Deleting Topic list at begining of chapters

[ehill]

How do I get rid of the Topics list that appears at the beginning of each chapter?

[Radu]

Hi,

Edit the DITA Map To PDF transformation scenario, in the Parameters tab add a new parameter called args.chapter.layout with the value BASIC.
This should inhibit the mini TOC built by default for a chapter.

Regards,
Radu

[ehill]

Hi, Radu!

That didn't work. I'm using version 11.2 if that helps.

Thanks!

[Radu]

Hi Erin,

The parameter was added in more recent DITA OT versions.
Maybe you can open the:

OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT/demo/fo/xsl/fo/commons.xsl

stylesheet and look for the xsl:template called:

<xsl:template name="processTopicChapter">

It calls a template:

<xsl:call-template name="createMiniToc"/>

maybe you can comment out the call and see how it goes.

Regards,
Radu

[ehill]

That worked!! Thanks! Great help as always!

[ehill]

No, that didn't work. It took it out of the beginning half of the doc., but not the last half.

[Radu]

Hi,

In the:

OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT/demo/fo/xsl/fo/commons.xsl

there are more than one references to the:

<xsl:call-template name="createMiniToc"/>

For example the <notices> call different templates so you might need to comment all places where the call template appears.

Regards,
Radu

[rpraleigh]

Is there a way to suppress the MiniTOC for just one chapter? I've added a chapter with a glossary that points to a map of the glossary terms I want, but I don't want a MiniTOC with every glossary term listed. I do like the MiniTOCs though for the rest of the chapters.

[Radu]

Hi,

You can probably set a special @outputclass attribute value on that particular <chapter> reference and then from an XSLT customization take that into account when deciding weather to output the minitoc or not. But this would need to be tested though.

Regards,
Radu