FrameMaker and XML: What can I do Now? Alan Houser 2000 FrameUsers Conference 3 November 2000
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	Contents FrameMaker and XML: What can I do Now? Contents The Changing World of Publishing The Cusp of a Publishing Revolution Print Publishing and XML Adding XML to your current workflow Advantages of this approach How FrameMaker Creates XML Documents Getting XML from FrameMaker Advantages of WebWorks Publisher and FrameMaker XML and FrameMaker+SGML How FrameMaker+SGML Creates XML Documents Strategies for Success Adobe's Current Limitations Thinking about XML? Conclusion
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	The Changing World of Publishing
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	The Cusp of a Publishing Revolution   print-on-demand   new output devices (including voice and audio)   customized content   database integration   document-based applications
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	Print Publishing and XML Few tools provide capability to print XML documents. XML specification for print formatting (XSL) still in progress.
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	Adding XML to your current workflow Continue to use FrameMaker or FrameMaker+SGML for print publishing. Use FrameMaker's "Save as XML" option or Webworks Publisher to export XML for other applications.
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	Advantages of this approach Continue to use your familiar tools and workflow. Retain ability to print. Designing a new publishing system from the ground up is complex and expensive.
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	How FrameMaker Creates XML Documents   Maps character and paragraph formats to XML elements   Limited nesting capability (i.e. you can't nest or overlap paragraph formats)   No support for XML attributes <warning importance="high">Don't stand on the train tracks.</warning>
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	Getting XML from FrameMaker Create a FrameMaker template whose paragraph and character formats map to the XML data that you wish to create. - or - Use your existing FrameMaker template and map you paragraph and character formats to XML elements in Webworks Publisher.
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	Advantages of WebWorks Publisher and FrameMaker Can map FrameMaker paragraph and character formats to XML elements. WebWorks Publisher's XML will "look better" in a browser. (However, "looking better" is not necessarily a good thing).
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	XML and FrameMaker+SGML   Can export rich XML documents   Supports arbitrary levels of nesting   Can define and set element attributes
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	How FrameMaker+SGML Creates XML Documents   Maps SGML elements to XML elements   Maps SGML attributes to XML attributes   Provides ability to change mappings through read/write rules or WebWorks Publisher
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	Strategies for Success   Choose meaningful names in your document templates   Use your templates consistently   Keep "XML content" in main text flow   Verify graphic insertion method
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	Adobe's Current Limitations   No support for importing XML (may change soon for FrameMaker+SGML)   No way to save formatting information as an XML file (excusable w/o final XSL specification)   No support for XML DTDs or Schemas (Schema spec not yet final)
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	Thinking about XML?   Think about the information within your documents   Think about how you might benefit from the ability to more easily reuse, repurpose, or republish your content   Consider moving to FrameMaker+SGML
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	Conclusion FrameMaker can export useful XML for certain applications. FrameMaker+SGML is capable of exporting rich XML documents, suitable for nearly any XML application.
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