thanks to InDesign’s visual GUI which is developed for graphic designers and not engineers. And we can do that without learning a single line of XML or developing any complicated schemas etc. Secondly, by using InDesign, we not only can continue to publish our technical documents as PDF files but also as dynamically adjusted HTML pages for the Internet, as well as for the iPad and iPhone. When it comes to aesthetics (the weak belly of DITA), all other applications finish a distant second. The overall advantage of writing and designing our technical documents in InDesign is obvious: no other authoring tool can generate a document with the visual sophistication and splendor that InDesign can. All you need to do to realize the possibilities is to make a small mental shift and start thinking a “ document” as yet another “ ebook“. Recently, however, I became aware of another possibility as I started to study the amazing new capabilities offered by Adobe InDesign. I always thought that was the natural way to re-purpose and adapt my FrameMaker documents for the digital media. I’ve been studying structured-authoring and DITA for some time with an eye towards publishing technical documents on mobile platforms like iPad and iPhone.

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