Dynamically extending the Class Path
I need today to be able to extend the class path. The reason for this, is that although you pass classpath arguments to JavaDoc, when the Doclet is executed, the classpath isn’t honoured. The good news...
View ArticleSVG Editor
I don’t take any credit for this, but stumbled across a Open Source JavaScript editor and have decided to host it. SVG Editor The post SVG Editor appeared first on Heap Dump.
View ArticleConditional image processing with DITA
So while we crack on with producing our DITA based system and user documentation we hit across a stumbling block, due to SVG images not displaying properly in different outputs, we needed to be able to...
View ArticleImage problems with DITA
While working with DITA yet more image issues arise! This time it’s to do with how bitmapped images are rendered in PDF output. What seems to be the issue here is large images are appearing outside the...
View ArticleGod bless structured content.
We at Docfacto have decided to break apart out toolkit, so there is the plain Java toolkit and the Documentation Suite for DITA. The DITA collection contains elements of the Java toolkit, and two user...
View ArticleExample code in DITA – The coderef
While documenting our code, we often need to add in code examples. With DITA, the simplest way to achieve this is by using a codeblock tag and pasting in the code you wish to refer to. Although this...
View ArticleJavadoc to DITA
Whilst creating the Docfacto DITA Documentation Suite, there becomes a need to be able to have Java API documentation in DITA format. There is an IBM offerring, which does the job, but specialiation is...
View ArticleAdding a front page image to your DITA book.
Adding an image to the front cover of you book, is simply done via using the book map. For example … <booktitle> <booklibrary>User-guide to</booklibrary>...
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Adam is here!
Well, not quite here yet but for those that can’t wait, we’ve got an eclipse update site where you can download our eclipse toolkit. You will need to get in touch with us to get a welcome pack if you...
View ArticleBeermat, the SVG Editor for Eclipse
Here at Docfacto, we’re constantly scribbling down design ideas to share with each other, either on the whiteboard or on plain paper. Sometimes they’ll be needed for future use, for user/clients, or to...
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