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skilldrick
MemberThanks Jeremy. They have a very strict DTD, and it'll take a lot of XSLT to make it valid (I've done a bit of XSLT – not sure I want to go back!). It also needs work doing that XSLT can't easily do, so I don't think that's a viable option unfortunately. Maybe combined with other techniques it would be useful though.
Member@Jeremy – I mean something that the client needs to be given at the end of the project. Before, a print-ready PDF was the only deliverable – now they need us to provide XML as well.
MemberHi peppo
Thanks a lot for your detailed post, that's really interesting and useful.
The InDesign XML features are a red herring as far as I'm concerned – not much point them being there unless they put in some real effort in later ID versions.
Nick
MemberIDML – that's an interesting idea. I've never looked at it, but from what I've read it does sound like it could be a sensible starting point. I had been hoping that we could have a master file that we could just output PDF *and* XML from, so any changes could be reflected in both without having to do lots of work again or maintaining two separate versions of the same book. It's looking like that's not going to happen though.
I'll pursue the IDML route on my own (I *am* a programmer, but I'm also a book project manager, so I have to balance my time!), but could you put me in touch with your consultant please? My email address is skilldrick at gmail dot com.
Cheers!
MemberThat's perfect, thanks a lot!
MemberThat's perfect, thanks a lot!
Member@hank: Thanks, that's a nice regex. I'll have to give that a go. Part of the problem is that I don't know how long a word has to be in CS4 that it won't let it on its own line.
@Harbs: The problem with this is that I'm moving files from CS4 to CS3, so the text has to reflow (because CS3 doesn't have the same functionality). Incidentally, I'm not sure whether I like the idea of text reflowing only when you edit it, takes me back to my Ventura days :P
MemberI do InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, as well as web work, at a small publishing project management company in the south-west of England. It's good varied work – we work for a wide range of large and small publishers, as well as doing self-publishing work for individuals. At the moment I'm being forced to work in Quark :(
Member@hank: Thanks, that's a nice regex. I'll have to give that a go. Part of the problem is that I don't know how long a word has to be in CS4 that it won't let it on its own line.
@Harbs: The problem with this is that I'm moving files from CS4 to CS3, so the text has to reflow (because CS3 doesn't have the same functionality). Incidentally, I'm not sure whether I like the idea of text reflowing only when you edit it, takes me back to my Ventura days :P
MemberI do InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, as well as web work, at a small publishing project management company in the south-west of England. It's good varied work – we work for a wide range of large and small publishers, as well as doing self-publishing work for individuals. At the moment I'm being forced to work in Quark :(
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