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conform fully to the industry-standard DocBook (SGML) and xDocBook (XML) DTDs
for technical documentation. The XHTML sample application conforms to the DTD for
the next generation of HTML — the Extensible HTML version 1.0 transition DTD.
DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is an industry-standard information
model that facilitates re-use and re-purposing of modular information units.
FrameMaker 8 provides a rich environment for authoring and publishing DITA-compliant
content. FrameMaker 8 supports the authoring of DITA topics, including task, concept,
and reference types, and DITA maps. Support for content fragment reuse (conref) is pro-
vided through a graphical interface. DITA xref elements are converted to "live"
FrameMaker cross-references, and book building from DITA maps is supported. The
FrameMaker 8 DITA support is highly configurable. You can modify the provided
FrameMaker DITA templates to specify your own publishing formats, or you can create
your own DITA specializations.
R i c h M e d i a P u b l i s h i n g F e a t u r e s
FrameMaker users often choose Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) as a publishing
format, and FrameMaker software makes the process automatic. An Adobe PDF Creation
Add-On is included with the FrameMaker software, allowing the generation of PDF docu-
ments with a simple "save as PDF" operation. Cross-references and hypertext links within
and between documents are preserved when you convert to PDF.
FrameMaker supports several graphics formats that are common in interactive content.
FrameMaker 8 adds support for U3D and SWF files. These file formats allow the authoring
and publishing of new forms of interactive PDF content from FrameMaker 8 software.
A u t h o r i n g To o l s f o r C o m p l e x D o c u m e n t s
FrameMaker offers a proven, powerful set of long-document authoring and management
tools. Master page usage can be associated to specific paragraph tags or elements, and cus-
tom master pages can be rearranged in any order. This functionality reduces manual layout
chores for custom pages. Twelve running headers and footers are available, and a Select/
Deselect All button streamlines the process of importing formats between documents. Out-
of-the-box layout options and a rich set of examples for skill building are provided by book
templates and structured templates. The option of saving a document in FrameMaker 7.0
format provides backward compatibility with prior versions of the software.
A c c e s s i b i l i t y F e a t u r e s
FrameMaker supports accessibility for authors with impaired vision and support for the
creation of accessible documents. Accessibility features provided by Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Windows Vista are supported, including a high-contrast user interface,
screen reader compatibility, and keyboard shortcuts.
FrameMaker supports the creation of accessible documents in many ways. Template-based
publishing makes it possible to output several versions of a document, including a large-
print edition. FrameMaker supports the generation of tagged PDF, which identifies a pub-
lication's layout elements and contents and the visual relationships between them. This
allows logical reflow of tagged PDF files during viewing on a broad range of devices with
widely varying screen sizes. You can use conditional tags and graphics attributes to display
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