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DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

by Norman Walsh, Richard L. Hamilton

May 2010

Intermediate to advanced

552 pages

13h 37m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Why Read This Book?
A Short DocBook HistoryThe HaL and O’Reilly EraThe Davenport EraThe OASIS Era
What’s New in DocBook V5.0?Renamed and removed elementsLinking and cross-referencingUniform info elementsRequired title and version attributesAdditional constraintsTable of contentsConstraint definitions using SchematronAccessibility
Where to Get the SchemasDocBook Documentation
Making an XML DocumentAn XML DeclarationA Document Type DeclarationAn Internal SubsetThe Document (or Root) Element
SetsBooksComponentsSectionsMeta-InformationBlock ElementsBlock versus inline elementsListsAdmonitionsLine-specific environmentsExamples, figures, and tablesParagraphsEquationsGraphics and mediaQuestions and answersProcedures and tasksSynopsesMiscellaneous block elementsInline ElementsTraditional publishing inlinesCross-referencesMarkupMathematicsUser interfacesProgramming languages and constructsOperating systemsGeneral purpose
Making an IndexMarking index termsPrinting an indexMaking a GlossaryMaking a Bibliography
ID/IDREF Constraints and Validation
Character Data Not Allowed HereMisspelled Start TagOut-of-Context Start Tag
A Survey of Stylesheet LanguagesStylesheet ExamplesCSS stylesheetXSL stylesheetXQuery
Should You Do This?
Namespace and VersionPublic Identifiers
RELAX NG SyntaxDocBook Schema StructureThe General Structure of Customization Layers
Deciding What to ChangeDeciding How to Change a Customization LayerUsing Your Customization LayerTesting Your Work
Removing msgsetRemoving Computer InlinesRemoving Synopsis ElementsRemoving Sectioning ElementsRemoving Admonitions from Table Entries
Subsetting the Common Attributes
Changing the Contents of the role AttributeAdding a Value to an Enumerated Attribute
Installing DocBookInstalling the DocBook SchemasXML Catalogs and DocBookInstalling and setting up the DocBook XML catalogGetting the ISO entity setsInstalling the DocBook Stylesheets
DocBook Variants
DocBook Assembly Mechanism
Latest Versions of DocBook Schemas

Overview

If you need a reliable tool for technical documentation, this clear and concise reference will help you take advantage of DocBook, the popular XML schema originally developed to document computer and hardware projects. DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide is the complete, official documentation of DocBook 5.0. You'll find everything you need to know to use DocBook's features, whether you're new to DocBook or an experienced user of previous versions.

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