML, HTML5, Markdown).Simplify the model - no longer reliant on XML schema cross-format content standard.Why isn’t DITA everywhere? perceived complexity (too many tags, too hard to customise, steep learning curve) and it’s XML (software developers mostly use XML for data, so when JSON came along, XML was dead for them bias against XML in favour of Markdown, HTML5, custom formats).DITA is a standard, which means it’s portable and scalable.how and what to measure - process efficiencies to reduce costs revenue growthĬross-format and cross-silo: Lightweight DITA (LWDITA) for intelligent content.reuse components across business verticals.think about components, not complete docs.search is a headache, find is a solution (think of searching for your car keys versus finding your keys ).content is cross-department and cross-functional - it shouldn’t live in silos.Docs can reduce costs AND generate revenue ![]()
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