{"product_id":"dita-for-print-a-dita-open-toolkit-workbook-second-edition-paperback","title":"DITA for Print: A DITA Open Toolkit Workbook, Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeigh W. White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs DITA has become more and more popular, demand has increased for tools that can provide high quality PDFs from DITA content. The DITA Open Toolkit provides a basic PDF capability, but nearly any real-world application will require customization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeigh White's book, \u003cem\u003eDITA for Print\u003c\/em\u003e, has become the go-to reference for building a print customization plugin for the DITA Open Toolkit. This second edition covers Open Toolkit, version 2, including customizing the DITA 1.3 troubleshooting topic type, localization strings, bookmarks, and the new back-cover functionality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDITA for Print\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone who wants to learn how to create PDFs using the DITA Open Toolkit without learning everything there is to know about XSL-FO, XSLT, or XPath, or even about the DITA Open Toolkit itself. \u003cem\u003eDITA for Print\u003c\/em\u003e is written for nonprogrammers, by a non-programmer, and although it is written for people who have a good understanding of the DITA standard, you don't need a technical background to get custom PDFs up and running quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCustom PDF plugin creation: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganization of the DITA Open Toolkit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInstalling the DITA Open Toolkit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating your own plugin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDITA Open Toolkit builds: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSetting up the ANT build environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSetting up a PDF renderer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSetting up fonts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging attribute sets, localization variables, and localization strings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormatting your content: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePage masters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePage headers and footers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCover pages (front and back)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTitles, body text, lists, and notes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTask topics, tables, and images\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks, xrefs, and footnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTable of Contents, lists of tables and figures, bookmarks, and indexes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 526\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47212842713337,"sku":"9781937434540","price":51.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UDdmUVl5OUVZdXBzSWhwWHhoazU5QT09.webp?v=1768098647","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dita-for-print-a-dita-open-toolkit-workbook-second-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}