XML and FrameMaker [Paperback]

Kay Ethier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 2004

This book is designed to teach anyone working in data-intensive publishing how XML can be leveraged to make the job of presenting data easier. While the XML discussions within the book are general, FrameMaker is used for all of the examples since it supports a wide variety of XML import and export options. In addition, author Kay Ethier shows you how FrameMaker's powerful formatting features lend themselves to publishing XML documents without reworking them.

This book is written for a professional audience, including writers, database administrators, developers, and production staff.

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About the Author

Kay Ethier is an Adobe Certified Expert in FrameMaker 7 and several prior versions. She instructs training classes, performs consulting, and provides hotline support for clients in a variety of industries. She resides in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. In 2001, Kay coauthored the book XML Weekend Crash Course. She has most recently been a contributing author on Advanced FrameMaker, a self-published book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (February 26, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159059276X
• ISBN-13: 978-1590592762
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > XML

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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Debafflement, April 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: XML and FrameMaker (Paperback)

This is a great introductory crossover text for both xml programmers and FrameMaker users who want a cram course in structured layout. The first third of the book is devoted to FrameMaker for the XML expert-how to set up a document and master pages, create and use style sheets, and manage templates. The rest of the book explains, in clear and concise prose, how to get started with FrameMaker's approach to XML.
Because I am an expert Frame user, I immediately zoomed to the XML stuff, and found it a grand introduction to a complex subject. Before I found this book, I had read the entire 600+-page manual that Adobe supplies with Frame, but didn't feel like I had a solid, fundamental understanding what was going on. After reading this book and working through the tutorials, the information in the user manual suddenly made perfect sense.
This book won't make you an expert in structured FrameMaker-it's a Byzantine subject, complicated by Frame's own quirky implementation (read bugs), plus a startling lack of Frame-specific intro material on the Internet. What it will do, though, is give beginners a good foundation in both Frame and XML. Highly recommended.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved an outrageous amount of time and frustration, June 25, 2004

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Foti Massimo (Vezia (Switzerland)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: XML and FrameMaker (Paperback)

Recently I had to use FrameMaker as authoring tool for DoocBook, it was quite a challenging task because it required learning a lot of new stuff. FrameMaker is a powerful and sophisticated tool, with XML capabilities that were build on top of its SGML legacy, so it's a pretty complex beast to learn. This book was just right on the spot; it allowed me to save an outrageous amount of time and frustration. I don't know if it can be valuable for seasoned FrameMaker users, but I am sure it's a great investment if you have to deal with FrameMaker and XML starting from scratch

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Would be better if the sample files were available, June 21, 2005

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P. Matthews - See all my reviews
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This review is from: XML and FrameMaker (Paperback)

No doubt about it, this is a very good book for learning about FrameMaker's interaction with XML. I agree with the other reviewers: this is way better than the info supplied by Adobe in both the FM manual and in the supplementary PDF's that come with FrameMaker. One caveat: the example files available for download from Apress's Web site (the publisher) don't match the narrative in the book. This may be a great disappointment to you as it was to me. Reading along and looking at the pictures in the book was not the same as exploring live examples -- and possibly using them as the basis for my own XML. Still, there were illustrations provided in the book, and with some imagination, there was information to be gained.