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DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

By: Norman Walsh
Edited By: Richard L. Hamilton
Publisher:: O'Reilly Media
Released:: April 2010
Pages:: 560 (est.)

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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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Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Chapter 1 Getting Started with DocBook
  1. A Short DocBook History
  2. DocBook V5.0
  3. Finally in a Namespace
  4. Relaxing with DocBook
  5. Why Switch to DocBook V5.0?
  6. Schema Jungle
  7. Backward Compatibility
2. Chapter 2 Creating DocBook Documents
  1. Making an XML Document
  2. Physical Divisions: Breaking a Document into Separate Files
  3. Logical Divisions: The Categories of Elements in DocBook
  4. Roots: Starting Your DocBook Document
  5. Making a DocBook Book
  6. Making a Chapter
  7. Making an Article
  8. Making a Reference Page
  9. Making Front and Back Matter
3. Chapter 3 Validating DocBook Documents
  1. ID/IDREF Constraints and Validation
  2. Validating Your Documents
  3. Understanding Validation Errors
4. Chapter 4 Publishing DocBook Documents
  1. A Survey of Stylesheet Languages
  2. Using XSL to Publish DocBook Documents
5. Chapter 5 Customizing DocBook
  1. Should You Do This?
  2. If You Change DocBook, It’s Not DocBook Anymore!
  3. Customization Layers
  4. Writing, Testing, and Using a Customization Layer
  5. Removing Elements
  6. Removing Attributes
  7. Adding Elements
  8. Adding Attributes
  9. Other Modifications
Reference
Appendixes
1. Appendix Installation
  1. Installing DocBook
2. Appendix DocBook Variants and Future Directions
  1. DocBook Variants
  2. Future Directions
3. Appendix Resources
  1. Latest Versions of DocBook Schemas
  2. DocBook and XML Resources on the Web
  3. Introductory Material on the Web
  4. References and Technical Notes on the Web
  5. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Recommendations
  6. Related Standards
  7. Internet RFCs
  8. Books and Printed Resources
  9. XML Tools
4. Appendix Interchanging DocBook Documents
5. Appendix GNU Free Documentation License

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Product Details

Title:

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

By:

Norman Walsh

Edited By:

Richard L. Hamilton

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media

Formats:

Print
Ebook
Safari Books Online

Print Release:

June 2010 (est.)

Ebook Release:

April 2010

Pages:

560 (est.)

Print ISBN:

978-0-596-80502-9

| ISBN 10:

0-596-80502-0

Ebook ISBN:

978-1-4493-8960-4

| ISBN 10:

1-4493-8960-0

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About the Author

Norman Walsh

Norman Walsh is a Principal Technologist at Mark Logic Corporation where he assists in the design and deployment of advanced content applications. Norm is also an active participant in a number of standards efforts worldwide: he is chair of the DocBook Technical Committee at OASIS. At the W3C, he is chair of the XML Processing Model Working Group and also co-chair of the XML Core Working Group.

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