You basically just need to install an FO processor (Apache FOP is free, there are others available as well that cost $$).
You first need to configure the OT to generate PDF output. For now, I'd just use a simple map that you're able to make in FM now, and move on to your other bullet points.ī - Configuring the FM plug-in to generate PDF output The issue of getting the ditamap set up properly (to use bookmap and DITA 1.1) is, however, not the biggest problem that you'll run into. However, in general, you don't necessarily need the elements provided by bookmap to build a PDF book using the OT. or you could set up your Map application to support DITA 1.1 (this can be done, with a little work). You could use DITA 1.1 to build your bookmap file (outside of FM). DITA 1.1 is where the new cool "bookmap" book-specific elements were added. why would you want to do this when you've got all of the PDF power in FM? :)ī - Constructing the proper sort of DITAMAP file:įM only supports DITA 1.0 at this point. I suspect this is a lot to ask for, but looking for existing information is my first step towards solving the problem. Configuring the DITA-OT to format the PDF pages.Configuring the FM plug-in to generate PDF output.
Here comes a Big Question: I want to produce a reasonably high-quality PDFīuild FM document.