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abobu
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May 21, 2013
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Defining Personal Elements

  • May 21, 2013
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I have asked a similar question here before but I am still having trouble figuring this out.

My question is how do I define personal elements - that is, elements with a name I created (and by extension, the text format rules in the EDD, etc.) - in FrameMaker so that they are recognized by FM? Is this simply a matter of naming them in the DTD/EDD as they are, or are there other steps involved in the process?

Thanks!

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Correct answer Gorly

You first define them in the EDD and DTD with the  desired attributes. If you aren't using special elements (namely tables, images or links), you're done. For other types, you will need to add some r/w-rules. If you are using XSLT to get XML from other sources to your structure, you will most probably need to fix the XSLT too to support your newly defined element.

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GorlyCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 21, 2013

You first define them in the EDD and DTD with the  desired attributes. If you aren't using special elements (namely tables, images or links), you're done. For other types, you will need to add some r/w-rules. If you are using XSLT to get XML from other sources to your structure, you will most probably need to fix the XSLT too to support your newly defined element.

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abobuAuthor
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May 21, 2013

Thank you! I jumped right in without understanding the very basics first. This helps a lot.

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