The ditafmx-bookbuild.ini file
defines many of the parameters used to assemble the generated book
to match your needs. The book build process first looks for this
file in the directory that you have specified for the new book file,
then it checks in the main DITA-FMx directory.
If you always use the same settings, you can just keep one copy
in the DITA-FMx directory, but if you have
book-specific settings, you may want to add this file to each output
directory. This file follows the standard INI file format with section
names in square brackets and key/value pairs following each section
using a <key>=<value> syntax.
The book build process operates on individual
book components based on the names of the map elements that are
referencing the topic files (such as “part,” “chapter,” “toc,” “indexlist,”
and so on). These element names are stored in the @mapelemtype attributes on
the fm-ditafile and fm-subditamap elements in the generated book.
The ditafmx-bookbuild.ini file
provides two general section types, one that defines the numbering
and pagination properties for each element type and one that defines
the creation of generated FM files that replace the “list” files
in the frontmatter and backmatter elements. The basic syntax for
this file is as follows:
[General]
BookTemplatesDir=<path to templates folder>
[NumberingFirst-<mapelemtype>]
... (same as below)
[NumberingDefault-<mapelemtype>]
VolumeProperty=(Restart|Continue|UseSame|FromFile)
VolumeNumberValue=<value>
VolumeNumberFormat=(Numeric|LCRoman|UCRoman|LCAlpha|UCAlpha|Text)
ChapterProperty=(Restart|Continue|UseSame|FromFile)
ChapterNumberValue=<value>
ChapterNumberFormat=(Numeric|LCRoman|UCRoman|LCAlpha|UCAlpha|Text)
PageProperty=(Restart|Continue|FromFile)
PageNumberValue=<value>
PageNumberFormat=(Numeric|LCRoman|UCRoman|LCAlpha|UCAlpha|Text)
ParagraphProperty=(Restart|Continue|FromFile)
FootnoteProperty=(Restart|StartOver|Continue|FromFile)
FootnoteNumberValue=<value>
FootnoteNumberFormat=(Numeric|LCRoman|UCRoman|LCAlpha|UCAlpha|Custom)
FootnoteNumberCustom=<value>
TableFootnoteProperty=(Format|FromFile)
TableFootnoteNumberFormat=(Numeric|LCRoman|UCRoman|LCAlpha|UCAlpha|Custom)
TableFootnoteNumberCustom=<value>
PageStartSide=(FromFile|Next|Left|Right)
PageDoubleSided=(1|0)
PageRounding=(DeleteEmpty|MakeEven|MakeOdd|NoChange)
[GeneratedFile-<mapelemtype>]
ComponentType=(IndexAuthor|IndexFormats|IndexMarker|IndexReferences|IndexStandard|IndexSubject|ListFigure|ListFormat|ListMarker|ListMarkerAlpha|ListPara|ListParaAlpha|ListReferences|ListTable|Toc)
NumTags=<N>
1=<paratag or markername>
2=<paratag or markername>
<N>=<paratag or markername>
[IncludeFiles]
<position>=<filename>
[IncludeFileTypes]
<position>=<mapelemtype>
Each section and item are described below.
General Section
- BookTemplatesDir
- Specifies the directory that contains the layout templates (tpl~*.fm)
and generated file templates (gentpl~*.fm)
files. A relative path is relative to the INI file.
Numbering(First|Default)-<mapelemtype> Sections
A NumberingFirst-<mapelemtype> section
applies to the first occurrence of this element in the map, and
NumberingDefault-<mapelemtype> applies to any additional like-named elements
in the map.
- VolumeProperty
- Correlates to the options on the Volume tab
of the Numbering Properties dialog. Valid values
are: Restart, Continue, UseSame, and FromFile.
- VolumeNumberValue
- If Restart is specified for VolumeProperty, defines the number
to use as the starting value (use numeric values only regardless
of the number format).
- VolumeNumberFormat
- If Restart is specified for VolumeProperty, defines the format
for that number and all subsequent numbers of this type that follow.
Valid values are: Numeric, LCRoman, UCRoman, LCAlpha, UCAlpha,
and Text.
- ChapterProperty
- Correlates to the options on the Chapter tab
of the Numbering Properties dialog. Valid values
are: Restart, Continue, UseSame,
and FromFile.
- ChapterNumberValue
- If Restart is specified for ChapterProperty, defines the number
to use as the starting value (use numeric values only regardless
of the number format).
- ChapterNumberFormat
- If Restart is specified for ChapterProperty, defines the format
for that number and all subsequent numbers of this type that follow.
Valid values are: Numeric, LCRoman, UCRoman, LCAlpha, UCAlpha,
and Text.
- PageProperty
- Correlates to the options on the Page tab
of the Numbering Properties dialog. Valid values
are: Restart, Continue, and FromFile.
- PageNumberValue
- If Restart is specified for PageProperty, defines the number
to use as the starting value (use numeric values only regardless
of the number format).
- PageNumberFormat
- If Restart is specified for PageProperty, defines the format
for that number and all subsequent numbers of this type that follow.
Valid values are: Numeric, LCRoman, UCRoman, LCAlpha, UCAlpha,
and Text.
- ParagraphProperty
- Correlates to the options on the Paragraph tab
of the Numbering Properties dialog. Valid values
are: Restart, Continue, and FromFile.
- FootnoteProperty
- Correlates to the options on the Footnote tab
of the Numbering Properties dialog. Valid values
are: Restart, Continue, UseSame,
and FromFile.
- FootnoteNumberValue
- If Restart is specified for FootnoteProperty, defines the number
to use as the starting value (use numeric values only regardless
of the number format).
- FootnoteNumberFormat
- If Restart is specified for FootnoteProperty, defines the format
for that number and all subsequent numbers of this type that follow.
Valid values are: Numeric, LCRoman, UCRoman, LCAlpha, UCAlpha,
and Custom.
- FootnoteNumberCustom
- If Custom is specified in FootnoteNumberFormat, defines the
custom value to use.
- TableFootnoteProperty
- Correlates to the options on the Table Footnote tab
of the Numbering Properties dialog. Valid values
are: Format and FromFile.
- TableFootnoteNumberFormat
- If Format is specified for TableFootnoteProperty, defines the
format for that number and all subsequent numbers of this type that
follow. Valid values are: Numeric, LCRoman, UCRoman, LCAlpha, UCAlpha,
and Custom.
- TableFootnoteNumberCustom
- If Custom is specified in TableFootnoteNumberFormat, defines
the custom value to use.
- PageStartSide
- Correlates to the 1st Page Side options
in the Pagination dialog. Valid values are: FromFile, Next, Left,
and Right.
- PageDoubleSided
- Correlates to the Pagination options
in the Pagination dialog. Valid values are: 1 (double-sided)
and 0 (single-sided).
- PageRounding
- Correlates to the Before Saving & Printing options
in the Pagination dialog. Valid values are: DeleteEmpty, MakeEven, MakeOdd,
and NoChange.
GeneratedFile-<mapelemtype> Section
A GeneratedFile-<mapelemtype> section
should be included for each generated file to be included in the
book.
- ComponentType
- Specifies the type of generated file to create
for this map element. Valid values are:
- Toc -
Table of contents
- ListFigure - List of figures
- ListTable - List of tables
- ListPara - Elements and paragraphs
- ListParaAlpha - Elements and paragraphs (alphabetical)
- ListMarker - List of markers
- ListMarkerAlpha - List of markers (alphabetical)
- ListReferences - List of references
- ListFormat - List of formats
- IndexStandard -
Standard index
- IndexAuthor - Index of authors
- IndexSubject - Index of subjects
- IndexMarker - Index of markers
- IndexReferences - Index of references
- IndexFormats - Index of formats
- NumTags
- Specifies the number of “tags” (paragraph style names or marker
types) to be included in this generated file. For each tag provide
a numbered entry starting with 1 and extending to the value specified
in NumTags.
IncludeFiles Section
An
IncludeFiles section is used to include FM binary (.fm)
files in a generated book.
Entries in the IncludeFiles section
specify the position and file name of the included file, where the
file name is relative to the book file. The key specifies the position
and the value specifies the file name. This section can contain
multiple entries to add multiple files, just make sure that the
“position” values are always unique, and the files are ordered from
the lowest position to the highest.
IncludeFileTypes Section
An
IncludeFileTypes section is optionally included (if the IncludeFiles
section is used) to define the “mapelemtype” values that are associated
with the files listed in the IncludeFiles section.
Entries
in the IncludeFileTypes section assign the specified mapelemtype
values to the files defined by the “position” as used in the IncludeFiles
section. The key specifies the position, and the value is the mapelemtype
string. You can use values that match those that are map element
types in DITA (such as “chapter” or “appendix”) and you can create
your own values (such as “titlepage”). Be sure to define the NumberingFirst
and NumberingDefault sections as needed to assign numbering and
pagination values to these mapelemtype values.