14.2.2 Choosing set-up options for a DITA XML project

When you choose DITA as the output format for a new project, the Set Up dialog shown in Figure 14-1 opens. Table 14-1 shows the corresponding settings in the configuration file. You must edit the configuration file to specify additional options.

See also:

§3.4 Choosing project set-up options

§12.1.2 Choosing set-up options for an HTML or XML project

Figure 14-1 Set Up DITA Project

 

Table 14-1 DITA set-up options and configuration settings

Set-up dialog	Configuration file
Option	Section	Setting	Default	Ref.
Use Cascading Style Sheets	[CSS]	UseCSS=Yes	Yes	21.4
Path to CSS file	[CSS]	CssFileName=mycss.css	local.css	21.4.3
Create CSS from FM styles	[CSS]	WriteCssStylesheet=Once	Once	21.4.3
Defaults for:
Topic type	[DITAOptions]	DefTopic=topic	concept	14.9.2
Paragraph Element	[DITAOptions]	DefParaElem=element	p	14.4.3.3
Character Element	[DITAOptions]	DefCharElem=element	ph	14.4.4.2
DITA version	[DITAOptions]	DITAVer=N	1	14.2.4

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