Advanced Installation Issues

The following topics are provided for those who want to customizing the structure applications or modify the functionality of the authoring environment. If you are new to DITA, and have completed the previous installation instructions, you should be all ready to use DITA-FMx for creating and authoring DITA XML files.

Structure Application Requirements
Provides details on the element definitions used with DITA-FMx.
Customizing the Default Structure Applications
Procedure for cloning the default structure application to create your own custom version.
Setting Up to Use the Generate Output Command
Details on setting up DITA-FMx to communicate with the DITA Open Toolkit.
Setting Up to Use Cross-References
Explains the differences between FrameMaker and DITA based xref or link elements and how they are used.
Creating Element Templates
Provides a method to add predefined structure and content to new files.
Switching Between DITA-FMx and FM8-DITA
If needed, you can easily switch between DITA-FMx and the built-in FM8 DITA support.
INI-Only Settings
Describes the settings that must be applied manually in the ditafmx.ini file.