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•  Introduction
  • Terminology
  • Normative references
  • Non-normative references
  • Formatting conventions in the XHTML version of the specification
•  Architectural specification
  •  Base architecture
    •  Introduction to DITA
      • About the specification source
      • DITA terminology and notation
      • Basic concepts
      • File naming conventions
      • Producing different deliverables from a single source
    •  DITA markup
      •  DITA topics
        • The topic as the basic unit of information
        •  The benefits of a topic-based architecture
          • Disciplined, topic-oriented writing
          • Transitional text solutions
        • Information typing
        • Generic topics
        • Topic structure
        • Topic content
        • Topic domains: Basic DITA
      •  DITA maps
        • Definition of DITA maps
        • Purpose of DITA maps
        • DITA map elements
        • DITA map attributes
        • Subject scheme maps
      •  DITA metadata
        •  Metadata attributes
          • Conditional processing attributes
          • Translation and localization attributes
          • Architectural attributes
        • Metadata in maps and topics
        • Cascading of attributes and metadata in a DITA map
        • Map-to-map cascading behaviors
        • Reconciling topic and map metadata
    •  DITA processing
      • Module compatibility and the @domains attribute
      • Navigation behaviors
      •  DITA linking
        • Links within maps
        • Links within topics
      •  DITA addressing
        • ID attribute
        • URI-based (direct) addressing
        •  Key-based addressing
          • Overview of keys
          • Using keys to address DITA elements
          • Processing key references
          • Examples of keys
        • Summary of addressing elements
      • Content inclusion (conref)
      • Conditional processing (profiling)
      • Chunking
      • Printing
      •  Translation and localization
        • The @xml:lang attribute
        • The dir attribute
    •  Configuration, specialization, and constraints
      •  Overview of DITA extension facilities
        • Recognized XML document constraint mechanisms
      •  Configuration (Document type shells)
        • DTD document-type shell: Coding requirements
        • XSD document-type shell: Coding requirements
      •  Specialization
        • Vocabulary modules
        • Requirements for specialized element types and attributes
        • Element type specialization hierarchy declaration (the @class attribute)
        • Domain usage declaration (the @domains attribute)
        • Generalization
        • Attribute generalization
        • Specializing foreign or unknown content
        •  Specialization module coding requirements
          •  DTD syntax specialization module coding requirements
            • General element type declaration coding requirements
            • Structural module coding requirements
            • Topic type module coding requirements
            • Element domain module coding requirements
            • Attribute domain module coding requirements
          •  XSD schema specialization module coding requirements
            • General element type declaration coding requirements
            • Structural specialization coding requirements
            • Attribute domain coding requirements
      •  Constraints
        • Constraint module DTD coding requirements
        • Constraint module XSD coding requirements
        • Conref and generalization for constraint modules
        • Examples of constraint declaration modules
  •  Technical content architecture
    • Overview of the DITA 1.2 Specification: Technical Content
    •  Technical content: Document and information types
      • Concept topic
      • Reference topic
      • General task topic
      • Task topic (strict task)
      • Machinery Task topic
      • Glossary entry topic
      • Glossary group topic
      • Bookmap
    • Topic domains: Technical content
    • The xNAL domain
  •  Learning and training architecture
    • Overview
    • Objectives of the DITA Learning and Training Specialization
    • A learning objects approach to learning and training content
    • Use cases
    • Summary of learning topic, map, and domain designs
•  Language reference
  •  Base elements
    •  Topic elements
      •  Basic topic elements
        • topic
        • title
        • titlealts
        • searchtitle
        • navtitle
        • shortdesc
        • abstract
        • body
        • bodydiv
        • related-links
        • dita
      •  Body elements
        • alt
        • cite
        • dd
        • desc
        • ddhd
        • dl
        • dlentry
        • dlhead
        • dt
        • draft-comment
        • dthd
        • example
        • fig
        • figgroup
        • fn
        • image
        • keyword
        • li
        • lines
        • longdescref
        • longquoteref
        • lq
        • object
        • note
        • ol
        • p
        • param
        • ph
        • pre
        • q
        • section
        • sectiondiv
        • sl
        • sli
        • term
        • text
        • tm
        • ul
        • xref
      •  Table elements
        • table
        • tgroup
        • colspec
        • thead
        • tbody
        • row
        • entry
        • simpletable
        • sthead
        • strow
        • stentry
      •  Related links elements
        • link
        • linklist
        • linkpool
        • linktext
        • linkinfo
    •  Map elements
      •  Basic map elements
        • map
        • topicref
        • topicmeta
        • anchor
        • navref
        • reltable
        • relrow
        • relcell
        • relheader
        • relcolspec
      •  Map group elements
        • anchorref
        • keydef
        • mapref
        • topicgroup
        • topichead
        • topicset
        • topicsetref
    •  Metadata elements
      •  Prolog (metadata) elements
        • prolog
        • audience
        • author
        • brand
        • category
        • component
        • copyright
        • copyrholder
        • copyryear
        • created
        • critdates
        • featnum
        • keywords
        • metadata
        • othermeta
        • permissions
        • platform
        • prodinfo
        • prodname
        • prognum
        • publisher
        • resourceid
        • revised
        • series
        • source
        • vrmlist
        • vrm
      •  Indexing group elements
        • indexterm
        • indextermref
        • index-see
        • index-see-also
        • index-sort-as
      •  Delayed conref resolution elements
        • exportanchors
        • anchorid
        • anchorkey
    •  Domain elements
      •  Hazard statement elements
        • hazardstatement
        • consequence
        • hazardsymbol
        • howtoavoid
        • messagepanel
        • typeofhazard
      •  Typographic elements
        • b
        • i
        • sup
        • sub
        • tt
        • u
      •  Utilities elements
        • area
        • coords
        • imagemap
        • shape
    •  Classification elements
      •  Subject scheme maps
        • subjectScheme
        • schemeref
        • hasInstance
        • hasKind
        • hasNarrower
        • hasPart
        • hasRelated
        • enumerationdef
        • elementdef
        • attributedef
        • defaultSubject
        • subjectHead
        • subjectHeadMeta
        • subjectdef
        • relatedSubjects
        • subjectRelTable
        • subjectRelHeader
        • subjectRel
        • subjectRole
      •  Classification domain elements
        • subjectref
        • topicapply
        • topicsubject
        • topicSubjectTable
        • topicSubjectHeader
        • topicSubjectRow
        • topicCell
        • subjectCell
    •  Specialization elements
      • boolean
      • data
      • data-about
      • foreign
      • index-base
      • itemgroup
      • no-topic-nesting
      • state
      • unknown
    •  Legacy conversion elements
      • required-cleanup
    •  DITAVAL elements
      • val
      • style-conflict
      • prop
      • revprop
      • startflag
      • endflag
      • alt-text
  •  Technical content elements
    •  Concept elements
      • concept
      • conbody
      • conbodydiv
    •  Task elements
      • task
      • taskbody
      • prereq
      • context
      • steps
      • steps-informal
      • steps-unordered
      • step
      • stepsection
      • cmd
      • info
      • substeps
      • substep
      • stepxmp
      • choicetable
      • chhead
      • choptionhd
      • chdeschd
      • chrow
      • choption
      • chdesc
      • choices
      • choice
      • stepresult
      • tutorialinfo
      • result
      • postreq
    •  Reference elements
      • reference
      • refbody
      • refbodydiv
      • refsyn
      • properties
      • prophead
      • proptypehd
      • propvaluehd
      • propdeschd
      • property
      • proptype
      • propvalue
      • propdesc
    •  Glossary elements
      •  Glossentry elements
        • glossentry
        • glossterm
        • glossdef
        • glossAbbreviation
        • glossAcronym
        • glossAlt
        • glossAlternateFor
        • glossBody
        • glossPartOfSpeech
        • glossProperty
        • glossScopeNote
        • glossShortForm
        • glossStatus
        • glossSurfaceForm
        • glossSymbol
        • glossSynonym
        • glossUsage
      •  Glossary related elements
        • abbreviated-form
        • glossref
        • glossgroup
    •  Bookmap elements
      •  Bookmap content elements
        • bookmap
        • abbrevlist
        • amendments
        • appendices
        • appendix
        • backmatter
        • bibliolist
        • bookabstract
        • booklibrary
        • booklist
        • booklists
        • booktitle
        • booktitlealt
        • chapter
        • colophon
        • dedication
        • draftintro
        • figurelist
        • frontmatter
        • glossarylist
        • indexlist
        • mainbooktitle
        • notices
        • part
        • preface
        • tablelist
        • toc
        • trademarklist
      •  Bookmap metadata elements
        • bookmeta
        • approved
        • bookchangehistory
        • bookevent
        • bookeventtype
        • bookid
        • booknumber
        • bookowner
        • bookpartno
        • bookrestriction
        • bookrights
        • completed
        • copyrfirst
        • copyrlast
        • day
        • edited
        • edition
        • isbn
        • maintainer
        • month
        • organization
        • person
        • printlocation
        • published
        • publisherinformation
        • publishtype
        • reviewed
        • revisionid
        • started
        • summary
        • tested
        • volume
        • year
    •  Domain elements
      •  Task requirements domain
        • prelreqs
        • closereqs
        • reqconds
        • reqcond
        • noconds
        • reqcontp
        • reqpers
        • personnel
        • perscat
        • perskill
        • esttime
        • supeqli
        • supequi
        • supequip
        • nosupeq
        • supplies
        • supply
        • supplyli
        • nosupply
        • spare
        • spares
        • sparesli
        • nospares
        • nosafety
        • safecond
        • safety
      •  Programming elements
        • apiname
        • codeblock
        • coderef
        • codeph
        • option
        • parmname
        • parml
        • plentry
        • pt
        • pd
        • synph
        • syntaxdiagram
        • groupseq
        • groupchoice
        • groupcomp
        • fragment
        • fragref
        • synblk
        • synnote
        • synnoteref
        • kwd
        • var
        • oper
        • delim
        • sep
        • repsep
      •  Software elements
        • msgph
        • msgblock
        • msgnum
        • cmdname
        • varname
        • filepath
        • userinput
        • systemoutput
      •  User interface elements
        • uicontrol
        • wintitle
        • menucascade
        • shortcut
        • screen
      •  xNAL domain elements
        • xNAL usage guidelines
        • authorinformation
        • addressdetails
        • administrativearea
        • contactnumber
        • contactnumbers
        • country
        • emailaddress
        • emailaddresses
        • firstname
        • generationidentifier
        • honorific
        • lastname
        • locality
        • localityname
        • middlename
        • namedetails
        • organizationinfo
        • organizationname
        • organizationnamedetails
        • otherinfo
        • personinfo
        • personname
        • postalcode
        • thoroughfare
        • url
        • urls
  •  Learning and training elements
    •  Learning and training topic elements
      • learningOverview
      • learningOverviewbody
      • learningContent
      • learningContentbody
      • learningSummary
      • learningSummarybody
      • learningAssessment
      • learningAssessmentbody
      • learningPlan
      • learningPlanbody
      • learningBase
      • learningBasebody
    •  Learning and training map domain elements
      • learningGroup
      • learningObject
      • learningPlanRef
      • learningPreAssessmentRef
      • learningOverviewRef
      • learningContentRef
      • learningContentComponentRef
      • learningSummaryRef
      • learningPostAssessmentRef
    •  Learning and training interactions domain elements
      • lcInstructornote
      •  DITA learning interaction base domain elements
        • lcInteractionBase
        • lcQuestionBase
        • lcOpenQuestion
        • lcTrueFalse
        • lcSingleSelect
        • lcMultipleSelect
        • lcSequencing
        • lcMatching
        • lcHotspot
    •  Learning and training metadata elements
      • lcLom
      • lomAggregationLevel
      • lomContext
      • lomCoverage
      • lomDifficulty
      • lomInstallationRemarks
      • lomIntendedUserRole
      • lomInteractivityLevel
      • lomInteractivityType
      • lomLearningResourceType
      • lomOtherPlatformRequirements
      • lomSemanticDensity
      • lomStructure
      • lomTechRequirement
      • lomTypicalAgeRange
      • lomTypicalLearningTime
    •  Other learning and training elements
      •  Common learning interactions elements
        • lcAnswerContent
        • lcAnswerOption
        • lcAnswerOptionGroup
        • lcArea
        • lcAreaCoords
        • lcAreaShape
        • lcAsset
        • lcCorrectResponse
        • lcFeedback
        • lcFeedbackCorrect
        • lcFeedbackIncorrect
        • lcHotspotMap
        • lcItem
        • lcMatchingHeader
        • lcMatchingItem
        • lcMatchingItemFeedback
        • lcMatchingPair
        • lcMatchTable
        • lcOpenAnswer
        • lcQuestion
        • lcSequence
        • lcSequenceOption
        • lcSequenceOptionGroup
      •  Common learning content elements
        • lcAge
        • lcAssessment
        • lcAttitude
        • lcAudience
        • lcBackground
        • lcChallenge
        • lcCIN
        • lcClassroom
        • lcClient
        • lcConstraints
        • lcDelivDate
        • lcDelivery
        • lcDownloadTime
        • lcDuration
        • lcEdLevel
        • lcFileSizeLimitations
        • lcGapAnalysis
        • lcGapItem
        • lcGapItemDelta
        • lcGeneralDescription
        • lcGoals
        • lcGraphics
        • lcHandouts
        • lcInstruction
        • lcInteraction
        • lcIntervention
        • lcInterventionItem
        • lcIntro
        • lcJtaItem
        • lcKnowledge
        • lcLearnStrat
        • lcLMS
        • lcModDate
        • lcMotivation
        • lcNeeds
        • lcNeedsAnalysis
        • lcNextSteps
        • lcNoLMS
        • lcObjective
        • lcObjectives
        • lcObjectivesGroup
        • lcObjectivesStem
        • lcOJT
        • lcOrganizational
        • lcOrgConstraints
        • lcPlanAudience
        • lcPlanDescrip
        • lcPlanObjective
        • lcPlanPrereqs
        • lcPlanResources
        • lcPlanSubject
        • lcPlanTitle
        • lcPlayers
        • lcPrereqs
        • lcProcesses
        • lcProject
        • lcResolution
        • lcResources
        • lcReview
        • lcSecurity
        • lcSkills
        • lcSpecChars
        • lcSummary
        • lcTask
        • lcTaskItem
        • lcTechnical
        • lcTime
        • lcValues
        • lcViewers
        • lcW3C
        • lcWorkEnv
        • lcWorkEnvDescription
  •  Attributes
    •  Commonly referenced attribute groups
      • display-atts attribute group
      • global-atts attribute group
      • univ-atts attribute group
      • id-atts attribute group
      • select-atts attribute group
      • localization-atts attribute group
      •  relational-atts attribute group
        • rel-atts attribute group
      • topicref-atts, topicref-atts-no-toc, and topicref-atts-without-format attribute groups
      • Other common DITA attributes
    •  Complex attribute definitions
      • The href attribute
      • The keys attribute
      • The keyref attribute
      •  The conref attribute
        • Using the -dita-use-conref-target value
      • The conaction attribute
      • The conrefend attribute
      • The conkeyref attribute
      • The type attribute
      • The format attribute
      • The scope attribute
      • The role attribute
  •  Element quick reference
    • Base DITA elements, A to Z
    • Technical content elements, A to Z
    • Learning and training elements, A to Z
    • All DITA 1.2 elements, A to Z
• Conformance
• Acknowledgments
•  Non-normative information
  •  Changes from previous versions
    • Changes from DITA 1.1 to DITA 1.2
    • Changes from DITA 1.0 to DITA 1.1
  • Migrating from DITA 1.1 to 1.2
  • DITA MIME type
  • Considerations for generalizing <foreign> elements
  • Element-by-element recommendations for translators
  • DITA module and shell implementation reference
  • DTD organization
  • XML schema organization
  • Processing component modularization and naming conventions
  • Processing interoperability considerations
  • Specialization design, customization, and the limits of specialization

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