41.7.1 Creating a content model
for a specialized topic type
To create a content model for a specialized DITA topic
type:
- Run utility program dtd2ini with the
DTD file for your specialized type as input. Specify for output a content-model
configuration file with a name of the form DITAnewtype.ini, where newtype is the name
of the new topic type you are defining. See §41.2.2
Generating a content model from a DTD.
- Add the following settings to
DITAnewtype.ini:
[Topic]
; TopicStart = name of element that starts topic, such as
; "glossterm" (for glossary) or "title" (for every other type).
TopicStart = title
; TopicBody = name for its body element, such as conbody for
; concept.
TopicBody = conbody
The required starting element is <title> for all built-in
DITA topic types (including map), except for glossary. For glossary topics, the starting
element is <glossterm>. For a
specialized topic type, your DTD specifies the starting element.
When the format mapped to the TopicStart element in [DITAParaTags] is also mapped
to level 1 in [DITALevels], that format
always starts a new topic of the specialized type. See §24.5.12
Specifying DITA element levels.
- In your project configuration
file, list the name of your new topic type:
[DITAContentModels]
DITAnewtype = any text here (ignored)
See §41.7.5
Listing DITA topic type configuration files.
- Place DITAnewtype.ini where DITA2Go
can find it; see §41.7.6
Locating DITA topic type configuration files.
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or modifying DITA topic types
Sibling Topics:
41.7.2 Overriding
settings in a DITA content model
41.7.3 Eliminating
elements from a DITA content model
41.7.4 Overriding
declarations in a DITA map content model
41.7.5 Listing
DITA topic type configuration files
41.7.6 Locating
DITA topic type configuration files