DITA Open Toolkit, version 1.8.M2

Chapter 1: Getting Started
- 1.1.1: Installing the full-easy-install package
- 1.1.2: Running the demo build
- 1.1.3: Building your own content using the demo build
Chapter 2: User Guide
- 2.2.1: Overview of the DITA Open Toolkit
  - 2.2.1.1: Release notes
  - 2.2.1.2: DITA 1.2 Specification Support
  - 2.2.1.3: Tested platforms and tools
- 2.2.2: Installing the DITA-OT
  - 2.2.2.1: Distribution packages
  - 2.2.2.2: Prerequisite software
  - 2.2.2.3: Installing the full-easy-install package
  - 2.2.2.4: Installing the minimal or standard package on Linux or Mac OSX
  - 2.2.2.5: Installing the minimal or standard package on Windows
- 2.2.3: Publishing DITA content
  - 2.2.3.1: DITA-OT transformations
    - 2.2.3.1.1: DITA to Docbook
    - 2.2.3.1.2: DITA to Eclipse Content
    - 2.2.3.1.3: DITA to Eclipse help
    - 2.2.3.1.4: DITA to HTML Help (CHM)
    - 2.2.3.1.5: DITA to legacy PDF
    - 2.2.3.1.6: DITA to ODT
    - 2.2.3.1.7: DITA to PDF (PDF2)
    - 2.2.3.1.8: DITA to RTF
    - 2.2.3.1.9: DITA to TocJS
    - 2.2.3.1.10: DITA to Troff
    - 2.2.3.1.11: DITA to XHTML
  - 2.2.3.2: Publishing DITA content from Ant
    - 2.2.3.2.1: Ant
    - 2.2.3.2.2: Building output using Ant
    - 2.2.3.2.3: Creating an Ant build script
  - 2.2.3.3: Publishing DITA content from the command-line tool
    - 2.2.3.3.1: Command-line tool
    - 2.2.3.3.2: Building output using the command-line tool
- 2.2.4: Globalizing DITA content
  - 2.2.4.1: Globalization support offered by the DITA-OT
  - 2.2.4.2: Supported languages: HTML-based transformations
  - 2.2.4.3: Supported languages: PDF transformations
- 2.2.5: Error messages and troubleshooting
  - 2.2.5.1: Error messages
  - 2.2.5.2: Other error messages
  - 2.2.5.3: Log files
  - 2.2.5.4: Accessing help from the command-line tool
  - 2.2.5.5: Determing the version of the DITA Open Toolkit
  - 2.2.5.6: Enabling debug mode
  - 2.2.5.7: Increasing Java memory allocation
- 2.2.6: Reference
  - 2.2.6.1: Ant parameters
    - 2.2.6.1.1: All transformations
    - 2.2.6.1.2: All HTML-based transformations
    - 2.2.6.1.3: Eclipse content
    - 2.2.6.1.4: Eclipse help
    - 2.2.6.1.5: HTML Help
    - 2.2.6.1.6: JavaHelp
    - 2.2.6.1.7: Legacy PDF
    - 2.2.6.1.8: ODT
    - 2.2.6.1.9: Other
    - 2.2.6.1.10: PDF
    - 2.2.6.1.11: XHTML
  - 2.2.6.2: Command-line tool parameters
    - 2.2.6.2.1: All transformations
    - 2.2.6.2.2: All HTML-based transformations
    - 2.2.6.2.3: Eclipse content
    - 2.2.6.2.4: Eclipse help
    - 2.2.6.2.5: HTML help
    - 2.2.6.2.6: JavaHelp
    - 2.2.6.2.7: ODT
    - 2.2.6.2.8: PDF transformation
    - 2.2.6.2.9: XHTML
  - 2.2.6.3: lib/configuration.properties file
Chapter 3: Developer Reference
- 3.3.1: DITA Open Toolkit Architecture
  - 3.3.1.1: Processing modules in the DITA-OT
  - 3.3.1.2: Processing order within the DITA-OT
  - 3.3.1.3: DITA-OT pre-processing architecture
    - 3.3.1.3.1: Generate lists (gen-list)
    - 3.3.1.3.2: Debug and filter (debug-filter)
    - 3.3.1.3.3: Copy related files (copy-files)
    - 3.3.1.3.4: Conref push (conrefpush)
    - 3.3.1.3.5: Conref (conref)
    - 3.3.1.3.6: Move metadata (move-meta-entries)
    - 3.3.1.3.7: Resolve keyref (keyref)
    - 3.3.1.3.8: Resolve code references (codref)
    - 3.3.1.3.9: Resolve map references (mapref)
    - 3.3.1.3.10: Pull content into maps (mappull)
    - 3.3.1.3.11: Chunk topics (chunk)
    - 3.3.1.3.12: Map based linking (maplink and move-links)
    - 3.3.1.3.13: Pull content into topics (topicpull)
    - 3.3.1.3.14: Flagging in the toolkit
      - 3.3.1.3.14.1: XHTML migration for flagging updates in DITA-OT 1.7
  - 3.3.1.4: Generating XHTML with navigation
    - 3.3.1.4.1: Default XHTML output
    - 3.3.1.4.2: Eclipse help output (transform type "eclipsehelp")
    - 3.3.1.4.3: TocJS output path
    - 3.3.1.4.4: Compiled Help (CHM) output
    - 3.3.1.4.5: Javahelp output
  - 3.3.1.5: PDF output pipeline
  - 3.3.1.6: ODT Transform type (Open Document Format)
- 3.3.2: Extending the DITA Open Toolkit
  - 3.3.2.1: Installing plug-ins
  - 3.3.2.2: Removing plug-ins
  - 3.3.2.3: Rebuilding the DITA-OT documentation
- 3.3.3: Configuring the DITA Open Toolkit
  - 3.3.3.1: integrator.properties file
  - 3.3.3.2: lib/org.dita.dost.platform/plugin.properties file
- 3.3.4: Creating DITA-OT plug-ins
  - 3.3.4.1: Plug-in configuration file
  - 3.3.4.2: Extending the XML Catalog
  - 3.3.4.3: Adding new targets to the Ant build process
  - 3.3.4.4: Adding Ant targets to the pre-process pipeline
  - 3.3.4.5: Integrating a new transform type
  - 3.3.4.6: Override styles with XSLT
  - 3.3.4.7: Modifying or adding generated text
  - 3.3.4.8: Passing parameters to existing XSLT steps
  - 3.3.4.9: Adding Java libraries to the classpath
  - 3.3.4.10: Adding diagnostic messages
  - 3.3.4.11: Managing plug-in dependencies
  - 3.3.4.12: Version and support information
  - 3.3.4.13: Creating a new plug-in extension point
  - 3.3.4.14: Example plugin.xml file
- 3.3.5: Customizing PDF output
- 3.3.6: Internal Ant properties
- 3.3.7: Implementation dependent features
- 3.3.8: Extended functionality
- 3.3.9: Topic merge
- 3.3.10: Creating Eclipse help from within Eclipse
Appendix A: DITA-OT release history
- A.4.1 DITA Open Toolkit Release 1.8
- A.4.2 DITA Open Toolkit Release 1.7
- A.4.3 DITA Open Toolkit Release 1.6
- A.4.4 DITA Open Toolkit Release 1.5.4
- A.4.5 DITA Open Toolkit Release 1.5.3
- A.4.6 DITA Open Toolkit Release 1.5.2
- A.4.7 DITA OT Release 1.5.1
- A.4.8 DITA OT release 1.5
- A.4.9 DITA OT release 1.4.3
- A.4.10 DITA OT release 1.4.2.1
- A.4.11 DITA OT release 1.4.2
- A.4.12 DITA OT release 1.4.1
- A.4.13 DITA OT release 1.4
- A.4.14 DITA OT release 1.3.1
- A.4.15 DITA OT release 1.3
- A.4.16 DITA OT release 1.2.2
- A.4.17 DITA OT release 1.2.1
- A.4.18 DITA OT release 1.2
- A.4.19 DITA OT release 1.1.2.1
- A.4.20 DITA OT release 1.1.2
- A.4.21 DITA OT release 1.1.1
- A.4.22 DITA OT release 1.1
- A.4.23 DITA OT release 1.0.2
- A.4.24 DITA OT release 1.0.1
- A.4.25 DITA OT release 1.0
- A.4.26 DITA history on developerWorks (pre-Open Source)
Appendix B: Project Management Guidelines
Appendix C: developerWorks articles

Goals and objectives of the DITA Open Toolkit

The goal of the DITA Open Toolkit (DITA-OT) is to provide a high-quality implementation for production-level output of DITA content, built in a professionally-managed project environment by vetted contributors, and tested thoroughly for each release.

The DITA-OT is designed to meet the needs of users who want to publish DITA content, from individual users running the toolkit in a stand-alone mode to vendors who incorporate the toolkit into their software products. The different distribution packages are designed to meet the needs of these different audiences.

The DITA-OT project keeps up to date with the latest DTD and Schema updates from the OASIS DITA Technical Committee (TC), which develops and maintains the DITA standard. As the DITA TC produces drafts of future versions, the DITA-OT works to create early support for new features and helps to test the new draft versions of the standard.

The project agrees with the open-source motto of Release early and often and seeks to develop wide consensus on issues.

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